Shuntarō Tanikawa

Summary

Shuntarō Tanikawa is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Suginami^[2]. He was born on December 15, 1931^[3]. He passed away in Tokyo^[4]. He died on November 13, 2024^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6], screenwriter^[7], writer^[8], lyricist^[9], and translator^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (648 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Shuntarō Tanikawa was born in Suginami^[2].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa passed away in Tokyo^[4].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa was born on December 15, 1931^[3].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa died on November 13, 2024^[5].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa's father was Tetsuzō Tanikawa^[12].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa's mother was Q131283601^[13].
• Among Shuntarō Tanikawa's spouses was Eriko Kishida^[14].
• Among Shuntarō Tanikawa's spouses was Yōko Sano^[15].
• A child of Shuntarō Tanikawa was Kensaku Tanikawa^[16].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa held citizenship in Japan^[17].
• Japanese was Shuntarō Tanikawa's native language^[18].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa's professions included poet^[6].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa worked as a screenwriter^[7].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa worked as a writer^[8].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa's professions included lyricist^[9].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa's professions included translator^[10].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa worked as a children's writer^[19].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa's field of work was free verse^[20].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa's field of work was literature^[21].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa's field of work was poetry^[22].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa's field of work was translation^[23].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa's education included a stint at Toyotama High School, Tokyo^[24].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa received the Hanatsubaki Award for Contemporary Poetry^[25].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa received the Noma award for children's literature^[26].
• Shuntarō Tanikawa received the American Book Awards^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: JP^[29]

• Began / founded: 1931-12-15^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2024-11-13^[31]

• Community tags: poet^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: e2262efe-23cd-465d-9b46-872344c7583c^[33]

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Origins and Family

Shuntarō Tanikawa's place of birth was Suginami^[2]. He was born on December 15, 1931^[3]. His father was Tetsuzō Tanikawa^[12]. His mother was Q131283601^[13]. Japanese was his native language^[18].

Education

Shuntarō Tanikawa's education included a stint at Toyotama High School, Tokyo^[24].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], screenwriter^[7], writer^[8], lyricist^[9], translator^[10], and children's writer^[19]. Fields of work include free verse^[20], a literary genre^[34]; literature^[21], a type of arts^[35]; poetry^[22], a literary form^[36]; and translation^[23], an academic major^[37].

Recognition

Awards received include Hanatsubaki Award for Contemporary Poetry^[25], a literary award^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1983^[40]; Noma award for children's literature^[26], a literary award^[41], in Japan^[42]; American Book Awards^[27], a literary award^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1978^[45]; Hagiwara Sakutarō Award^[46], an award^[47], in Japan^[48]; Asahi Prize^[49], an award^[50], in Japan^[51], founded in 1929^[52]; and Q11354954^[53], an award^[54], in Japan^[55].

Personal Life

Spouses include Eriko Kishida^[14], a poet^[56], 1929–2011^[57], of Japan^[58] and Yōko Sano^[15], a novelist^[59], 1938–2010^[60], of Japan^[61], awarded the Hideo Kobayashi Sho^[62]. A child of Shuntarō Tanikawa was Kensaku Tanikawa^[16].

Death and Burial

Shuntarō Tanikawa died on November 13, 2024^[5]. He passed away in Tokyo^[4]. The cause of death was senility^[63].

Why It Matters

Shuntarō Tanikawa ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (648 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

FAQs

Where was Shuntarō Tanikawa born?

Born in Suginami^[2], Shuntarō Tanikawa…

Where did Shuntarō Tanikawa die?

Shuntarō Tanikawa passed away in Tokyo^[4].

Who were Shuntarō Tanikawa's parents?

Shuntarō Tanikawa's father was Tetsuzō Tanikawa^[12]. Shuntarō Tanikawa's mother was Q131283601^[13].

Who was Shuntarō Tanikawa married to?

Shuntarō Tanikawa's spouses include Eriko Kishida^[14] and Yōko Sano^[15].

What did Shuntarō Tanikawa do for work?

Shuntarō Tanikawa worked as poet^[6], screenwriter^[7], writer^[8], lyricist^[9], and translator^[10].

Where did Shuntarō Tanikawa go to school?

Shuntarō Tanikawa was educated at Toyotama High School, Tokyo^[24].

What awards did Shuntarō Tanikawa receive?

Honors received include Hanatsubaki Award for Contemporary Poetry^[25], Noma award for children's literature^[26], American Book Awards^[27], and Hagiwara Sakutarō Award^[46].