Dazai Osamu Prize

The Dazai Osamu Prize - (Japanese太宰 治 赏, Dazai Osamu Shō ) is a literary prize for young writers, which is awarded annually by the city of Mitaka and Chikuma Shobo the publisher for outstanding and not yet published short stories. The prize was first announced in 1965 by Chikuma Shobo Publishing and also awarded solely to the deterioration of the economic situation in 1978. On the occasion of Dazai Osamu 50.Todestages of 1998, the award was revived and awarded by the following year with the support of the City Mitaka today. The prize is endowed with prize money of 1 million yen.

Award winners

Chikuma Shobo award by

Joint award by Chikuma Shobo and Mitaka

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