Kadokawa Tanka Award
1 appearances
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Edition 62 (2016) award
Yuko Takenaka
たけなか ゆうこ
Takenaka Yūko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1982-11-22 （Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Fukuoka City
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet, poet, novelist
- Active Years
- 2015-
- Affiliations
- Mirai (tanka society) selection column (Kurose Karan)
- Influenced By
- Kurose Karan
- Nominations
- Akutagawa Prize (172nd) nominee
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences | — | — | — | Japan |
Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kadokawa Tanka Prize | Making a Ring | — | KADOKAWA | Winner |
| 2022 | Fukuoka City Literary Prize | Making a Ring | — | Fukuoka City | Winner |
| 2022 | Gendai Kajin Shūkai Award | Making a Ring | — | Gendai Kajin Shūkai | Winner |
| 2022 | Modern Tanka Newcomer Award | Making a Ring | — | Modern Tanka Newcomer Award | Winner |
| 2022 | Gendai Shitecho Prize | Poem submission | — | Gendai Shitecho | Winner |
| 2023 | Nakahara Chūya Prize | When Winter Ends | — | Nakahara Chūya Prize Committee | Finalist |
| 2024 | Shincho Newcomer Award | Dance | — | Shinchosha | Winner |
| 2025 | Fukuoka City Cultural Award | — | — | Fukuoka City | Winner |
Kadokawa Tanka Prize
2016
Work:
Making a Ring
Organization:
KADOKAWA
Result:
Winner
Fukuoka City Literary Prize
2022
Work:
Making a Ring
Organization:
Fukuoka City
Result:
Winner
Gendai Kajin Shūkai Award
2022
Work:
Making a Ring
Organization:
Gendai Kajin Shūkai
Result:
Winner
Modern Tanka Newcomer Award
2022
Work:
Making a Ring
Organization:
Modern Tanka Newcomer Award
Result:
Winner
Gendai Shitecho Prize
2022
Work:
Poem submission
Organization:
Gendai Shitecho
Result:
Winner
Nakahara Chūya Prize
2023
Work:
When Winter Ends
Organization:
Nakahara Chūya Prize Committee
Result:
Finalist
Shincho Newcomer Award
2024
Work:
Dance
Organization:
Shinchosha
Result:
Winner
Fukuoka City Cultural Award
2025
Organization:
Fukuoka City
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Contemporary Poetry Notebook Award
1 appearances
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Edition 60 (2022) award
Contemporary Tanka Newcomer Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 23 (2022) award
Shincho Newcomer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 56 (2024) award
Works
Major Works
Making a Ring (tanka collection)
2021 Tanka collectionHer 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 Poetry collectionA poetry collection selected through a submission award; introspective poems themed on seasonal change and personal renewal.
winterrenewalmemorysolitude
Shioiri Town and the Washing Machine
2024 Poetry collectionA collection of poems that portrays memory and everyday life through local landscapes and domestic machinery.
localityfamilyeveryday lifememory
Dance
2025 NovelA novel centered on bodily expression and interpersonal relationships; award-winning newcomer piece that explores inner life and distances between people.
the bodyrelationshipscoming of ageisolation
Bibliography
- 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
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and condensed expressionquiet, detail-oriented imagerysymbolic narration
- Recurring Motifs
- wintersea / local landscapesdomestic machines and everyday objectsbody and movement (e.g., dance)
Legacy
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.
Trivia
- Born 1982-11-22 in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
- Graduate of Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters
- Maintains an X (formerly Twitter) account