Contemporary Tanka Criticism Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1954) award
Miyoji Ueda
うえだ みよじ
Ueda Miyoji
Pen Names:
Nariai Natsuo（Pen name used for novel writing）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1923-07-21 （Kashiyama, Ichiba Village, Katō District, Hyōgo Prefecture (now Kashiyama Town, Ono City)）
- Died
- 1989-01-08 （Higashimurayama, Tokyo） age 65
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Buddhism
Career
- Occupations
- poet, novelist, literary critic, internist
- Active Years
- 1949-1989
- Affiliations
- National Kyoto Sanatorium, National Sanatorium Tokyo Hospital
- Memberships
- Tanka Magazine Shin Getu, Araragi School, Ao no Kai
- Influenced By
- Saigyō, Ryōkan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyogo Prefectural Kashiwara High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Third High School (former) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto Imperial University | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medicine | 医学博士 | — | Japan |
Hyogo Prefectural Kashiwara High School
Country:
Japan
Third High School (former)
Country:
Japan
Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto Imperial University
Faculty of Medicine
/ Department of Medicine
Degree:
医学博士
Year of Graduation:
1948
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Modern Tanka Criticism Award | Passion for Heterogeneity | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize | Saito Mokichi Ron | 評論部門 | — | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize | Reverse Fate | 小説部門 | — | 最優秀作 |
| 1968 | Tanka Research Award | Sado Gentō | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Choko Prize | Yukai | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Kamei Katsuichiro Prize | That Which Calms Dizzy Spells | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize | Utsushimi: This Inner Nature | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Japan Poets' Club Award | Yuko | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Yomiuri Literature Prize | This World, This Life | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Art Encouragement Award | Sekishinmei | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Noma Literary Prize | Shima Ki Akahiko | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Japan Art Academy Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Purple Ribbon Medal | — | — | — | 受章 |
| 1988 | Yasunari Kawabata Literary Prize | Celebration of Marriage | — | — | 受賞 |
Modern Tanka Criticism Award
1954
Work:
Passion for Heterogeneity
Result:
受賞
Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize
1961
Work:
Saito Mokichi Ron
Category:
評論部門
Result:
受賞
Gunzo New Writers' Literary Prize
1961
Work:
Reverse Fate
Category:
小説部門
Result:
最優秀作
Tanka Research Award
1968
Work:
Sado Gentō
Result:
受賞
Choko Prize
1975
Work:
Yukai
Result:
受賞
Kamei Katsuichiro Prize
1975
Work:
That Which Calms Dizzy Spells
Result:
受賞
Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Prize
1979
Work:
Utsushimi: This Inner Nature
Result:
受賞
Japan Poets' Club Award
1983
Work:
Yuko
Result:
受賞
Yomiuri Literature Prize
1985
Work:
This World, This Life
Result:
受賞
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Art Encouragement Award
1985
Work:
Sekishinmei
Result:
受賞
Noma Literary Prize
1986
Work:
Shima Ki Akahiko
Result:
受賞
Japan Art Academy Award
1987
Result:
受賞
Purple Ribbon Medal
1987
Result:
受章
Yasunari Kawabata Literary Prize
1988
Work:
Celebration of Marriage
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Gunzo Newcomer Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1961) best work
Tanka Research Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1968) award
Chōkū Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1975) award
Hirabayashi Taiko Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1979) award
Japan Tanka Poets Club Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1983) award
Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 35 (1985) award
Noma Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 39 (1986) award
Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (1987) award
Kawabata Yasunari Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1988) award
Works
Major Works
Silent Accord
1955 poetry collectionThat Which Calms Dizzy Spells
1974 poetry collectionThis World, This Life: Saigyō, Ryōkan, Myōe, Dōgen
1984 criticismHealth
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colon cancer1966
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bladder cancer1983
Legacy
One of the leading tanka poets and literary critics of the Shōwa period. Drawing on medical experience and Buddhist thought, he explored life-and-death views and foundational questions of the Japanese language through tanka, essays, and criticism, receiving multiple literary prizes and leaving a lasting influence on the tanka community.
Quotes
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I believe tanka is the foundation of the Japanese language
Source: Tanka Issho (1987)