Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
2 appearances
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Edition 5 (1951) award
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Edition 11 (1957) award
Kunio Yanagita
やなぎた くにお
Yanagita Kunio
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1875-02-10 （Tokyo City, Tokyo Prefecture）
- Died
- 1962-11-08 （Setagaya, Tokyo） age 87
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- folklorist
- Active Years
- 1900-1962
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Imperial University | Faculty of Letters | Department of Literature | 文学士 | 1900-1904 | Japan |
Tokyo Imperial University
Faculty of Letters
/ Department of Literature
Degree:
文学士
Period:
1900-1904
Year of Graduation:
1904
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Japan Academy Prize | Collected Works of Kunio Yanagita | — | Japan Academy | 受賞 |
| 1950 | Order of Culture | — | — | Government of Japan | 受賞 |
Japan Academy Prize
1942
Work:
Collected Works of Kunio Yanagita
Organization:
Japan Academy
Result:
受賞
Order of Culture
1950
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tono Monogatari
1910 folklore 300 pagesAn essay collection compiling folk tales from the Tono region of Iwate Prefecture.
folk talesyokai
Bibliography
- Tono Monogatari
- The Maritime Route
- Mountain People Notes
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- classical Japanese prose style
- Recurring Motifs
- folktaleyokai
Legacy
He laid the foundation for folklore studies in Japan.
Museums
- Kunio Yanagita Memorial Museum Omori Nishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo Opened in 1979
Academic Societies
- Folklore Society of Japan
Quotes
-
The truth lies in people's everyday life.
Source: Preface to Tono Monogatari (1910)