Hiroshi Aramata
Hiroshi Aramata | |
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Aramata in 2015 | |
| Born | July 12, 1947 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer, polymath, translator, natural historian, scholar, literary critic, art critic, professor |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
| Notable works | Teito Monogatari |
| Notable awards | 1987 Nihon SF Taisho Award for Teito Monogatari 1989 Suntory Prize (サントリー学芸賞) for Illustrated Natural History: Fish of the World 1996 Eiji Yoshikawa Award for Curve of the Hook: An Interview with Yosihiko H. Sinoto 2007 NISTEP (Navigator for Japan's Science and Technology) Award for 「サイエンスとアートの融合した展示の企画」 exhibition 2014 Kinema Junpo Reader's Choice Award |
Hiroshi Aramata (荒俣 宏, Aramata Hiroshi; born July 12, 1947) is a Japanese author, polymath, critic, translator and specialist in natural history, iconography and cartography. His most popular novel was Teito Monogatari (Tale of the Capitol), which has sold over 5 million copies in Japan alone.