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Ogi Shinzo

おぎ しんぞう

Ogi Shinzō

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1924-01-31 (Tokyo, Japan)
Died
2007-07-12 age 83
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
cultural historian
Active Years
2007
Affiliations
Toho Gakuen University, Joetsu University of Education, National Museum of Japanese History, Edo-Tokyo Museum

Education

Tokyo University of Education
Department of Japanese History
Country: Japan
Tokyo University of Education
Degree: 博士(文学)
Year of Graduation: 1978
Country: Japan
Submitted doctoral thesis 'Study of Popular Life in Tokyo'

Awards

Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1980
Work: Tokei Era
Organization: Mainichi Newspapers
Result: winner
Kadokawa Genyoshi Award
1980
Work: Study of Popular Life in Tokyo
Organization: Kadokawa Shoten
Result: winner
Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Award
1989
Organization: Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

History of Showa Popular Culture

1970 cultural history
popular culture history

Study of Popular Life in Tokyo

1979 cultural history
popular life study

Tokei Era

1980 cultural history
urban history

A Meiji Man’s Life History: The 78-year Record of Aizawa Kikutaro

1983 cultural history
biographical history

Beginning of Edo-Tokyo Studies

1991 cultural history
Edo-Tokyo studies

Edo-Tokyo Studies

2005 cultural history
Edo-Tokyo studies

Bibliography

  • History of Showa Popular Culture (2 vols.)
  • Study of Popular Life in Tokyo
  • Tokei Era
  • A Meiji Man’s Life History: The 78-year Record of Aizawa Kikutaro
  • Beginning of Edo-Tokyo Studies
  • Edo-Tokyo Studies
  • Perspectives on History (3 vols.)
  • Three Hundred Years of Edo 3
  • Tokyo Space 1868-1930
  • Encyclopedia of Edo-Tokyo Studies
  • Reading Edo-Tokyo
  • The World of Edo Famous Place Paintings
  • Invitation to Edo-Tokyo Studies 1

Style & Themes

Literary Style
logicaltextual research focused
Recurring Motifs
urban historypopular life

Legacy

He made pioneering contributions to the study of popular life in Edo and Meiji periods.