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Ayako Oikawa

おいかわ あやこ

Oikawa Ayako

Pen Names:

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
New York

Career

Occupations
sports writer, writer
Active Years
2000-

Education

Komazawa University
Country: Japan

Awards

Saitama City Sports Literary Award Grand Prize
2006
Work: Running Together
Organization: Saitama City Sports Literary Award
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Running Together

2006 Novel

A novel depicting a guide runner accompanying a boy with autism in the New York City Marathon.

support for disabledguide runnerautism

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Realism
Recurring Motifs
sportsdisabled persons

Legacy

Ayako Oikawa is a Japanese sports writer based in New York, known for works focusing on support for disabled persons.