Kadan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2003) award
Naoto Nakazawa
なかざわ なおと
Nakazawa Naoto
Aliases:
安部 圭介
Pen Names:
Naoto Nakazawa（Pen name used for tanka publications. Real name is Keisuke Abe.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1969-11-22 （Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Fukuoka City (birthplace) → Tokyo (works at Seikei University)
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, constitutional scholar, university professor
- Active Years
- 1999-
- Affiliations
- Seikei University, Faculty of Law
- Memberships
- Editorial committee member, 'Mirai' (tanka magazine), Member of 'Kaban' (tanka magazine)
- Influenced By
- Takashi Okai
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurume University High School (attached) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| University of Tokyo (Faculty/Graduate School of Law) | Faculty of Law | Law | 博士（法学） | — | Japan |
| Harvard Law School | — | — | — | — | United States |
Kurume University High School (attached)
Country:
Japan
University of Tokyo (Faculty/Graduate School of Law)
Faculty of Law
/ Law
Degree:
博士（法学）
Country:
Japan
Completed graduate studies; holds a Ph.D. in Law
Harvard Law School
Country:
United States
Completed law school (graduate study)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Kadan Prize (14th) | Light of the Polar Circle (poem/work) | — | Kadan (poetry journal) | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Japan Tanka Poets' Club Newcomer Award (16th) | Light of the Polar Circle (tanka collection) | — | Japan Tanka Poets' Club | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Mirai Annual Prize | Light of the Polar Circle (work) | — | Tanka magazine 'Mirai' | 受賞 |
Kadan Prize (14th)
2003
Work:
Light of the Polar Circle (poem/work)
Organization:
Kadan (poetry journal)
Result:
受賞
Japan Tanka Poets' Club Newcomer Award (16th)
2010
Work:
Light of the Polar Circle (tanka collection)
Organization:
Japan Tanka Poets' Club
Result:
受賞
Mirai Annual Prize
2003
Work:
Light of the Polar Circle (work)
Organization:
Tanka magazine 'Mirai'
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Japan Tanka Poets Club Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2010) award
Works
Major Works
Light of the Polar Circle
2009 Tanka collection (poetry)First tanka collection, gathering poems that calmly depict cold landscapes and fragments of everyday life.
naturesolitudeeveryday life
Quick! Constitutional Notes
2008 law / study guideA concise introductory guide to constitutional law, containing key points useful for public-service examinations.
constitutional lawintroductory guide
Selected Important Caseworks (co-authored)
2009 legal referenceA co-authored reference compiling important constitutional, administrative, and civil law cases relevant to public exams.
case lawexam preparation
Bibliography
- Quick! Constitutional Notes
- Light of the Polar Circle (tanka collection)
- Selected Important Caseworks—200 Basic Cases in Constitutional, Administrative, and Civil Law Often Appearing on Public Exams (co-authored)
- The World of Law (co-authored)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, restrained expressioncolloquial tanka style
- Recurring Motifs
- polar-circle-like landscapesfragments of everyday lifeoccasional legal/rational perspectives
Legacy
A rare figure who maintains parallel careers as a legal scholar and a tanka poet. Recognized in tanka circles with awards and has made contributions to legal education.
Academic Societies
- Japan Tanka Poets' Club
Trivia
- Real name is Keisuke Abe.
- Has an X (formerly Twitter) account @zelkova4 (linked externally).
- As a tanka poet he has been associated with the magazines 'Mirai' and 'Kaban'.