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Natsuki Ikezawa

Japanese writer
Person Human Q1892472

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
July 7, 1945
Place of birth
Obihiro
Country of citizenship
Japan[11]
Occupation
linguist, poet, novelist, writer, translator, literary critic[3][4][5][6][7][13]
Educated at
Saitama University[14]
Award received
Akutagawa Prize, Chūōkōron Shinjin Shō, 小学館児童出版文化賞, Yomiuri Prize, Tanizaki Prize, Sei Itō Award, Mainichi Publication Culture Award, Art Encouragement Prizes, Shiba Ryotaro Prize, Shinran Prize, Takeo Kuwahara Academic Award, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Asahi Prize, Officer of Arts and Letters, 早稲田大学坪内逍遙大賞[15][16][17][18][19][20]
Father
Takehiko Fukunaga[8]
Mother
Akiko Harajō[9]
Child
Haruna Ikezawa[10]
Official website
www.impala.jp[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French, English, Japanese[24]
Given name
Natsuki[22]
Name in kana
いけざわ なつき
Name in native language
池澤夏樹
Native language
Japanese[12]
Start of work period
1978
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
0000000081086475
VIAF cluster ID
29639364
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n88024136
GND ID
123624975
Allcinema person ID
749198
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12509191w
CONOR.SI ID
232218979
CiNii Research ID
1140282266781443712
DDB person (GND) ID
123624975
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
123624975
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
2dlZ9Y
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
576663
Show all 37 identifiers +25
Evene ID
natsuki-ikezawa-21433
FAST ID
229020
Facebook username
NatsukiIkezawa
Freebase ID
/m/0b66pb
HKCAN ID
9811111038803406
ISFDB author ID
168573
IdRef ID
034325743
J9U entity ID
987007275817105171
Japan Search name ID
池澤夏樹
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01973033
NDL Authority ID
00018247
NHK Archives Portal person ID
D0009072080
NL CR AUT ID
xx0167128
NUKAT ID
n2016152996
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200202830
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810700515005606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
281309620
Open Library ID
OL5499249A
Oricon News ID
369859
Perlentaucher ID
natsuki-ikezawa
Prabook ID
2361726
SBN author ID
RAVV342408
SHARE Catalogue author ID
711105
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgMtGydKQGpcJf4yV4wmd
Yale LUX ID
person/024bdc64-39ad-4ae9-8877-c79181edb448

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🔗 Connections
Award received 7
Akutagawa Prize, Tanizaki Prize, Asahi Prize, Yomiuri Prize, Mainichi Publication Culture Award, Sei Itō Award, Art Encouragement Prizes
Occupation 5
writer, poet, translator, novelist, linguist
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, French, Japanese
Child 1
Haruna Ikezawa
Children (paternal) 1
Haruna Ikezawa
Country of citizenship 1
Japan
Educated at 1
Saitama University
Father 1
Takehiko Fukunaga
Given name 1
Natsuki
Instance of 1
human
Native language 1
Japanese
Parent of 1
Takehiko Fukunaga
Place of birth 1
Obihiro
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Natsuki Ikezawa was born in Obihiro[1]. He was born on July 7, 1945[2]. He worked as a linguist[3], poet[4], novelist[5], writer[6], and translator[7].

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Recognition

Awards received include Akutagawa Prize[15], a literary award[25], in Japan[26], founded in 1935[27]; Chūōkōron Shinjin Shō[16], a literary award[28], in Japan[29]; 小学館児童出版文化賞[17], an award[30]; Yomiuri Prize[18], a literary award[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1949[33]; Tanizaki Prize[19], a literary award[34], in Japan[35], founded in 1965[36]; and Sei Itō Award[20], a literary award[37], in Japan[38], founded in 1990[39].

FAQs

Where was Natsuki Ikezawa born?

Natsuki Ikezawa's place of birth was Obihiro[1].

Who were Natsuki Ikezawa's parents?

Natsuki Ikezawa's father was Takehiko Fukunaga[8]. Natsuki Ikezawa's mother was Akiko Harajō[9].

What did Natsuki Ikezawa do for work?

Natsuki Ikezawa worked as linguist[3], poet[4], novelist[5], writer[6], and translator[7].

Where did Natsuki Ikezawa go to school?

Natsuki Ikezawa was educated at Saitama University[14].

What awards did Natsuki Ikezawa receive?

Honors received include Akutagawa Prize[15], Chūōkōron Shinjin Shō[16], 小学館児童出版文化賞[17], and Yomiuri Prize[18].

Related Entities

Japan Saitama University

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  1. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 749198
    "Created claim: Allcinema person ID: 749198, Matched to 池澤夏樹 (#322480092) in Allcinema person #mix'n'ma"
  2. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 2dlZ9Y
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Obihiro
    Educated at → Saitama University
    Child → Haruna Ikezawa
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French, English, Japanese
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32074: import P21 and P106 from GND (21)"
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