Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature (泉鏡花文学賞, Izumi Kyōka Bungaku Shō) is a prize for literature in Japan named for Kyōka Izumi. It was established and started in 1973 to commemorate the 100th year since the birth of Kyōka Izumi.[1] Kanazawa city, where Izumi was born, organizes this prize. Usually the award goes to one recipient, though there have been exceptions.
| Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature | |
|---|---|
| 泉鏡花文学賞 (Izumi Kyōka Bungaku Shō) | |
| Date | 1973 |
| Country | Japan |
| Presented by | City of Kanazawa, Japan |
| Reward(s) | ¥1,000,000 |
| First awarded | 1973 |
| Last awarded | 2021 |
| Website | www4 |
List of Prize-winning works
editThe City of Kanazawa, Japan maintains a list of current and past winning works.[1]
First to 10th
edit| Times (Year) | Winner | Winning Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1st (1973) | Ryō Hanmura | Musubi no Yama Hiroku (産霊山秘録) |
| Toshio Moriuchi | Tobu Kage (翔ぶ影) | |
| 2nd (1974) | Hideo Nakai (JA) | Akumu no Karuta (悪夢の骨牌) |
| 3rd (1975) | Mori Mari | Amai Mitsu no Heya (甘い蜜の部屋) |
| 4th (1976) | Takako Takahashi | Yūwakusha (誘惑者) |
| 5th (1977) | Takehiro Irokawa | Ayashii Raikyakubo (怪しい来客簿) |
| Yūko Tsushima | Kusa no Fushido (草の臥所) | |
| 6th (1978) | Jūzou Kara (JA) | Hitode, Kappa (海星・河童（ひとで・かっぱ）) |
| 7th (1979) | Taku Mayumura | Shōmetsu no Kōrin (消滅の光輪) |
| Mieko Kanai | Platon-teki Ren'ai (プラトン的恋愛, Puraton-teki Ren'ai) | |
| 8th (1980) | Kunio Shimizu | Waga Tamashii wa Kagayaku Mizu Nari (わが魂は輝く水なり) |
| Makiko Mori (JA) | Yuki Onna (雪女) | |
| 9th (1981) | Tatsuhiko Shibusawa | Karakusa Monogatari (唐草物語) |
| Yasutaka Tsutsui | Kyojin-tachi (虚人たち) | |
| 10th (1982) | Keizo Hino | Hōyō (抱擁) |
11th to 20th
edit| Times (Year) | Winner | Winning Work |
|---|---|---|
| 11th (1983) | Kazuko Saegusa (JA) | Onidomo no Yoru wa Fukai (鬼どもの夜は深い) |
| Haku Kohiyama (JA) | Hikaru Onna (光る女) | |
| 12th (1984) | Akae Baku | Kaikyō (海峡) |
| Yakumo ga Koroshita (八雲が殺した) | ||
| 13th (1985) | Shunzō Miyawaki (JA) | Satsui no Fūkei (殺意の風景) |
| 14th (1986) | Mizuko Masuda | Single Seru (シングル・セル, Shinguru Seru) |
| 15th (1987) | Yumiko Kurahashi | Amanon koku ōkanki (アマノン国往還記) |
| Hideo Asaine (JA) | Shūji no Hōrō (シュージの放浪) | |
| 16th (1988) | Tsumao Awasaka (JA) | Oriduru (折鶴) |
| Banana Yoshimoto | Mūnraito Shadō (Moonlight Shadow, ムーンライト・シャドウ) | |
| 17th (1989) | Taka Isawa (JA) | Nowaki Sakaba (野分酒場) |
| Aiko Kitahara[2] (JA) | Fukagawa Mio-dōri Kidobangoya (深川澪通り木戸番小屋) | |
| 18th (1990) | Jōkichi Hikage (JA) | Doro Kisha (泥汽車) |
| 19th (1991) | Enjeru Ui or Angel Ui (JA) | Odorō, Maya (踊ろう・マヤ) |
| 20th (1992) | Megumu Sagisawa | Kakeru Shōnen (駆ける少年) |
| Masahiko Shimada | Higan Sensei (彼岸先生) |
21st to 30th
edit| Times (Year) | Winner | Winning Work |
|---|---|---|
| 21st (1993) | Michiko Yamamoto | Mofuku no Ko (喪服の子) |
| 22nd (1994) | (no winning works) | |
| 23rd (1995) | Akira Tsuji (JA) | Yume no Hōi (夢の方位) |
| 24th (1996) | Miri Yū | Full House (フルハウス Furu hausu) |
| Eimi Yamada | Animal logic (アニマル・ ロジック, Animaru rojikku) | |
