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Yuko Takenaka

たけなか ゆうこ

Takenaka Yūko

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1982-11-22 (Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Fukuoka City

経歴

職業
tanka poet, poet, novelist
活動期間
2015年〜
所属
Mirai (tanka society) selection column (Kurose Karan)
影響を受けた人物
Kurose Karan
ノミネート
Akutagawa Prize (172nd) nominee

学歴

Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences
国: Japan

受賞歴

Kadokawa Tanka Prize
2016
対象作品: Making a Ring
主催: KADOKAWA
結果: Winner
Fukuoka City Literary Prize
2022
対象作品: Making a Ring
主催: Fukuoka City
結果: Winner
Gendai Kajin Shūkai Award
2022
対象作品: Making a Ring
主催: Gendai Kajin Shūkai
結果: Winner
Modern Tanka Newcomer Award
2022
対象作品: Making a Ring
主催: Modern Tanka Newcomer Award
結果: Winner
Gendai Shitecho Prize
2022
対象作品: Poem submission
主催: Gendai Shitecho
結果: Winner
Nakahara Chūya Prize
2023
対象作品: When Winter Ends
主催: Nakahara Chūya Prize Committee
結果: Finalist
Shincho Newcomer Award
2024
対象作品: Dance
主催: Shinchosha
結果: Winner
Fukuoka City Cultural Award
2025
主催: Fukuoka City
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Making a Ring (tanka collection)

2021年 Tanka collection

Her first tanka collection of 50 poems, condensing fragments of daily life and human relationships into finely tuned emotional moments.

daily liferelationshipslossrenewal

When Winter Ends

2022年 Poetry collection

A poetry collection selected through a submission award; introspective poems themed on seasonal change and personal renewal.

winterrenewalmemorysolitude

Shioiri Town and the Washing Machine

2024年 Poetry collection

A collection of poems that portrays memory and everyday life through local landscapes and domestic machinery.

localityfamilyeveryday lifememory

Dance

2025年 Novel

A novel centered on bodily expression and interpersonal relationships; award-winning newcomer piece that explores inner life and distances between people.

the bodyrelationshipscoming of ageisolation

全著作

  • Making a Ring (tanka collection) — KADOKAWA, Oct 2021
  • When Winter Ends (poetry collection) — Shichosha, Nov 2022
  • Shioiri Town and the Washing Machine — Shironeko-sha, Oct 2024
  • Dance — Shinchosha, Jan 2025

作風・主題

文体
lyrical and condensed expressionquiet, detail-oriented imagerysymbolic narration
頻出モチーフ
wintersea / local landscapesdomestic machines and everyday objectsbody and movement (e.g., dance)

評価・遺産

An author who has achieved early success across tanka, poetry, and fiction. Noted for delicate depictions of everyday detail and locality; regarded as a promising figure in contemporary Japanese letters.

豆知識

  • Born 1982-11-22 in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
  • Graduate of Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters
  • Maintains an X (formerly Twitter) account