Buko Shimizu
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was a Japanese
photographer who lived in and photographed Chichibu
(Saitama
).
Shimizu was born on 12 October 1913 in Chichibu, the eldest son of the family running a photography studio in Kumaki, Chichibu. His unusual given name, Bukō, is written with the same characters as those used for Mount Bukō; the family had intended it to be pronounced Takekatsu, but when interviewed in his late seventies Shimizu did not remember "Takekatsu" has having been used. In 1929, Shimizu's father suddenly gave up working at the family's photography studio in Chichibu, and the 16-year-old Bukō had to teach himself photographic technique (even the manufacture of photographic paper) from books bought second hand in order to keep the business running From around 1937 he also energetically photographed the topography and people of Chichibu.
Shimizu provided the photographs for a large number of books about the Chichibu area. In 1972 he won the annual award of the Photographic Society of Japan
.
Shimizu also wrote much about Chichibu; a three-volume collection of his writings was published in 1983. He worked on behalf of the area's libraries and drama, and towards creation of Chichibu National Park.
Shimizu died on 23 January 1995.
Photographs by Shimizu are in the permanent collection of the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
.
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photographer who lived in and photographed Chichibu
Chichibu, Saitama
is a city in Saitama, Japan. As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 68,701, with a household number of 26,230. The total area is 577.69 km²....
(Saitama
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
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Shimizu was born on 12 October 1913 in Chichibu, the eldest son of the family running a photography studio in Kumaki, Chichibu. His unusual given name, Bukō, is written with the same characters as those used for Mount Bukō; the family had intended it to be pronounced Takekatsu, but when interviewed in his late seventies Shimizu did not remember "Takekatsu" has having been used. In 1929, Shimizu's father suddenly gave up working at the family's photography studio in Chichibu, and the 16-year-old Bukō had to teach himself photographic technique (even the manufacture of photographic paper) from books bought second hand in order to keep the business running From around 1937 he also energetically photographed the topography and people of Chichibu.
Shimizu provided the photographs for a large number of books about the Chichibu area. In 1972 he won the annual award of the Photographic Society of Japan
Photographic Society of Japan
Since its inception, the Photographic Society of Japan has annually presented a large number of awards.-1952–1956:-1957–1984:-1985–1993:-1994–2003:-2004–2008:-2009–2010:...
.
Shimizu also wrote much about Chichibu; a three-volume collection of his writings was published in 1983. He worked on behalf of the area's libraries and drama, and towards creation of Chichibu National Park.
Shimizu died on 23 January 1995.
Photographs by Shimizu are in the permanent collection of the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography
The is an art museum focused on photography. The museum was founded by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and is located in Meguro-ku, a short walk from Ebisu station in southwest Tokyo...
.
Books by Shimizu
- Chichibu no kao hyakunin . Chichibu: Chichibu no kao hyakunin-shū Dōjinsha, 1954.
- Chichibu-ji . Tokyo: Shinseiki-sha, 1958.
- Oku-Chichibu: Yamatabi to fūdo . Yamakei Bunko. Tokyo: Yamato Keikoku-sha, 1962. With Seiichirō Asami .
- Chichibu gensōkō: Kannon reijō, sono kokoro to fūdo . Tokyo: Mokujisha, 1968.
- Chichibu: Shimizu Bukō sakuhinshū . Tokyo: Mokujisha, 1969.
- Chichibu hika: Chichibu jiken no kokoro to fūdo . Tokyo: Shinjūsha, 1971.
- Chichibu minzoku: Kōchi no hitobito . Tokyo: Mokujisha, 1971.
- Chichibu: Furusato no kokoro . 2nd ed. Tokyo: Mokujisha, 1972.
- Chichibu sankei . Tokyo: Shinjūsha, 1974.
- Chichibu jōdo: Chichibu kannon reijō shashinshū . Tokyo: Shinjūsha, 1976.
- Bukō-zan . Tokyo: Mokujisha, 1976.
- Chichibu senchū no kiroku . Tokyo: Mokujisha, 1977.
- Mitsumine-san: Shashinshū . Tokyo: Mokujisha, 1978.
- Chichibu matsuri . Chichibu: Chichibu Matsuri Hozon Iinkai, 1979. With Hisashi Chishima . Expanded edition. Tokyo: Gensōsha, 1984.
- Ningen Chichibu: Kage to hida no naka ni . Tokyo: Shinjūsha, 1980.
- Chichibu . Furusato no omoide: Shashinshū Meiji–Taishō–Shōwa. Tokyo: Kokusho Kankō-kai, 1983. Edited by Shimizu and Hisashi Chishima.
- Chichibu: Shimizu Bukō-shū . 3 vols. Tokyo: Gensōsha, 1983. Writing by Shimizu.
- 1. Fūdokō .
- 2. Yama to seikatsu .
- 3. Shashin saijiki .
- Chichibu bandō kannon reijō . Shin-jinbutsu-ōrai-sha, 1984. ISBN 4-404-01236-5.
- Chichibu-gaku nyūmon: Waga-ai suru fūdo e . Sakitama Sōsho. Urawa: Sakitama Shuppankai, 1984. ISBN 4-87891-027-5. Edited by Shimizu.
- Chichibu-ji 50-nen . Tonbo no Hon. Tokyo: Shinchōsha, 1986. ISBN 4-10-601933-7. With Hisashi Chishima.
- Chichibu jinja . Sakitama Bunko 2. Urawa: Sakitama Shuppankai, 1989. ISBN 4-87891-202-2. Text by Hisashi Chishima.
- Shimizu Bukō sensei kenshō-hi shunkō kinenshi . Chichibu: Shimizu Bukō sensei kenshō-kai, 1998.