| Haruka Tono | |
| Native Name: | 遠野遥 |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Name: | Tōno Haruka |
| Birth Place: | Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Occupation: | Novelist |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Alma Mater: | Keio University |
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| Relatives: | Atsushi Sakurai (father) |
| Awards: | Bungei Prize (2019) Akutagawa Prize (2020) |
| Years Active: | 2019–present |
is a Japanese novelist from Fujisawa, Kanagawa.
Tono's father was Japanese rock musician and singer-songwriter Atsushi Sakurai.[1] His parents divorced when he was a year old.[2] Tono graduated from Komayose Elementary School[3] and Ohba Junior High School[4] in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefectural Hakuyo High School, and the Faculty of Law at Keio University.[5] [6] He did not read a lot in school and was rather more into sports. For a short while he was in a high school band. He later moved to Tokyo.
In 2020, Tono won the Akutagawa Prize for his book .[7] He also won the Bungei Prize in 2019 for his work .[8] In 2021, his work was shortlisted for the .[9]