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Akio Fujimoto

ふじもと あきお

Fujimoto Akio

Pen Names: Shigeru Idobirth name (real name)

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1928-03-04 (Kawanishi, Hyōgo, Japan)
Died
2014-03-25 age 86
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Kawanishi, Hyōgo (birthplace) → Nara Prefecture (residence / base for activity)

Career

Occupations
haiku poet
Active Years
1979-2014
Influenced By
Ujō Buseki

Education

Kansai University
Faculty of Law / Department of Law
Country: Japan
Graduated from Kansai University, Department of Law. Graduation year unknown.

Awards

Haiku Poets Association Prize
2003
Work: Fuka Yoshino
Organization: Haiku Poets Association
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mimiishi

haiku collection

A collection of haiku focusing on nature and seasonal themes.

natureseasonalityobservations of daily life

Yume no Fuchi

haiku collection

A haiku collection containing poems that explore dreams and the inner life.

dreamsinner lifesymbolism

Fuka Yoshino

2003 haiku collection

A collection reflecting the landscapes of Nara and a deep sense of nature. This work won the Haiku Poets Association Prize.

Nara landscapesdepth of naturenostalgia

Takamiyama

haiku collection

A collection centered on haiku about mountains and topography.

mountainstopographynatural observation

Bibliography

  • Mimiishi
  • Yume no Fuchi
  • Fuka Yoshino
  • Takamiyama

Style & Themes

Literary Style
concise, traditional haiku styledetailed observation rooted in natural description
Recurring Motifs
seasonalitynature (mountains, forests, countryside)nostalgia

Health

  • myocardial infarction
    2014-03-25
    died of a myocardial infarction

Legacy

A haiku poet based in Nara, respected for works that draw on traditional haiku techniques while deeply portraying nature and nostalgia. He received the Haiku Poets Association Prize in 2003.

Academic Societies

  • Haiku Poets Association

Trivia

  • Birth name was Shigeru Ido.
  • Won the 43rd Haiku Poets Association Prize in 2003 for 'Fuka Yoshino'.
  • Died of a myocardial infarction on March 25, 2014.