My Take
Hiroshi Kida is the kind of person who quietly makes the scientific world better without ever chasing the spotlight — a veterinarian and researcher out of Hokkaido University who just kept his head down and did the work. Born in 1943, he came up in postwar Japan when simply getting a solid education was an achievement in itself, and he turned that foundation into a decades-long research career that eventually earned him the Japan Academy Prize in 2005, which is about as elite as it gets in Japanese academia. The Order of the Sacred Treasure on top of that tells you institutions noticed too. There's nothing flashy here — no viral moments, no celebrity adjacency — just the kind of deep, methodical dedication that takes a lifetime to build and rarely gets the cultural credit it deserves. Honestly, I respect it more for that.
Overview
Hiroshi Kida is a Japanese veterinarian and researcher born on January 1, 1943, in Hokkaido, Japan. He studied at Hokkaido University. He was awarded the Japan Academy Prize in 2005, one of the most prestigious honors in Japanese academia. He has also received the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star (Zuiho Jusho).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hiroshi Kida
- Name (Japanese)
- 喜田宏
- Reading
- きだ ひろし
- Born
- January 1, 1943 (age 83)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Sheep (未)
- Origin
- Hokkaido, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Veterinarian / Researcher
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Hokkaido University
- Debut
- Unknown
Awards & achievements
- Japan Academy Prize (2005)
- Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star (Zuiho Jusho) (year unknown)
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%96%9C%E7%94%B0%E5%AE%8F
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.