Nihon Essayist Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1967) award
Tatsuo Satō
さとう たつお
Satō Tatsuo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1904-05-01 （Fukuoka Prefecture）
- Died
- 1974-09-12 age 70
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- bureaucrat, essayist, botanist, painter
- Active Years
- 1928-1974
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Imperial University (now University of Tokyo) | Faculty of Law | Department of Political Science | 学士（法学） | 在籍-1928 | Japan |
Tokyo Imperial University (now University of Tokyo)
Faculty of Law
/ Department of Political Science
Degree:
学士（法学）
Period:
在籍-1928
Year of Graduation:
1928
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 15th Japan Essayist Club Prize | Shokubutsushi (Flora / Botanical Writings) | — | Japan Essayist Club | 受賞 |
| 1974 | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, Paulownia Flowers | — | — | Government of Japan | 叙勲 |
| 1974 | Junior Second Rank (posthumous court rank) | — | — | Government of Japan | 叙位 |
15th Japan Essayist Club Prize
1967
Work:
Shokubutsushi (Flora / Botanical Writings)
Organization:
Japan Essayist Club
Result:
受賞
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, Paulownia Flowers
1974
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
叙勲
Junior Second Rank (posthumous court rank)
1974
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
叙位
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Talks on the Diet
1949 politics / commentaryAn essayistic commentary explaining the Japanese Diet system and its workings.
parliamentary systempostwar politics
Record of the Birth of the Constitution of Japan
1957 history / constitutional lawA record, combining personal experience and research, on the process and actors involved in the establishment of the Constitution of Japan.
constitutional formationadministrative law
Shokubutsushi (Flora)
1966 botany / essaysAn essay and observational work demonstrating deep knowledge of plants; combines botanical insight and personal essays. Winner of the Japan Essayist Club Prize.
plant observationnatureessays
Bibliography
- Talks on the Diet
- Military Strength and Others
- Record of the Birth of the Constitution of Japan
- Constitutional Lectures
- Administrative Law
- Shokubutsushi (Flora)
- Shokubutsushi Continued
- My Plant Field Guide
- Legal Mistakes
- Saturday, Monday - Essay Collection
- The Devil of Law - Legal Essays
- The Heart of Nature
- Flower Picture Book - Art and Essays
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear, explanatory essayistic stylespecialized descriptions on law and constitutionobservational prose based on botanical study
- Recurring Motifs
- nature and plantsmechanics of law and institutionspersonal reminiscence
Legacy
A multifaceted figure who influenced postwar legal administration and civil service systems as head of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau and President of the National Personnel Authority, and who was also respected for essays, botanical studies, and painting.
Archives
- National Diet Library, Parliamentary Archives — Tatsuo Satō related documents
Trivia
- His father was government official Kōsaburō Satō.
- Known as a bureaucrat who also practiced essay writing, painting, and botanical research.
- Won the 15th Japan Essayist Club Prize (1967) for 'Shokubutsushi' (published 1966).