Shuntarō Tanikawa

Japanese poet (1931–2024)

  • Audience978
  • Fame66.8
  • Momentum2.4
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978 youtube followers
  • Audience978
  • Fame66.8
  • Momentum2.4
  • Wikipedia24.3K
Lived 1931–2024, aged 93Japan
JapanJapanWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    18 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1931–2024
    Aged 93
  • Known for
    Tokyo Olympiad
    1965
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Updated 2026-07-03

Shuntarō Tanikawa was a Japanese poet and translator. He was considered to be one of the most widely read and highly regarded Japanese poets, both in Japan and abroad. The English translation of his poetry volume Floating the River in Melancholy, translated by William I. Elliott and Kazuo Kawamura and illustrated by Yōko Sano, won the American Book Award in 1989.

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