Shogakukan Children Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1965) award
Takashi Kubo
くぼ たかし
Kubo Takashi
Pen Names:
Takashi Kubo（pen name）,
Ryuichiro Kubo（legal name / birth name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1906-11-13 （Uwajima, Ehime, Japan）
- Died
- 1998-10-23 age 91
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Uwajima, Ehime, Japan → Tokyo, Japan (moved to Tokyo)
Career
- Occupations
- children's literature author, literary critic
- Active Years
- 1939-1998
- Affiliations
- Japan Children's Literature Association
- Memberships
- Japan Children's Literature Association
- Influenced By
- Osamu Dazai, Yasunari Kawabata, Kubo Ubu
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Commercial School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Toyo University (Specialized department, Toyo Humanities) | specialized department | Toyo Humanities | — | — | Japan |
Ehime Prefectural Matsuyama Commercial School
Country:
Japan
Toyo University (Specialized department, Toyo Humanities)
specialized department
/ Toyo Humanities
Country:
Japan
dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Shogakukan Literary Prize | Bill's Mountain Cat | — | Shogakukan | winner |
| — | Japan Children's Literature Association Prize | The Red-Sailed Boat | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | winner |
Shogakukan Literary Prize
Work:
Bill's Mountain Cat
Organization:
Shogakukan
Result:
winner
Japan Children's Literature Association Prize
Work:
The Red-Sailed Boat
Organization:
Japan Children's Literature Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Japan Children’s Literature Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1973) award
Works
Major Works
Bill's Mountain Cat
1964 children's literatureA children's adventure story set around mountains and animals; a warm tale for young readers.
adventurenaturefriendship
The Red-Sailed Boat
1972 children's literatureA folk-tale-like children's story set at sea, depicting the relationship between the ocean and people.
seaadventuregrowth
Children of the Stars and Waves
1948 children's literatureA collection of pieces set on the sea and islands, portraying children's growth and communion with nature.
seaislandsnature
A Mysterious Bird Comes
1975 children's literatureA tale about a mysterious bird that stimulates children's imagination and sense of adventure.
mysteryanimalsimagination
Bibliography
- South Seas Travel
- Land of Light: From the Coconut Islands to the Land of Cherry Blossoms
- Children of the Stars and Waves
- Bill's Mountain Cat
- The Red-Sailed Boat
- A Mysterious Bird Comes
- The Boy's Stone
- Shells of the Sea of Fire
- The Boy Photographer of the Mysterious Island
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- plain and lyrical proseaddressing young readers with a conversational tone
- Recurring Motifs
- seaislandsanimalsadventureempathy with nature
Legacy
Takashi Kubo was a prominent 20th-century Japanese children's author known for works set on the sea and islands. He won multiple awards in children's literature and influenced later writers through both creative works and criticism.
Academic Societies
- Japan Children's Literature Association
Archives
- Holdings at the National Diet Library (Japan)
Trivia
- Birth name was Ryuichiro Kubo.
- While at Toyo University's specialized department he met Osamu Dazai and Kazuo Dan and participated in the literary magazine 'Aoi Hana'.
- Known for many children's stories set on the sea and islands.