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Tsuyoshi Makino

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Tsuyoshi Makino (牧野 剛, Makino Tsuyoshi, 24 September 1945 – 20 May 2016)[1] was a Japanese author, critic, and social activist. He taught Japanese language at Kawai Juku in Sendai, Japan.

Personal life

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Tsuyoshi Makino was born 24 September 1945 in the city of Ena, Gifu Prefecture. After graduating from Ena public high school, he attended Nagoya University, where he received a degree in literature and Japanese history. After graduation, he worked as a high school teacher and a special education teacher for mentally handicapped students.

His book Thirty years after "Dismantling the University" (『30年後の「大学解体」』, Sanjuu nengo no 'daigaku kaitai') describes the 1968 general strikes in Japan.[2]

Makino served for many years as juku lecturer in college preparation schools, travelling between Nagoya and Sendai in order to teach.[citation needed]

Literary works

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  • Yobikou ni au (Fubaisha, 1986)[3]
  • Kunizakai wo koete – Touou minshuka to EC tougou no wakamono he no tabi (Kawai Shuppan, 1991)
  • Saredo yobikou: yobikou kara "sekai" wo shiru (Fubaisha, 1999)
  • Ronin shinaide naniga jinsei da! "Seikou suru roninsei" no sugoshi kata (Gakushu Kenkyusha, 1996)
  • Kawai Juku Makino ryuu! Kokugo training (Kodansha, 2002)
  • Sanjuu nen go no "daigaku taikai" (Weitsu, 2002)
  • Gendai bun to kakuto suru (Kawai Shuppan, 2006)
  • Hensachi houkai – honto no gakuryoku wo miushinau hensachi (kurabekko) no noroi (PHP Kenkyusho, 2009)
  • Jinsei wo kaeru otona no tokusho jutsu (Mediax, 2009)

References

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  1. ^ 名物講師の牧野剛さん死去 河合塾で現代文、市民運動も (in Japanese)
  2. ^ "30年後の「大学解体」 | That's Japanシリーズ | 株式会社ウェイツ". www.wayts.net. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ^ Zeng, Kangmin (1999). Dragon gate: competitive examinations and their consequences. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 158. ISBN 0-304-70015-0.