Japan Children’s Literature Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1961) award
Uematsu Yosaku
うえまつ ようさく
Uematsu Yosaku
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-05-07 （Higashine Town, Kitamurayama District, Yamagata Prefecture (now Higashine City), Japan）
- Died
- 1988-01-16 （Unknown (Japan)） age 56
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- children's literature author
- Active Years
- 1950-1988
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murayama Agricultural High School (formerly Murayama Agricultural School), Yamagata | — | Agriculture | — | — | Japan |
Murayama Agricultural High School (formerly Murayama Agricultural School), Yamagata
Agriculture
Country:
Japan
Graduated from a local agricultural high school. Exact graduation year unknown.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Japan Children's Literature Association Award | Yama ga Naiteru (The Mountain Is Crying) (co-authored) | — | Japan Children's Literature Association | winner |
Japan Children's Literature Association Award
1961
Work:
Yama ga Naiteru (The Mountain Is Crying) (co-authored)
Organization:
Japan Children's Literature Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Mountain Is Crying
1960 children's novel (long)A co-authored children's novel set against land disputes around the Otakane area and protests against military facilities, told from the perspective of youths and addressing regional change and coming of age.
land disputeanti-base protestcoming of age
Song of the Apple
1973 picture bookA children's picture book about apples, illustrated by Genjiro Minoda and published by Poplar Publishing.
natureagriculturelocal community
A Horse Came to School
1975 children's book (picture book)Depicts children's interactions and amazement when a horse arrives at school.
school lifeinteraction with animals
The War of Wild Rabbit Village
1977 children's literatureA children's work portraying memories and effects of war from the perspective of a village and its children.
warmemorypeace
The Island Where the Southern Cross Is Visible
1985 children's literatureA children's story framed as an account of a day when war occurred, illustrated by Genjiro Minoda.
memories of warisland life
Bibliography
- Yama ga Naiteru: A Long Children's Novel (co-authored)
- Song of the Apple
- A Horse Came to School
- The War of Wild Rabbit Village
- Gizamimi no Usagi
- One Cherry
- The Island Where the Southern Cross Is Visible
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- accessible, child-friendly narrationdetail-oriented depiction of locality and nature
- Recurring Motifs
- rural life and orchardswar and memorychildren's perspective
Legacy
Uematsu Yosaku is recognized as a children's author who portrayed local events and memories of war from children's perspectives. He is known for winning the Japan Children's Literature Association Award in 1961 and left a notable legacy among children's writers from Yamagata Prefecture.
Trivia
- His orchard was seized by the Japanese military during World War II.
- A postwar apple orchard he developed was also seized by U.S. forces, prompting him to take part in anti-base protests.
- In 1961 he received the 1st Japan Children's Literature Association Award for 'Yama ga Naiteru'.