Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 55 (2005) award
Tomio Yuki
ゆうき とみお
Yuuki Tomio
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-01-01 （Manchukuo）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- folklorist, regional producer, part-time lecturer
- Active Years
- 1968-
- Influenced By
- Hitoshi Makabe
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yamagata University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Yamagata University
Country:
Japan
Graduated from Yamagata University; worked in advertising design before becoming a folklorist and regional producer.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Art Encouragement Prize by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Arts Promotion) | — | 芸術振興部門 | Agency for Cultural Affairs / MEXT | 受賞 |
| 2023 | NHK Broadcasting Culture Award | — | — | NHK | 受賞 |
Art Encouragement Prize by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Arts Promotion)
2004
Category:
芸術振興部門
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs / MEXT
Result:
受賞
NHK Broadcasting Culture Award
2023
Organization:
NHK
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Uo-Checking: Walking the Shores of Minamisanriku
2001 Non-fiction (reportage)A reportage work based on field interviews along the shores of Minamisanriku, depicting local life and fisheries.
local culturefishing villagesfieldwork
Starting from Local Studies: Listening to the Voices of People Who Lived on This Land
2009 Local studies / EssayPresents the concept of 'local studies' and argues for resident-centered regional research, with essays and case studies.
local studiescommunity participationregional revitalization
Walking Tohoku: Traveling the Hopes of Small Villages
2008 Non-fiction / TravelogueA travelogue visiting small villages in Tohoku, describing local lives and hopes.
local hopedepopulation and livelihoodsregional culture
Walking Tohoku (Expanded Edition): Traveling the Hopes of Small Villages
2011 Non-fiction / TravelogueExpanded edition of the 2008 work, including post-quake observations and additional field research.
reconstructionregional revitalizationfieldwork
Living in the Mountains, Living by the Sea: Tohoku Village Travelogue
1998 Travelogue / Folk recordFieldwork records documenting life in mountain and coastal villages across Tohoku.
folklorelife documentationlocal resources
Bibliography
- Uo-Checking: Walking the Shores of Minamisanriku
- Starting from Local Studies: Listening to the Voices of People Who Lived on This Land
- Walking Tohoku: Traveling the Hopes of Small Villages
- Walking Tohoku (Expanded Edition): Traveling the Hopes of Small Villages
- Living in the Mountains, Living by the Sea: Tohoku Village Travelogue
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- reportage-style writingdocumentary style emphasizing fieldworkoral-history approach that respects residents' voices
- Recurring Motifs
- Tohoku rural communitiesfood culture and village livelihoodscommunity autonomy and revitalization
Legacy
Known as a proponent of resident-centered 'local studies,' he contributed to documentation and reconstruction efforts in Tohoku's rural communities and influenced the preservation of local culture and community-led regional development.
Academic Societies
- Rural Culture Association (Nosan Gyoson Bunka Kyokai)
Quotes
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Local studies' primary theme is to create a place where people with different thoughts and ideas bring them together.
Source: Starting from Local Studies (book) (2009)
Trivia
- Born in Manchukuo in 1945 and raised in Oe Town, Yamagata Prefecture after returning to Japan.
- Received the MEXT Art Encouragement Prize (Arts Promotion) in 2004 and the NHK Broadcasting Culture Award in 2023.