Risa Wataya

Quick Facts

Full Name	Risa Wataya
Occupation	Writer
Date Of Birth	Feb 1, 1984(1984-02-01)
Age	40
Birthplace	Kyoto
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Aquarius

Risa Wataya Biography

Risa Wataya is one of the most popular and richest Writer who was born on February 1, 1984 in Kyoto, Japan. Risa Wataya is a Japanese female novelist, born in Kyoto, Mian Shi risa. Wataya Risa was born February 1, 1984. Her short novel Keritai Senaka was awarded the Akutagawa prize and has been sold over a million times. Wataya also received the Bungei Prize, Kenzaburo Oe Prize. Her works have been translated into English, German, French, Thai and French.

Wataya was a strong female protagonist in high school. Although her writings address gender and youth sexuality in the first book, Wataya was more conservatively represented by media than Hitomi Kannehara, her contemporan and co-winner for the 130th Akutagawa Prize.

Wataya returned to Kyoto in 2011 after she had moved. In 2012 her novel Kawaisou da ne? (“Isn’t it a shame?”) The Kenzaburo Oe prize was awarded to Wataya. Wataya was married in 2014. In late 2015, Wataya gave birth to her first child, a boy.

Risa Wataya Net Worth

Risa Wataya is one of the richest Writer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Risa Wataya 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Wataya was a Japanese citizen. Her mother was an English professor at university, while her father was a clothes manufacturer. She told her parents at 17 that she was studying for her university entrance exams. But she was actually working on her first novella, Insutoru (Install). Insutoru was awarded the 38th Bungei prize in 2001. Later, it was adapted into a film with the same title in 2004 starring AyaUeto.

Wataya didn’t immediately write any more novels after receiving the Akutagawa prize, but she did work in Kyoto as a waitress and a sales clerk in a department shop. With her 2007 novel Yume wo ataeru (“Give Me a Dream”), she returned to writing. In Japan, her 2010 novel Katte ni furuetero (“Tremble all You Want”) became a bestseller. Akiko Ohku directed the film adaptation of Katte ni furuetero and it won the festival’s Audience Award.

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Facts & Trivia

Risa Ranked on the list of most popular Writer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Risa Wataya celebrates birthday on February 1 of every year.

Top Facts about Risa Wataya

1. Risa Wataya is a Japanese novelist.
2. She won the Akutagawa Prize at age 19.
3. Her debut novel, “Install,” was published in 2007.
4. Wataya’s writing explores themes of youth and identity.
5. She has published several novels and short story collections.
6. In 2010, she received the Kenzaburō Ōe Prize.
7. Wataya’s work has been translated into multiple languages.
8. She studied Russian literature at Kyoto University.
9. Wataya was born in Kyoto in 1984.
10. Her writing style is often described as minimalist and introspective.