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Nahoko Uehashi was born on 15 July, 1962 in Tokyo, Japan, is a Japanese writer. Discover Nahoko Uehashi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?
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Writer, ethnologist |
| Age |
61 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
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15 July, 1962 |
| Birthday |
15 July |
| Birthplace |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality |
Japan
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Nahoko Uehashi Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Nahoko Uehashi Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Nahoko Uehashi worth at the age of 61 years old? Nahoko Uehashi’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. She is from Japan. We have estimated Nahoko Uehashi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Nahoko Uehashi (上橋 菜穂子) (born July 15, 1962 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese writer, primarily of fantasy books, for which she has won many awards.
Uehashi is also Professor of Ethnology at Kawamura Gakuen Women's University, having completed a PhD focusing on the Yamatji, an indigenous Australian people.
Uehashi's career as a writer started in 1989.
Her first book was The Sacred Tree (精霊の木).
She then wrote the novel O God, Sleep Ye in The Forest of Moon (月の森にカミよ眠れ).
This novel received an award from the Japanese Association of Writers for Children, which made her one of the famous Japanese-fantasy authors.
In 1996, she published the first book of her Moribito series, Guardian of the Spirit (精霊の守り人).
In 1999, Uehashi published the second book of the Moribito series, Guardian of the Darkness (闇の守り人).
With this novel she received the Japanese Association of Writers for Children's award.
In 2002 The Guardian series won the Iwaya Sazanami literature award, and in 2003, Guardian of the God (神の守り人) won another Japanese award from the Shogakukan publishing company.
Then, in 2003, Uehashi wrote the novel Beyond the Fox Whistle (狐笛のかなた), which received a Noma Children's Literature award.
In 2006 she wrote the two volume The Beast Player (獣の奏者), which she complemented with two more volumes in 2009.
Both Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit and the first two volumes of The Beast Player have had anime adaptations, in 2007 and 2009, respectively.
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit has also been made into a radio drama and The Beast Player into a manga.
The novel received the Noma Children's Literature New Face Prize and the Sankei Children's Culture and Publishing award and the English translation was awarded the Mildred L. Batchelder Award in 2009.
The first two books in the series were translated to English and won the Mildred L. Batchelder Award from the American Library Association, the first volume in 2009, and the second, in 2010.
For her "lasting contribution" as a children's writer, Uehashi won the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2014.
Announced late in March, it will be presented on 10 September at the annual conference of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) in Mexico City.
According to the IBBY jury chaired by María Jesús Gil of Spain, "Uehashi tells stories that are replete with imagination, culture and the beauty of a sophisticated process and form. Her literary subjects are based on ancient Japanese mythology and science-fiction fantasy that are deeply rooted in human reality."
She has been called "a highly popular fantasy writer for young adults" in Japan.
