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第5回（1994年） award
Kenji Kitamura
きたむら けんじ
Kitamura Kenji
別名:
北村憲司
ペンネーム:
Kenji Kitamura（Pen name (real name: Kenji Kitamura)）
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1929-09-14 （Setaka, Yamato District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan (now Miyama City, Setaka)）
- 死没
- 2007-08-21 77歳
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
- 居住地歴
- Moved in early childhood to Tado Village, Kuwana District, Mie Prefecture → Longtime resident of Tado (now part of Kuwana City)
経歴
- 職業
- Children's author, Elementary school teacher, School principal
- 活動期間
- 1947年〜2007年
- 所属
- Mie Children's Literature Association, Japan Children's Literary Artists Association, Japan Children's Literature Association
- 所属団体
- Mie Children's Literature Association, Japan Children's Literary Artists Association, Japan Children's Literature Association
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mie University | Faculty of Liberal Arts (teacher training course; now Faculty of Education) | — | — | — | Japan |
Mie University
Faculty of Liberal Arts (teacher training course; now Faculty of Education)
国:
Japan
Graduated from the teacher-training course of the Faculty of Liberal Arts. Exact graduation year unknown.
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Mainichi Children's Novel Award (11th) | Chiisana Eki no Mukurekko | — | Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Nankichi Niimi Literary Prize | I Flew with the Pigeon | — | Nankichi Niimi Literary Prize | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award (19th) | The Phantom Giant Whale Shima | — | Sankei Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Hirosuke Fairy Tale Award (5th) | The Secret Story of the Shii Tree | — | Hirosuke Fairy Tale Award | 受賞 |
| — | Japan Children's Literature Association Award (36th) | The Sky Where the Gin-Yanma Flies | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | 受賞 |
| — | Japan Children's Literary Artists Association Award (28th) Special Prize | Song from Peacock Fort | 特別賞 | Japan Children's Literary Artists Association | 受賞（特別賞） |
| 2001 | Mie Prefecture Cultural Award - Grand Prize (1st) | — | — | Mie Prefecture | 受賞 |
Mainichi Children's Novel Award (11th)
対象作品:
Chiisana Eki no Mukurekko
主催:
Mainichi Newspapers
結果:
受賞
Nankichi Niimi Literary Prize
1970
対象作品:
I Flew with the Pigeon
主催:
Nankichi Niimi Literary Prize
結果:
受賞
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award (19th)
1972
対象作品:
The Phantom Giant Whale Shima
主催:
Sankei Shimbun
結果:
受賞
Hirosuke Fairy Tale Award (5th)
1994
対象作品:
The Secret Story of the Shii Tree
主催:
Hirosuke Fairy Tale Award
結果:
受賞
Japan Children's Literature Association Award (36th)
対象作品:
The Sky Where the Gin-Yanma Flies
主催:
Japan Children's Literature Association
結果:
受賞
Japan Children's Literary Artists Association Award (28th) Special Prize
対象作品:
Song from Peacock Fort
部門:
特別賞
主催:
Japan Children's Literary Artists Association
結果:
受賞（特別賞）
Mie Prefecture Cultural Award - Grand Prize (1st)
2001
主催:
Mie Prefecture
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
The Phantom Giant Whale Shima
1971年 Children's literatureA children's novel depicting the relationship between the sea and people; a somewhat fantastical story centered on a giant whale called "Shima."
seanaturefantasy
I Flew with the Pigeon
1970年 Children's literatureA children's work about growth and imagination depicted through interaction with a pigeon.
friendshipanimalscoming of age
全著作
- Urinko no Yama
- I Flew with the Pigeon
- The Phantom Giant Whale Shima
- The Bed-Wetters' Tale
- The House is a Zoo
- Chobi-ya at the Town Corner
- The Sea with Tomokazuki
- The Turtle, Toyan and the Splashes
- The School with the Sloping Road
- Sayo's Iso Flute
- Saroku Wind Chime
- The Wind Bird Don Saw
- I've Never Had Such Delicious Food
- Come On, Wind
- The Crybaby Class Champion
- A One-Way Ticket to the Circus
- Yachabou is in Third Grade
- Fuki-chan, the Little Sea Woman
- Two People's Sunset
- The Foxes of Kikyoya
- Who Blew the Whistle?
- Mr. Tomato's Sneeze
- The Day I Became a Samurai
- I Hate Mr. Matsumoto
- The Seagull Glowed and Flew
- The Skull Flag is Laughing
- The Two Lonely Babysitters
- I Am a Stray Cat Transfer Student
- A Snail to Give to Tecchan
- The Tree Spirit Kodama Story
- My Egg War
- Class 4-1 Laughed, the Stuck-Out-Tongue
- The Completely Full Train with No One On It
- The Secret Story of the Shii Tree
- The Tiny Sea Rabbit
- The Girl Who Made a Paper Airplane
- The Kid-Goat Tree
- The Sky Where the Gin-Yanma Flies
- The Mysterious Hide-and-Seek
- Kappo Horse Road, Fish Road
- May Picture Book
- Welcome to the Acorn Onsen
- Poe the Water Rat's Fireworks
- Hana the Dog of Kazuden
- Kawataro Flies in the Sky
- Song from Peacock Fort
作風・主題
- 文体
- Simple, warm prose suited for childrenDepictive portrayals of nature and animals in an accessible way
- 頻出モチーフ
- nature (sea, trees, wind)animalsfriendship and coming of agefantastical elements
評価・遺産
A children's author based in Mie Prefecture who left numerous children's books; donated materials to local libraries and a hometown literature museum and contributed to the development of children's literature regionally.
記念館・博物館
- Kuwana City Central Library (Kitamura Collection) Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture, Japan
- Furusato Tado Literature Museum (Kitamura Kenji Corner) Tado (now part of Kuwana City), Mie Prefecture, Japan
関連学会
- Mie Children's Literature Association
- Japan Children's Literary Artists Association
- Japan Children's Literature Association
資料所蔵先
- Kuwana City Central Library Local History Room (Kitamura Collection)
豆知識
- In his later years he donated children's literature materials to the Kuwana City Central Library, organized as the "Kitamura Collection."
- He retired from teaching in 1991 after serving as a principal and thereafter devoted himself to writing.
- In 2001 he serialized "Kawataro the Flying Kappa" in the Osaka edition of the Mainichi Shimbun.