Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1964) award
Yakichi Kataoka
かたおか やきち
Kataoka Yakichi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1908-01-12 （Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 1980-02-21 （Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan） age 72
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Residence History
- Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Japanese historian, university professor, researcher
- Active Years
- 1936-1980
- Affiliations
- Nagasaki Junshin Junior College (predecessor of Nagasaki Junshin University)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nihon University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Nihon University
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Japan Essayist Club Prize | The Collapse of Urakami's Fourth District | — | Japan Essayist Club | 受賞 |
Japan Essayist Club Prize
1964
Work:
The Collapse of Urakami's Fourth District
Organization:
Japan Essayist Club
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Urakami Yonban Kuzure (The Collapse of Urakami's Fourth District)
1963 History (Kirishitan/Christian history)A detailed historical study of the persecution of Christians in the Urakami district during the Meiji era. Praised for connecting local history with church history; awarded the Japan Essayist Club Prize.
religious persecutionmartyrdomlocal historymodernization and religion
The Christians of Nagasaki
1964 HistoryA work introducing the history and transmission of Christian faith in Nagasaki, compiling local traditions and records of martyrs.
transmission of faithmartyrdom historyregional culture
A History of Christian Martyrdom in Japan
1979 HistoryA systematic study of Christian martyrdom in Japan, characterized by comprehensive descriptions based on church materials and local historical sources.
martyrdomsource-based researchchurch history
Bibliography
- Biography of Takayama Ukon (Catholic Central Publishing, 1936)
- Japanese Women Shining with Faith (1941)
- Stories of Japanese Christians for Children (1948)
- The Story of St. Francis Xavier (1949)
- The Life of Nagai Takashi (1952)
- Martyrs of Nagasaki (1957)
- Stories of Japanese Christians (1958)
- Urakami Yonban Kuzure (1963)
- The Christians of Nagasaki (1964)
- Hidden Christians: History and Folklore (1967)
- Fumi-e: The History of Prohibition of Christianity (1969)
- A Meiji-era Image of Welfare: The Life of Father Marc Marie de Rotz (1977)
- A History of Christian Martyrdom in Japan (1979)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- source-based narrativeconnecting local history with church history
- Recurring Motifs
- martyrdomfaith and persecutionlocal memory
Legacy
Yakichi Kataoka made major contributions to the study of Christians in Japan, especially focused on Nagasaki. Known for work linking local history and church history, he also served as an educator at Nagasaki Junshin institutions.
Academic Societies
- Historical Society of Japan
Archives
- Nagasaki Junshin University Library (likely holds related materials)
Trivia
- Two of his daughters became nuns of the Nagasaki Junshin Sisters and served in leadership positions in educational institutions.
- In 1964 he won the Japan Essayist Club Prize for 'Urakami Yonban Kuzure'.
- He studied Nagasaki's Christian history for many years and made extensive use of local sources.