Makoto Ōoka facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Makoto Ōoka
A view of Ooka Makoto Kotoba Museum
Native name	大岡 信
Born	(1931-02-16)February 16, 1931 Mishima, Shizuoka
Died	April 5, 2017(2017-04-05) (aged 86)
Occupation	Poet and literary critic
Nationality	Japanese
Literary movement	Renshi
Notable works	The Japanese and Mt. Fuji, Uta no saijiki, A Play of Mirrors: Eight Major Poets of Modern Japan
Notable awards	Cultural Prize of the Municipality of Tokyo, Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Japan Academy of the Arts Prize for poetry and criticism

Makoto Ōoka (大岡 信, Ōoka Makoto, February 16, 1931, in Mishima, Shizuoka – April 5, 2017) was a Japanese poet and literary critic. He pioneered the collaborative poetic form renshi in the 1990s, in which he has collaborated with such well-known literary figures as Charles Tomlinson, James Lasdun, Joseph Stanton, Shuntarō Tanikawa and Mikirō Sasaki.

Asahi Shimbun

Ōoka's poetry column was published without a break seven days a week for more than 20 years on the front page of Asahi Shimbun, which is Japan's leading national newspaper.

Awards

• 1993: Cultural Prize of the Municipality of Tokyo
• 1993: Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France)
• 1995: Japan Academy of the Arts Prize for poetry and criticism
• 1996: Asahi Prize
• 1996: Golden Wreath of the Struga Poetry Evenings, Macedonia
• 1997: Cultural Merit Award
• 2002: Japan Foundation Award