Sankei Children’s Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (1996) grand prize
Kazuko Toyama
とみやま かずこ
Tomiyama Kazuko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1933-10-05 （Gunma Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- critic, environmental critic, university professor
- Active Years
- 1960-
- Affiliations
- Rissho University, Nihon Fukushi University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Department) | Faculty of Letters (First Department) | Department of French Literature | 学士 | — | Japan |
Waseda University, Faculty of Letters (First Department)
Faculty of Letters (First Department)
/ Department of French Literature
Degree:
学士
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award | The River Is Alive | — | Sankei Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award (Grand Prize) | Rice Is Alive | 大賞 | Sankei Shimbun | 受賞（大賞） |
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award
1979
Work:
The River Is Alive
Organization:
Sankei Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Sankei Children's Publishing Culture Award (Grand Prize)
1996
Work:
Rice Is Alive
Category:
大賞
Organization:
Sankei Shimbun
Result:
受賞（大賞）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Water, Greenery and Soil: The Fate of a Society That Abandoned Tradition
1974 environmental essayAn essay arguing for the interconnectedness of water, forests and soil in Japan and their social importance.
environmental conservationagriculturewater resources
The River Is Alive: Nature and Humans
1978 children's natural historyA book that describes river ecology and its relationship with people in an accessible way for children.
river ecologynature educationenvironmental awareness
A Cultural History of Water
1980 cultural history / environmental historyTraces the history and culture surrounding water in Japan and elsewhere, examining relations between society and nature.
cultural historywater managementsociety and nature
Rice Is Alive: Nature and Humans
1995 children's environmental educationExplains the relationship between rice cultivation and Japanese culture, emphasizing the importance of rice paddies and water (winner of the Sankei children's award grand prize).
rice cultivationcultural historyenvironmental education
Bibliography
- Challenge to Intellect: The Complete Ome Incident (1966)
- Automobiles, Do Not Be Arrogant (1970)
- Water, Greenery and Soil (1974)
- The River Is Alive (1978)
- A Cultural History of Water (1980)
- The Road Is Alive: Nature and Humans (1980)
- The Forest Is Alive: Nature and Humans (1981)
- Lake Biwa: Nature and Humans (1983)
- Children of the Secret Mountain: Nature and Education (1984)
- Journey of Water: Rediscovering Japan (1987)
- Japan's Rice: How Environment and Culture Were Formed (1993)
- Rice Is Alive (1995)
- Japan of Water and Green (1998)
- What Is the Environmental Issue? (2001)
- Reading the Landscapes of Japan (2005)
- Water and Green: Japan's Original Landscapes (2008)
- The Sea Is Alive: Nature and Humans (2009)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear, accessible proseargumentation connecting nature and societyexplanatory style mixing case studies and history
- Recurring Motifs
- watergreenerysoilriversforestsrice
Legacy
Recognized as an environmental critic who clearly argued for the cycles of water, forest and soil and their relation to Japanese culture; her body of work—sometimes called the "Toyama theory"—has been influential in public environmental education.
Academic Societies
- Scientists for Article 9 (Kyujō Scientists Association)
Quotes
-
Water, greenery and soil are synonymous.
Source: Water, Greenery and Soil (1974)
Trivia
- She annually produced and published a "Japan's Rice Calendar."
- She used the expression "paddy fields are dams" to emphasize their water-retention function.