Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (1980) award
Aito Ota
おおた あいと
Ota Aito
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1928-08-20 （Morioka, Iwate, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Christianity
- Residence History
- Morioka, Iwate (birthplace) → Omachi, Nagano (served at Omachi Church) → Kashiwabara / Shinano-mura, Nagano (mission post) → Kamihoshikawa, Yokohama (served at Kamihoshikawa Church)
Career
- Occupations
- pastor, writer, translator, editor
- Active Years
- 1950-
- Affiliations
- United Church of Christ in Japan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Theological Seminary | Faculty of Theology | Department of Theology | 修士 | — | Japan |
Tokyo Theological Seminary
Faculty of Theology
/ Department of Theology
Degree:
修士
Country:
Japan
Completed graduate master's course
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan Essayists' Club Prize | Shepherd's Table | — | Japan Essayists' Club | winner |
Japan Essayists' Club Prize
1980
Work:
Shepherd's Table
Organization:
Japan Essayists' Club
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Border Table: From Lake Nojiri
1976 Essay / TravelogueAn essay collection depicting life and faith in peripheral regions through nature and the table.
naturefoodperipheryfaith
Shepherd's Table
1979 EssayEssays by a pastor reflecting on life and faith through nature and everyday meals.
shepherdingtable/foodfaithseasons
Gifts from the Earth
1982 Essays / Nature ObservationsA quiet work chronicling the gifts one gains through observing nature.
naturegiftsprayer
Bibliography
- The Border Table: From Lake Nojiri
- The Reach of Meiji Christianity: The Shizuoka Band and the Bakufu Officials
- Shepherd's Table
- Gifts from the Earth
- Life on the Foothills
- Calendar of the Earth
- Living on the Margins: Seeking Rural Mentors
- Green Easter
- The Rural Table
- Gifts of the Four Seasons
Translations by Author
- The Animals' Christmas (Norma Farber)
- The Beginning of Christmas (Rachel Billington)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, calm essayistic prosea narrative that interweaves nature description with religious reflection
- Recurring Motifs
- naturetable/foodshepherdingseasons
Legacy
Aito Ota wrote numerous essays and travelogues grounded in his pastoral faith and appreciation of nature; he won the Japan Essayists' Club Prize in 1980 for Shepherd's Table. His works on regional life and Christian history have influenced both the Christian community and general readers.
Academic Societies
- Japan Essayists' Club
Trivia
- He served as publisher of the monthly newsletter "Henkyō Tsūshin".
- Won the Japan Essayists' Club Prize in 1980 for "Shepherd's Table".
- Completed a master's course at Tokyo Theological Seminary.