Okinawa Bookstore Grand Prize おきなわしょてんたいしょう
Edition 6 (2020)
Winners
10 peopleA long-form mystery that slips into the dreams of patients who cannot wake, tying together medicine, fantasy, family memory, and the mystery of a serial murder. Drawing on Okinawan yuta and mabui-gumi motifs, it blurs the boundary between reality and dream.
Deep in the dream, it unravels why they keep sleeping.
A new Twelve Kingdoms novel published as an 18-year-later long-form return, a four-volume epic in which Taiki and Risai search for Gyouso. Its blend of war chronicle, court drama, and detective elements expands the core of the series through Taiki's growth.
The long-awaited story of Taiki surges forward across four volumes.
A sociological reportage that follows Okinawan delinquents over more than ten years, tracing their lives from bosozoku to demolition work, the sex industry, and moves to the mainland. It squarely shows the dual nature of 'jimoto' as both a support and a constraint.
A hometown can be a place of belonging and an inescapable force at the same time.
A visual reportage that traces the architecture and everyday life of Okinawa Island through photographs, interviews, and diagrams. From old houses to postwar buildings, it re-reads the island's record and memory.
It revisits Okinawa's life and history through its buildings.
A documentary on Okinawa's architecture that records the overlapping lives and cultures visible through the island's buildings.
In the shape of each building, Okinawa's memories of daily life accumulate.
A picture book that uses a girl's inner thoughts and humor to explore how to deal with irritation and anger.
It looks for ways to protect yourself without being swallowed by bad feelings.
A picture book about a nameless stray cat walking through town in search of its place in the world and what it truly wants.
Even without a name, being called by someone can reveal what matters most.
A picture book about a nameless stray cat walking through town in search of its place in the world and what it truly wants.
Even without a name, being called by someone can reveal what matters most.
An emergency photo book that traces Shuri Castle's history and condition through photographs and illustrations after the fire.
A book that reexamines Shuri Castle before the fire through photos and source materials.
A photo book that traces Shuri Castle's reconstruction and record through news photographs and articles.
A volume documenting post-fire Shuri Castle with news photographs and articles.