Sake-drinking Bookstore Staff Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2007) award
Tamaki Miyata
みやた たまき
Miyata Tamaki
Pen Names:
Tamaki Miyata（Published under his real name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964-01-01 （Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- travel essayist, novelist
- Active Years
- 1995-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka University | Faculty of Engineering | Department of Civil Engineering | — | — | Japan |
Osaka University
Faculty of Engineering
/ Department of Civil Engineering
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sakenomi Bookstore Staff Award | Southeast Asia Four-Dimensional Diary | — | Sakenomi Bookstore Staff Award Committee | winner |
Sakenomi Bookstore Staff Award
2007
Work:
Southeast Asia Four-Dimensional Diary
Organization:
Sakenomi Bookstore Staff Award Committee
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Ekinaka Bookstore Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2023) nominee
Works
Major Works
The Absurdities of Travel: Asian Torment
1995 travel writing / essayDebut book collecting humorous and observant travel essays focused on journeys in Asia.
travelhumorcross-cultural observation
Southeast Asia Four-Dimensional Diary
1997 travel writing / essayA diary-like essay collection recording journeys across Southeast Asia with quirky observations.
Southeast Asiatravel anecdoteswitty narration
The Absurd Adventures of Arthur Mandeville
2021 novelHis first full-length novel (2021), depicting the strange and irrational adventures of its titular character.
adventurehumorabsurdity
Bibliography
- The Absurdities of Travel: Asian Torment
- Southeast Asia Four-Dimensional Diary
- U is for Sea Slug: A Snorkeling Lover's Travelogue
- Enough With the Roller Coasters
- Roughly: The 88 Temples of Shikoku
- Four-Dimensional Onsen Diary
- Japan All Over: Tsu-Tsu Urya Urya
- The Absurd Adventures of Arthur Mandeville
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- light, observant narrative voiceessayistic style blending humor and irony
- Recurring Motifs
- focus on the oddities encountered while travelinginterest in local/obscure spotsobsession with trivial or silly objects
Legacy
A noted Japanese travel essayist since the 1990s, known for his distinctive perspective and humor. Recognized for attention to travel details and oddities; has contributed to travel writing and serves as a book reviewer.
In Popular Culture
- A mascot — a face with visible nasal hair — that appears on book covers and signed copies is well known among fans.
Trivia
- Likes roller coasters and has been invited to events as a roller-coaster commentator.
- Uses a mascot character — a face with visible nasal hair — which appears on covers and signed books.
- Has been described on a book band as "a man obsessing over the oddest things in Japan."