Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (1984) award
Keijo Sahashi
さはし けいじょ
Sahashi Keijo
Pen Names:
Kei Sahashi（Pen name used for publications from around 1969）,
Keijo（Later pen name used in subsequent publications）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1930-09-02 （Aichi Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2020-12-27 age 90
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Jōdo-shū (Pure Land Buddhism)
Career
- Occupations
- Essayist, Writer, Journalist, Author
- Active Years
- 1963-2020
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aichi Prefectural Women's College (now Aichi Prefectural University) | Department of English | Department of English | — | — | Japan |
Aichi Prefectural Women's College (now Aichi Prefectural University)
Department of English
/ Department of English
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan Essayists' Club Award | Grandfather's Kitchen | — | Japan Essayists' Club | winner |
Japan Essayists' Club Award
1984
Work:
Grandfather's Kitchen
Organization:
Japan Essayists' Club
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Grandfather's Kitchen
1984 Essay / Non-fictionA collection of essays about living with her elderly father, recording daily life, meals, and touching episodes. It addresses elder independence, family bonds, and traditions around food.
Elderly lifeHome cookingFamily bonds
Adaptations
- [TV drama] Grandfather's Kitchen (TV drama adaptation)
Grandmother's Drawer
1978 Essay / LifestyleAn essay collection introducing household tips and life wisdom in an approachable tone, focusing on small practical ways to make daily life better.
Domestic wisdomHome cultureWomen's everyday life
All-Women Company: The Struggle
1983 Non-fiction / BusinessBased on the experiences of the all-women company 'Idea Bank,' this non-fiction work discusses women's work styles and organizational management.
Women's workFemale entrepreneurshipOrganizational management
Bibliography
- Commodity Sociology: Strategies Targeting the Female Market
- Consumers Change the Market: Shifts in Values and Marketing
- Grandmother's Drawer
- The Woman on the Train Called Work: Flexible and Tenacious Ways of Living
- Grandfather's Kitchen: Training for Living Alone from Age 83
- Grandfather's Kitchen: Year Two
- Grandfathers' Kitchens Across the Country
- The Death of Grandfather's Kitchen: Seven Years of Living Alone
- Women in Their 60s: Coping with Aging and Life & Death
- At the End, As You Wish: Writing a Will
- Habits of Aging Gracefully
Adaptations
- Grandfather's Kitchen (TV drama adaptations broadcast three times)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Approachable, conversational toneDepictions rooted in everyday lifeEssays combining practical advice with reflection
- Recurring Motifs
- Home cookingElderly independenceEveryday wisdom
Legacy
Known for essays on everyday culture and elder issues, she left a body of work that reexamines family and domestic values. Through TV adaptations and elder-support activities she had notable popular influence.
In Popular Culture
- TV drama adaptations of 'Grandfather's Kitchen' (multiple broadcasts)
Trivia
- In 1963 she founded 'Idea Bank', one of Japan's first all-women companies.
- She became a Buddhist nun in 1976, affiliated with Jōdo-shū.
- She won the Japan Essayists' Club Award in 1984 for 'Grandfather's Kitchen', which was adapted for TV several times.
- She led the 'Opal Network', working on elderly issues.