Background
Hiraoka, Toshio was born on March 1, 1930 in Marugame, Japan. Son of Itsuji and Tose (Kanda) Hiraoka.
university president emeritus educator
Hiraoka, Toshio was born on March 1, 1930 in Marugame, Japan. Son of Itsuji and Tose (Kanda) Hiraoka.
Master of Letters, Tokyo University of Education, 1958. Doctor of Letters, University Tsukuba, Japan, 1982.
Associate professor, Yokohama (Japan) National U., 1968-1975; professor, Yokohama (Japan) National U., 1975-1976; professor, U. Tsukuba, Japan, 1976-1992; director graduate course of literature, U. Tsukuba, Japan, 1988-1992; president, Gunma Prefectural Women's U., Tamamura, Japan, since 1992. Member Science Coun of Japan, 1997.
Member Association Modern Japanese Literature (president 1996), Association Kiamura Tokoku (president), Association Matsumoto Seicho (president).
Married Toyoko Okada, March 26, 1954. 2 children.