| 25th (1997) | Tomomi Muramatsu | Kamakura no Obasan (鎌倉のおばさん) |
| Natsuhiko Kyōgoku | Warau Iemon (嗤う伊右衛門) | |
| 26th (1998) | Seiko Tanabe | Dōton-bori no ame ni wakarete irai nari - Senryū sakka Kishimoto Suifu to sono jidai (道頓堀の雨に別れて以来なり──川柳作家・岸本水府とその時代) |
| 27th (1999) | Tomoko Yoshida | Hako no Otto (箱の夫) |
| Suehiro Tanemura | Tanemura Suehiro no Neo rabirintosu "Gensō no Erosu" and other work(s) (種村季弘のネオ・ラビリントス「幻想のエロス」 Tanemura Suehiro no Neo-Labyrinthos "Gensō no Eros") and other work(s) | |
| 28th (2000) | Yōko Tawada | Hinagiku no Ocha no Baai (ヒナギクのお茶の場合) |
| 29th (2001) | Teruhiko Kuze (JA) | Shōshōkan Nichiroku (蕭々館日録) |
| Shōno Yoriko | Yūkai Morimusume? Ibun (幽界森娘異聞) | |
| 30th (2002) | Akiyuki Nosaka | "Bundan" oyobi sore ni itaru bungyō (「文壇」およびそれに至る文業) |
31st to 40th
edit| Times (Year) | Winner | Winning Work |
|---|---|---|
| 31st (2003) | Saiichi Maruya | Kagayaku Hi no Miya (輝く日の宮) |
| Natsuo Kirino | Grotesque (グロテスク, Gurotesuku) | |
| 32nd (2004) | Yōko Ogawa | Burafuman no Maisō (ブラフマンの埋葬) |
| 33rd (2005) | Michiko Ryō (JA) | Rakuen no Tori - Karukatta Gensōkyoku (楽園の鳥–カルカッタ幻想曲–) |
| 34th (2006) | Kōzaburō Arashiyama | Akutō Bashō (悪党芭蕉) |
| 35th (2007) | Wahei Tatematsu | Dōgen Zenji (道元禅師) |
| Fujio Ōtaka (N/A) | Kyōka Koiuta (鏡花恋唄) - (Remark: special award) | |
| 36th (2008) | Keishi Nagi (JA) | Kusa Suberi (草すべり) and other short stories |
| Tadanori Yokoo | Buruu Rando (Blue land ??) (ぶるうらんど) | |
| 37th (2009) | Akane Chihaya | Iogami (魚神) |
| 38th (2010) | Masahiro Shinoda | Kawaramono no susume, shie to shura no kioku (河原者ノススメ―死穢と修羅の記憶) |
| 39th (2011) | Jakuchō Setouchi | Fūkei (風景) |
| Baku Yumemakura | Ōedo Chōkakuden (大江戸釣客伝) | |
| 40th (2012) | Mitsuyo Kakuta | Kanata no Ko (かなたの子) |
41st to 50th
edit| Times (Year) | Winner | Winning Work |
|---|---|---|
| 41st (2013) | Ken’ichirō Isozaki (JA) | Ōko Raikon (往古来今) |
| 42nd (2014) | Kyōko Nakajima | Tsuma ga Shiitake datta Koro (妻が椎茸だったころ) |
| Masayo Koike (JA) | Tamamono (たまもの) | |
| 43rd (2015) | Mayumi Nagano (JA) | Meido ari (冥途あり) |
| Katsuyuki Shinohara (JA) | Koppū (骨風) | |
| 44th (2016) | Hiromi Kawakami | Ōkina tori ni sarawarenai yō (大きな鳥にさらわれないよう) |
| 45th (2017) | Rieko Matsuura | Saiai no kodomo (最愛の子ども) |
| 46th (2018) | Yūko Yamao (JA) | Tobu Kujaku (飛ぶ孔雀) |
| 47th (2019) | Shin'ya Tanaka (JA) | Hiyoko Taiyō (ひよこ太陽) |
| 48th (2020) | Nobuko Takagi | Shōsetsu Ise Monogatari Narihira (小説伊勢物語業平) |
| 49th (2021) | Kiyoko Murata | Ane no Shima (姉の島) |
| 50th (2022) | Fumiko Ōhama (JA) | Hidamari no Hate (陽だまりの果て) |
51st to 60th
edit| Times (Year) | Winner | Winning Work |
|---|---|---|
| 51st (2023) | Kaoru Kitamura | Mizu, Hon no Shōsetsu (水 本の小説) |
| Aki Asahina (JA) | Anata no Moeru Hidarite de (あなたの燃える左手で) | |
| 52nd (2024) | - - | - - |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "泉鏡花文学賞" [Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature] (in Japanese). City of Kanazawa. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ^ There are at least two persons who have the same name.
- Official page: Izumi Kyōka Bungaku-shō