Golden Elephant Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2013) grand prize
Tokitake Botan
ときたけぼたん
Tokitake Botan
Pen Names:
Tokitake Riho（Used since 2022; formerly published as Tokitake Botan.）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1971-02-06 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Resides in Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist
- Active Years
- 2013-
- Memberships
- Mystery Writers of Japan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meiji University | Faculty of Letters | — | — | 1990-1994 | Japan |
Meiji University
Faculty of Letters
Period:
1990-1994
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Golden Elephant Award | Wave: The Logbook of Third Lieutenant Chiharu Kosuga (award entry title: 'Suihei Rībe Boku no Kan') | 大賞 | Golden Elephant Award Organizing Committee | 大賞 (Winner / Grand Prize) |
Golden Elephant Award
2013
Work:
Wave: The Logbook of Third Lieutenant Chiharu Kosuga (award entry title: 'Suihei Rībe Boku no Kan')
Category:
大賞
Organization:
Golden Elephant Award Organizing Committee
Result:
大賞 (Winner / Grand Prize)
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Wave: The Logbook of Third Lieutenant Chiharu Kosuga
2014 FictionA novel presented as the voyage diary of Third Lieutenant Chiharu Kosuga, drawing on the author's JMSDF experience; notable for realistic depictions of shipboard life and training.
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forceshipstrainingfemale growth
Employment Destination: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force - Birth of a Female Officer Candidate
2019 FictionDepicts the process of a woman becoming an officer candidate in the JMSDF; contains many on-the-ground descriptions based on firsthand experience.
enlistmenttrainingcareerfemale JSDF officers
Employment Destination: JMSDF - The Revenge of a Liberal Arts Female University Student
2021 FictionA sequel in the series, portraying a liberal-arts female university student striving within the JMSDF.
challengefemale independencetraining
Destroyer Aogiri: Captain Saotome Aoi
2022 FictionA naval novel set aboard the destroyer Aogiri, following Captain Saotome Aoi; focuses on command and crew relationships.
captaincyfleet operationscommandorganization
Trial: Destroyer Aogiri - Captain Saotome Aoi
2022 FictionA follow-up to 'Destroyer Aogiri', depicting conflicts and growth of the captain and crew facing hardships.
trialteamworkgrowth
Employment Destination: JMSDF - Birth of a Female Officer Candidate (bunko edition)
2022 FictionBunko (paperback) edition of the 2019 work, republished to reach a broader readership.
republicationreach wider readersfemale JSDF officers
Bibliography
- Wave: The Logbook of Third Lieutenant Chiharu Kosuga
- Employment Destination: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force - Birth of a Female Officer Candidate
- Employment Destination: JMSDF - The Revenge of a Liberal Arts Female University Student
- Destroyer Aogiri: Captain Saotome Aoi
- Trial: Destroyer Aogiri - Captain Saotome Aoi
- Employment Destination: JMSDF - Birth of a Female Officer Candidate (bunko edition)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realism grounded in JMSDF experienceConcise, practical descriptionsDetailed exploration of characters' inner lives and daily routines
- Recurring Motifs
- the seaships and onboard lifetraining and ritualgrowth of female JSDF officerscoffeehouses and coffee
Legacy
A writer known for works focusing on female JMSDF personnel, drawing on her own service experience. Praised for realistic ship descriptions and portrayals of relationships within military organizations; winning the Golden Elephant Award Grand Prize in 2013 marked the start of her professional literary career.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of Japan
Archives
- VIAF: 309863992
- National Diet Library of Japan ID: 001176139
Trivia
- Former Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force officer; participated in a global training voyage aboard the training ship Kashima as a Third Lieutenant.
- Won the Grand Prize at the 4th Golden Elephant Award in 2013 (entry title at award: 'Suihei Rībe Boku no Kan').
- Debuted as a novelist in 2014.
- Changed pen name to Tokitake Riho in 2022.
- Hobbies include visiting coffeehouses and specialty cafés.
- Special skill described as keen intuition.
- Graduated from Meiji University Faculty of Letters in 1994.