Oguma Hideo Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1968) award
Kareki Torao
かれき とらお
Kareki Torao
Pen Names:
Kareki Torao（Pen name used for published poetry）,
Inoue Torao（Birth name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1914-12-29 （Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Obihiro, Hokkaido → Toyohara, Karafuto (worked during wartime) → Sapporo (worked at Sapporo District Public Prosecutors Office)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Civil servant
- Active Years
- 1935-1977
- Affiliations
- Poetry journal 'Yasei', Editor/organizer of 'Shifudo' (Poetry journal)
- Influenced By
- Kato Aio, Sarashina Genzō (associated through poetry journals)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Oguma Hideo Prize | Washi ("Eagle") | — | Oguma Hideo Prize Committee | Winner |
Oguma Hideo Prize
1968
Work:
Washi ("Eagle")
Organization:
Oguma Hideo Prize Committee
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bear
1955 Poetry collectionA poetry collection focusing on Hokkaido nature and bears. Published by Hokuhō no Shisha in 1955.
NatureNorthern landscapesSolitude
Winter
1977 Poetry collectionA late-career poetry collection containing short poems about cold winter scenes, memory, and the passage of time.
WinterMemoryTime
Bibliography
- Higuma (Bear) — Hokuhō no Shisha, 1955
- Fuyu (Winter) — Shifudo-sha, 1977
- Washi (Eagle) — poem (award-winning, 1968)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Northern lyrical sensibilityConcise modernist poetry
- Recurring Motifs
- NatureBearsWinterSolitude
Legacy
A regional poet from Hokkaido known for works themed on northern landscapes. Remembered for editing poetry journals and as the inaugural recipient of the Oguma Hideo Prize.
Museums
- Hokkaido Museum of Literature (holds related materials) Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Archives
- National Diet Library holdings (NDL identifier present)
- Hokkaido Museum of Literature archival materials
Trivia
- Birth name was Inoue Torao.
- Born December 29, 1914 in Obihiro, Hokkaido.
- Worked in Toyohara, Karafuto during the wartime period.
- Served for many years as an administrative officer at the Sapporo District Public Prosecutors Office after the war.
- Won the 1st Oguma Hideo Prize in 1968 for 'Washi'.