Kita-ku Uchida Yasuo Mystery Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2017) ward mayor award
Miho Yukashina
ゆかしな みほ
Yukashina Miho
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1987-04-30 （Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Mystery novelist
- Active Years
- 2017-
- Memberships
- Mystery Writers of Japan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doshisha University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Doshisha University
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kita Ward Uchida Yasuo Mystery Literary Award (Mayor's Prize) | Akabane Cat Mystery | — | Kita Ward, Tokyo | Mayor's Prize (区長賞) |
| 2019 | Mysteries! Newcomer Award (16th) | Tsumabiraka: The Mysterious School Nurse (retitled: Twenty Thousand Witnesses) | — | Tokyo Sogensha | Winner |
| 2018 | Ayukawa Tetsuya Award (28th) | Red Casablanca | — | Tokyo Sogensha | Finalist |
| 2018 | Mysteries! Newcomer Award (15th) | ROKKAKU (retitled: Murder 431 Seconds Later) | — | Tokyo Sogensha | Finalist |
Kita Ward Uchida Yasuo Mystery Literary Award (Mayor's Prize)
2017
Work:
Akabane Cat Mystery
Organization:
Kita Ward, Tokyo
Result:
Mayor's Prize (区長賞)
Mysteries! Newcomer Award (16th)
2019
Work:
Tsumabiraka: The Mysterious School Nurse (retitled: Twenty Thousand Witnesses)
Organization:
Tokyo Sogensha
Result:
Winner
Ayukawa Tetsuya Award (28th)
2018
Work:
Red Casablanca
Organization:
Tokyo Sogensha
Result:
Finalist
Mysteries! Newcomer Award (15th)
2018
Work:
ROKKAKU (retitled: Murder 431 Seconds Later)
Organization:
Tokyo Sogensha
Result:
Finalist
Awards & Nominations
Ayukawa Tetsuya Award
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2018) nominee
Sogen Mystery Short Story Award
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (2019) award
Works
Major Works
Murder 431 Seconds Later: Kyoto Tsujiura Detective Rokkaku
2022 Mystery (short story collection)A short-story collection including the title story "Murder 431 Seconds Later". Five mystery short stories featuring Kyoto settings, fortune-telling (tsujiura) elements, and the detective Rokkaku, focusing on classical puzzle-style mysteries.
classic puzzle mysteryKyoto settingsfortune-telling/tsujiurashort mystery stories
Twenty Thousand Witnesses
2019 Mystery (e-book)Originally submitted as "Tsumabiraka: The Mysterious School Nurse," retitled and published as an e-book. It depicts strange occurrences and mystery-solving set in a school.
school mysterystrange phenomenahuman observation
Bibliography
- Murder 431 Seconds Later: Kyoto Tsujiura Detective Rokkaku (short story collection, Tokyo Sogensha, 2022)
- Twenty Thousand Witnesses (e-book, Tokyo Sogensha, 2019)
- Akabane Cat Mystery (published in Monthly J-Novel, 2017)
- Murder 431 Seconds Later (published in Shimi no Techō, 2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Logical, puzzle-oriented classic-mystery approachCalm, observant descriptive style
- Recurring Motifs
- Kyoto scenery and alleywaysfortune-telling/tsujiura motifsmysteries set in schools/classrooms
Legacy
A young classic-mystery oriented writer active since the late 2010s. Noted for well-constructed tricks in short stories and the incorporation of local Kyoto color.
Academic Societies
- Mystery Writers of Japan
Trivia
- Graduated from Doshisha University.
- Debuted after winning the 16th Mysteries! Newcomer Award.