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Fumihiko Okazaki

おかざき あやあきら

Okazaki Fumihiko

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1908-09-18 (Takase, Mishima District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan)
Died
1995-03-18 (Kyoto, Japan) age 86
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
landscape architect, landscape scholar, forestry scientist, professor
Active Years
1931-1995
Memberships
Japan Society of Landscape Architecture, Japanese Forestry Society

Education

Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto Imperial University
Faculty of Agriculture / Department of Forestry
Year of Graduation: 1931
Country: Japan
Kyoto University
Faculty of Agriculture
Degree: 農学博士
Year of Graduation: 1949
Country: Japan

Awards

Japan Society of Landscape Architecture Award
1968
Work: Series of Research on Western Garden History
Organization: Japan Society of Landscape Architecture
Result: 受賞
Seoul Mayor's Award
1968
Organization: Mayor of Seoul
Result: 受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
1980
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 勲章
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award Special Prize
1982
Work: The History of Landscape Architecture (3 vols.)
Organization: Mainichi Shimbun
Result: 受賞
Uehara Keiji Award
1993
Organization: Japan Society of Landscape Architecture
Result: 受賞
Kyoto Prefecture Cultural Special Achievement Award
1995
Organization: Kyoto Prefecture
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ancient Japanese Gardens (Vol.1-2)

Research Monograph

The History of Landscape Architecture (3 vols.)

1981 Research Monograph

Bibliography

  • European Landscape Architecture
  • Ancient Japanese Gardens (Vol.1-2)
  • The History of Landscape Architecture (3 vols.)

Legacy

Through his research and education in forestry and landscape architecture, he greatly contributed to academic advancement and social development.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Society of Landscape Architecture
  • Japanese Forestry Society

Archives

  • International Research Center for Japanese Studies (approx. 70,000 garden photos and slides)

Trivia

  • Traveled abroad more than 50 times for research