Shōno Junzō was a notable Japanese writer born on February 9, 1921, in Sumiyoshi, Osaka, and passed away on September 21, 2009, in Kawasaki. He began his literary career after World War II, gaining recognition for his novel 'Poolside Shōkei', which won the prestigious Akutagawa Prize in 1954. He became well-known alongside other emerging authors and spent a year in the United States as a Rockefeller Foundation guest. Shōno received multiple literary awards, including the Yomiuri Prize for 'Yube no Kumo' in 1965 and the Noma Prize in 1971. He was a member of the Japan Art Academy from 1978.
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Meaning of the name - Junzo
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Junzo Shono belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Osaka
Place of Death: Kawasaki
Educated At: Kenyon College | Kyushu University | Osaka University of Foreign Studies
Occupation: novelist | writer
Awards Received: Art Encouragement Prizes | Shinchosha literature award | Mainichi Publication Culture Award | Japan Art Academy Prize | Yomiuri Prize | Noma Literary Prize | Akutagawa Prize
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for February 9, 1921
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 9, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 9, 2026 |
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| Sun | 19 Aquarius 50 | 20 Aquarius 22 | 3 Gemini 21 |
| Moon | 2 Pisces 3 | 15 Scorpio 51 | 10 Capricorn 47 |
| Mercury | 6 Pisces 2 | 3 Pisces 47 | 19 Gemini 39 |
| Venus | 6 Aries 35 | 28 Aquarius 22 | 26 Aries 5 |
| Mars | 26 Pisces 52 | 13 Aquarius 6 | 13 Gemini 13 |
| Jupiter | 16 Virgo 36 | 16 Cancer 32 | 9 Virgo 13 |
| Saturn | 24 Virgo 26 | 29 Pisces 23 | 18 Virgo 41 |
| Uranus | 4 Pisces 43 | 27 Taurus 29 | 9 Pisces 27 |
| Neptune | 12 Leo 9 | 0 Aries 22 | 11 Leo 15 |
| Pluto | 7 Cancer 5 | 3 Aquarius 57 | 7 Cancer 32 |
| Rahu | 0 Scorpio 55 | 10 Pisces 5 | 25 Libra 22 |
| Ketu | 0 Taurus 55 | 10 Virgo 5 | 25 Aries 22 |
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