, ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁Os aka ▁Cit izen ▁Award ▁for ▁literature ▁for ▁her ▁story ▁N iji ▁( }. ▁After ▁that ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁professional ▁writer . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁ 5 0 th ▁Ak ut ag awa ▁Prize ▁for ▁her ▁novel ▁Sent iment al ▁J our ney ▁( , ▁K ans h ō ▁Ry ok ō ). ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁years , ▁she ▁wrote ▁and ▁published ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁literary ▁works , ▁such ▁as ▁nov els ▁of ▁love ▁rom ance , ▁bi ograph ies , ▁many ▁ess ays ▁of ▁various ▁them es ▁including ▁Japanese ▁classic ▁literature , ▁transl ations ▁and ▁adapt ations ▁of ▁the ▁classic ▁works ▁of ▁Japan ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁T ale ▁of ▁Gen ji ▁and ▁Mak ura ▁no ▁S ō sh i . ▁ ▁She ▁married ▁Sum io ▁K aw ano ▁() ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁husband ▁of ▁her ▁literary ▁friend ▁Sh ō ko ▁K aw ano ▁( ). ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Sh ō ko , ▁Tan abe ▁married ▁K aw ano ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁wife ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁and ▁lived ▁with ▁him ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁for ▁ 3 6 ▁years . ▁They ▁lived ▁in ▁Os aka , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁It ami ▁city ▁in ▁Hy ō go ▁Pref ect ure . ▁ ▁Tan abe ▁received ▁various ▁literary ▁awards . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁Person ▁of