Tanka Research Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1980) award
Hiroshi Shino
しの ひろし
Shino Hiroshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-03-23 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2022-12-12 （Tokyo, Japan） age 89
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, literary scholar, editor, university professor, museum director
- Active Years
- 1955-2022
- Affiliations
- Tanka Society Mahiruno, Museum of Modern Japanese Poetry (director), Japan Artistes and Writers Association (chair), Japan PEN Club (member), Aichi Shukutoku University (professor), Shogakukan (editor / executive)
- Memberships
- Japan PEN Club, Contemporary Tanka Poets Association, Japan Artistes and Writers Association
- Influenced By
- Shoichiro Kubota
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters | — | Department of Japanese Literature | 文学士 | 1951-1955 | Japan |
| Waseda University (PhD) | — | — | 文学博士 | 〜1992 | Japan |
Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters
Department of Japanese Literature
Degree:
文学士
Period:
1951-1955
Year of Graduation:
1955
Country:
Japan
Waseda University (PhD)
Degree:
文学博士
Period:
〜1992
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
Japan
Doctoral thesis: "Naturalism and Modern Tanka"
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Handa Ryohei Prize | Sotsugyoki | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Tanka Kenkyu (Tanka Research) Prize | Hana no Uzu | — | Tanka Kenkyu Sha | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Gendai Tanka Grand Prize | History of Modern Tanka Debates | — | Gendai Tanka Association | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Choko Prize | The Blessed Traveler | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Purple Ribbon Medal | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 2000 | Poetry & Tanka Museum Prize | Arc de Triomphe | — | Poetry & Tanka Museum | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 2007 | Mainichi Art Award | Green Slopes | — | Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Saito Mokichi Tanka Literature Prize | Tanka Theory to Be Preserved | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2013 | NHK Broadcasting Culture Award | — | — | NHK | 受賞 |
Handa Ryohei Prize
1955
Work:
Sotsugyoki
Result:
受賞
Tanka Kenkyu (Tanka Research) Prize
1980
Work:
Hana no Uzu
Organization:
Tanka Kenkyu Sha
Result:
受賞
Gendai Tanka Grand Prize
1982
Work:
History of Modern Tanka Debates
Organization:
Gendai Tanka Association
Result:
受賞
Choko Prize
1995
Work:
The Blessed Traveler
Result:
受賞
Purple Ribbon Medal
1999
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Poetry & Tanka Museum Prize
2000
Work:
Arc de Triomphe
Organization:
Poetry & Tanka Museum
Result:
受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
2005
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Mainichi Art Award
2007
Work:
Green Slopes
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Saito Mokichi Tanka Literature Prize
2012
Work:
Tanka Theory to Be Preserved
Result:
受賞
NHK Broadcasting Culture Award
2013
Organization:
NHK
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Contemporary Tanka Grand Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1982) award
Chōkū Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 29 (1995) award
Shiika Bungakukan Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 15 (2000) award
Saito Mokichi Tanka Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 23 (2011) award
Works
Major Works
History of Modern Tanka Debates
1976 Tanka studies / literary historyA chronological study of debates in modern tanka poetry.
modern tanka historyliterary debatescriticism
Modern Tanka History (3 vols.)
1983 Tanka historyA long-term research series summarizing trends and changes in modern tanka.
tanka historystylistic changefemale tanka poets
Arc de Triomphe
1999 Tanka collectionA tanka collection themed on poetic observation and urban life.
citymemoryeveryday life
Bibliography
- Picture of Yesterday
- Encyclopedia School
- Dense City
- The Blessed Traveler
- Arc de Triomphe
- Soft Landing
- Green Slopes
- Collected Tanka of Hiroshi Shino
- Modern Tanka History: The Century of the Unknown
- Modern Tanka History (Vols.1–3)
- Naturalism and Modern Tanka
- Tanka Theory to Be Preserved
- War and the Tanka Poets
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear and logical styleanalytical prose grounded in historical materials
- Recurring Motifs
- cityeveryday lifemodern tanka history
Health
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multiple organ failure2022Died in 2022 due to multiple organ failure
Legacy
A leading tanka poet and scholar who made major contributions to the study of modern tanka history and to poetic practice. Served as head of tanka societies and literary institutions, influencing subsequent generations.
Museums
- Museum of Modern Japanese Poetry
Academic Societies
- Contemporary Tanka Poets Association
- Japan Artistes and Writers Association
Archives
- Waseda University Library (related materials)
- Shogakukan archival materials (holdings)
Trivia
- He worked as an editor at Shogakukan and was involved in encyclopedia editing and the "Japonica" series before his full-time literary career.
- He was the first poet to serve as chair of the Japan Artistes and Writers Association.
- In 2018 he served as an advisor on waka matters to the Imperial Household Agency.