Shinmura Izuru Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2002) award
Chigusa Kobayashi
こばやし ちぐさ
Kobayashi Chigusa
Pen Names:
Sen Soko（Pen name used for fiction and literary criticism (written as 千草子; reading: Sen Soko)）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1946-12-20 （Kagoshima Prefecture）
- Died
- 2021-11-14 age 74
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kagoshima Prefecture (birthplace) → Kyoto Prefecture (raised) → Tokyo (research and writing) → Kanagawa Prefecture (likely residence during Tokai University affiliation)
Career
- Occupations
- Japanese linguist, Writer, Researcher, University professor
- Active Years
- 1969-2015
- Affiliations
- Seijo University Junior College, Tokai University, Faculty of Letters, Tohoku University (doctoral degree awarded)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto University of Education | Department of Japanese Literature | Department of Japanese Literature | 学士 | 1965-1969 | Japan |
| Tokyo University of Education (Graduate School) | Graduate School of Literature | Graduate School of Literature | 修士（文学） | 1969-1972 | Japan |
Kyoto University of Education
Department of Japanese Literature
/ Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
学士
Period:
1965-1969
Year of Graduation:
1969
Country:
Japan
Tokyo University of Education (Graduate School)
Graduate School of Literature
/ Graduate School of Literature
Degree:
修士（文学）
Period:
1969-1972
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
Japan
Completed master's program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Saeki Prize for Japanese Linguistics | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Niimura Izuru Prize | A Rhetorical Study of Medieval Documents | — | — | 受賞 |
Saeki Prize for Japanese Linguistics
1985
Result:
受賞
Niimura Izuru Prize
2002
Work:
A Rhetorical Study of Medieval Documents
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Rhetorical Study of Medieval Documents
2001 Scholarly researchA study based on her doctoral research analyzing medieval Japanese documents from a rhetorical perspective, clarifying linguistic expression and transmission structures.
Medieval literatureRhetoricTextual studies
Women Who Walked Muromachi
1996 History / CriticismA general-audience historical study focusing on women in the Muromachi period, tracing their lives and roles through historical sources.
Women's historyMedieval societyCultural history
Habian: Indigo Comes from Indigo
1991 FictionA historical novel drawing on sources and historical figures; one of the works published under the pen name 'Sen Soko'.
Historical fictionCharacter portrayalTradition
Bibliography
- Habian: Indigo Comes from Indigo
- Habian Sunset: Hagiu Be Wakaoji
- O-Dai and Nobunaga: Ono-bu wa Ittei Shinobi-gusa
- A Linguistic Study of Selections from Nihon Shoki
- The World of the Original 'Nobunaki' (co-authored)
- The Onin War and Hino Tomiko: As Shogun's Wife, As Mother
- Words and Sources of the Medieval Period
- Habian: Tales on the Tale of the Heike
- Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Hidenaga: Treason — Annotated 'Okausama Gunki'
- Women Who Walked Muromachi
- Muromachi Kaleidoscope: Women in the Shade and Men of Afterglow
- Historical Linguistics of Words: From The Tale of Genji to Modern Youth Speech
- Sengoku Requiem: Life Itself
- Suiko: The Wife of Kiyohara Nobuyoshi
- Chikamatsu — Mother and Child, Woman and Man Communication
- Anrakuji: Translation of Matsumushi-hime and Suzumushi-hime Wakan
- Within and Without the Capital: The Wife of Kiyohara Nobuyoshi
- Kiyohara Nobuyoshi Lecture: Text and Study of 'Nihon Shoki-sho'
- Geese of the North: The Wife of Kiyohara Nobuyoshi
- Japanese Linguistics from Sentences and Style: A Gentle, Deep, Experiential Approach
- Approaching Noh (Yogen) from Language (co-authored)
- Where Have Women's Speech Patterns Disappeared?
- Approaching Kyogen from Language (co-authored)
- The World of Modern Loanwords
- Date Masamune: His Final Days
- Women of the Namban Screens and Iwasa Matabei
- Yodo-dono: The Woman Who Ended the Sengoku Era
- 'Darkness' — The Linguistic Dynamics of a Married Couple
- Illustrated Simplified Translation of The Tale of Genji (co-authored)
- Reading the Amakusa Edition of The Tale of the Heike
- Teradaya Anecdotes: Arima Shinchiku Stands at Fuji
- Comprehensive Study of Late-Edo Kyogen Scripts (Okura School edition)
- Reading 'Okausama Gunki'
- Comprehensive Study of Late-Edo Kyogen Scripts (Sagi School edition)
- Comprehensive Study of Late-Edo Kyogen Scripts (Izumi School edition)
- Born After the War: Gummies and Wild Strawberries (Poetry Collection)
- Reading Hyakunin Isshu: With Bakumatsu Saga-yajin's Colloquial Translations
- New Perspectives on the History of Japanese and Modern Japanese (co-edited)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- A style grounded in rigorous scholarly analysis yet accessible in popular worksOften blends meticulous source-based reconstruction with vivid character depiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Images of women in the medieval and Sengoku periodsInteractions between language and societyReinterpretation and re-reading of historical texts
Legacy
Known for bridging medieval literature and Japanese linguistics, she produced significant scholarly works as well as accessible historical books and fiction. Her research from perspectives of women's history and language history is well regarded.
Academic Societies
- Linguistic Society of Japan
Archives
- Tokai University Library (possible holding of related materials)
Trivia
- Writes under the pen name '千草子' (reading: Sen Soko).
- Her husband is Japanese linguist Kenji Kobayashi.
- Retired from Tokai University in 2012 and served as specially appointed professor until March 2015.