Eiko Kadono

Japanese writer
Person Human Q449522

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female
Date of birth
1935, 1935[2][9]
Country of citizenship
Japan[10]
Official website
kiki-jiji.com
Work location
Kamakura
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese, English
Described by source
ProDetLit
Family name
Kadono
Given name
Eiko
Name in kana
かどの えいこ
Name in native language
角野栄子
🏷️ Also known as
en Eiko Kadono ar إيكو كادونو cs エイコ カドノ cs かどのえいこ cs 栄子 角野 cs Eiko Watanabe de Kadono Eiko de Kadono fa ایکو کادونو fr Kadono he איקו קאדונו ja かどのえいこ ja 角野栄子 ko 가도노 에이코 ko 카도노 에이코 ru Кадоно Эйко ru Кадоно, Эйко ru Эйко Кадоно
🔖 Identifiers · 45
VIAF cluster ID
111540777
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n84068467
GND ID
173272797
Allcinema person ID
242467
AniList staff ID
171283
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
eiko-kadono
Bgm.tv person ID
2108
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12126512v
CBDB.cz author ID
66121
CONOR.SI ID
190631779
CiNii Research ID
1140000791778599168
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DDB person (GND) ID
173272797
Databazeknih.cz author ID
157581
Freebase ID
/m/0357hh
Goodreads author ID
283701
IMDb ID
nm0434395
ISFDB author ID
122075
IdRef ID
144623218
J9U entity ID
987007450440105171
Japan Search name ID
角野栄子
Kinobox person ID
1511624
Media Arts Database ID
C51607
Movist person ID
25875
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05102733
NDL Authority ID
00119377
NHK Archives Portal person ID
D0009072719
NL CR AUT ID
xx0315112
NLAI ID
1697889
NUKAT ID
n2010079152
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200707107
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX4941526
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073478431
Open Library ID
OL26176A
Oricon News ID
198079
Prabook ID
2410166
SVKKL authority ID
0436474-Kadono-Eiko-1935
TMDB person ID
225259
VGMdb artist ID
10321
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJv8KMYyBhhVHRh6pD8KVC
ČSFD person ID
94227

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Field of work 4
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Country of citizenship 2
Educated at 2
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
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Notable work 1
Place of birth 1
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Summary

Eiko Kadono was born in Fukagawa-ku[1]. She was born on January 1, 1935[2]. She worked as a children's writer[3], writer[4], essayist[5], and translator[6].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: JP[27]

  • Began / founded: 1935-01-01[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 810db91b-ce75-4c65-b8b7-15f013d865ce[29]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Fukagawa-ku[1], a dissolved municipality of Japan[30], in Japan[31], founded in 1878[32] and Tokyo[7], a de facto national capital[33], in Japan[34], founded in 1868[35].

Education

Educated at Waseda University[18], a private university[36], in Japan[37], founded in 1882[38], headquartered in Shinjuku[39] and Nihon Fukushi University[19], a university[40], in Japan[41], founded in 1953[42], headquartered in Mihama[43].

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include literature[11], a type of arts[44]; children's and young adult literature[12], a sub-set of literature[45]; English-language literature[13], a sub-set of literature[46]; translating activity[14]; literary activity[15]; and non-fiction literature[16], a sub-set of literature[47].

Recognition

Awards received include Noma award for children's literature[21], a literary award[48], in Japan[49]; Medal with Purple Ribbon[22], a grade of an order[50], in Japan[51], founded in 1955[52]; Iwaya Sazanami Award[23], a literary award[53], in Japan[54]; Hans Christian Andersen Award[24], a literary award[55], in Denmark[56], founded in 1956[57]; and Murasaki Shikibu Prize[25], a literary award[58], in Japan[59].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to her include Kiki's Delivery Service[60], a literary work[61].

FAQs

Where was Eiko Kadono born?

Born in Fukagawa-ku[1].

What did Eiko Kadono do for work?

Eiko Kadono worked as children's writer[3], writer[4], essayist[5], and translator[6].

Where did Eiko Kadono go to school?

Eiko Kadono was educated at Waseda University[18] and Nihon Fukushi University[19].

What awards did Eiko Kadono receive?

Honors received include Noma award for children's literature[21], Medal with Purple Ribbon[22], Iwaya Sazanami Award[23], and Hans Christian Andersen Award[24].

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  1. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 242467
    "Created claim: Allcinema person ID: 242467, Matched to 角野栄子 (#322280709) in Allcinema person #mix'n'ma"
  2. 11w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → A5AC-31BD-7C4C-A3EB-939F
    "Created claim: HAND ID: A5AC-31BD-7C4C-A3EB-939F, batch #269215"
  3. 16w ago · Sawol · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Movist person ID → 25875
    "Created claim: Movist person ID: 25875"
  4. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0436474-Kadono-Eiko-1935
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0436474-Kadono-Eiko-1935, batch #259496"
  5. 22w ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID → 073478431
    Given name → Eiko
    Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online → eiko-kadono
    Media Arts Database ID → C51607
    + 56 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Place of birth: Tokyo, Update NK ČR – P19"
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