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Tomioka Taeko

とみおかたえこ

Tomioka Taeko

Aliases: 菅多恵子

Profile

Gender: Female
Born: 1935-07-28 （Osaka, Osaka, Japan）
Died: 2023-04-08 （Ito, Shizuoka, Japan） age 87
Nationality: Japan
Languages: Japanese
Residence History: Osaka, Osaka, Japan → Tokyo, Japan → Ito, Shizuoka, Japan

Career

Occupations: poet, novelist, literary critic
Active Years: 1957-2023
Affiliations: Japan Art Academy, Judge of Kamigata Comedy Awards
Memberships: Member of Japan Art Academy

Education

Institution	Faculty	Department	Degree	Period	Country
Osaka Prefectural Sakurazuka High School	—	—	—	—	Japan
Osaka Women's University	Faculty of Literature	English Department	—	—	Japan

Osaka Prefectural Sakurazuka High School

Year of Graduation: 1953

Country: Japan

Osaka Women's University

Faculty of Literature / English Department

Year of Graduation: 1957

Country: Japan

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
1958	H Award	Henrei	—	H Award	winner
1961	Muro Soseki Poets' Prize	The Day the Story Dawns	—	—	winner
1969	Scenario Award Excellent Work	Shinju Tenmōjima	—	—	winner
1973	Tamura Toshiko Award	Festival of Plants	—	—	winner
1973	Women's Literature Award	Family of the Underworld	—	—	winner
1977	Kawabata Yasunari Literature Prize	Tachikire	—	—	winner
1994	Yomiuri Literature Prize	Chū Kansuke no Koi	—	Yomiuri Shimbun	winner
1997	Noma Literary Prize	Hiberunia Island Travelogue	—	Noma Cultural Foundation	winner
2001	Murasaki Shikibu Literary Award	Notes on Shakuchōku	—	—	winner
2001	Mainichi Publishing Culture Award	Notes on Shakuchōku	—	Mainichi Shimbun	winner
2004	Japan Art Academy Award	—	—	Japan Art Academy	winner
2005	Itō Sei Literature Prize	Emotions of Saikaku	—	—	winner
2005	Ōfusa Jirō Award	Emotions of Saikaku	—	—	winner

H Award

1958

Work: Henrei

Organization: H Award

Result: winner

Muro Soseki Poets' Prize

1961

Work: The Day the Story Dawns

Result: winner

Scenario Award Excellent Work

1969

Work: Shinju Tenmōjima

Result: winner

Tamura Toshiko Award

1973

Work: Festival of Plants

Result: winner

Women's Literature Award

1973

Work: Family of the Underworld

Result: winner

Kawabata Yasunari Literature Prize

1977

Work: Tachikire

Result: winner

Yomiuri Literature Prize

1994

Work: Chū Kansuke no Koi

Organization: Yomiuri Shimbun

Result: winner

Noma Literary Prize

1997

Work: Hiberunia Island Travelogue

Organization: Noma Cultural Foundation

Result: winner

Murasaki Shikibu Literary Award

2001

Work: Notes on Shakuchōku

Result: winner

Mainichi Publishing Culture Award

2001

Work: Notes on Shakuchōku

Organization: Mainichi Shimbun

Result: winner

Japan Art Academy Award

2004

Organization: Japan Art Academy

Result: winner

Itō Sei Literature Prize

2005

Work: Emotions of Saikaku

Result: winner

Ōfusa Jirō Award

2005

Work: Emotions of Saikaku

Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

H Award 1 appearances

Edition 8 (1958) award

Women's Literary Award 1 appearances

Edition 13 (1974) award

Tamura Toshiko Award 1 appearances

Edition 14 (1974) award

Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award 1 appearances

Edition 4 (1977) award

Noma Literary Award 1 appearances

Edition 50 (1997) award

Mainichi Publishing Culture Award 1 appearances

Edition 55 (2001) award

Murasaki Shikibu Literary Award 1 appearances

Edition 11 (2001) award

Japan Art Academy Prize 1 appearances

Edition 60 (2004) award

Osaragi Jiro Award 1 appearances

Edition 32 (2005) award

Ito Sei Literary Award 1 appearances

Edition 16 (2005) award

Works

Major Works

The Day the Story Dawns

1961 Novel

Festival of Plants

1973 Novel

Family of the Underworld

1974 Novel

Style & Themes

Literary Style: avant-gardelyrical
Recurring Motifs: female solitudeurban landscapes

Legacy

Recognized as a pioneer in Japanese women's literature as a poet and novelist, contributing significantly to feminist literature.

Academic Societies

Japan Art Academy