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Ichiro Senda

せんだ いちろ

Senda Ichirō

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1929-10-17 （Suzu, Ishikawa, Japan）
Died
2022-07-04 age 92
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Suzu, Ishikawa, Japan

Career

Occupations
haiku poet, local government official
Active Years
1954-2022
Affiliations
Haiku Poets Association (Japan), Japan PEN Club, Japan Literary Artists Association, Kaze (haiku circle)
Memberships
Haiku Poets Association (councilor; advisor, Ishikawa branch), Japan PEN Club (member), Japan Literary Artists Association (member)

Awards

Hokkoku Literary Prize
1958
Organization: Hokkoku Shimbun
Result: 受賞
Kadokawa Haiku Prize
1985
Work: Ama no Shima
Organization: Kadokawa Shoten
Result: 受賞
Suzu City Cultural Merit
1985
Organization: Suzu City
Result: 受賞
Ishikawa Prefectural Cultural Merit
1998
Organization: Ishikawa Prefecture
Result: 受賞
Minister of Education Award for Regional Cultural Contribution
2010
Organization: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Noto Araiso: Ichiro Senda Haiku Collection

1982 Haiku

A haiku collection focusing on the rough seashores and coastal scenes of Noto.

seaNoto regionnature

Within the Sound of the Tide

1987 Haiku

A collection of haiku capturing tidal sounds and coastal atmospheres.

tideseaseasonal sensitivity

Trends and Directions: Questioning the Era of Haiku — Ichiro Senda Collected Works

1991 Criticism & Haiku Collection

Contains essays on haiku alongside selected poems.

haiku theoryliterary criticism

Waves: Ichiro Senda Haiku Collection

1995 Haiku

Haiku collection themed around waves and sea conditions.

wavesseanature

Wind Rank: Ichiro Senda Haiku Collection

2002 Haiku

One of the collections gathering decades of his haiku work.

windsealocal homeland

Field of View: Ichiro Senda Haiku Collection

2008 Haiku

Contains haiku emphasizing visual observation.

observationlandscapeseasons

Freeform: Ichiro Senda Haiku Collection

2013 Haiku

A collection featuring many mature-period haiku.

maturityseahomeland

Hodo: Haiku Collection

2018 Haiku

One of his late representative collections, featuring poems about walking and everyday life.

everyday lifewalkingseasonal awareness

Bibliography

  • Noto Araiso: Ichiro Senda Haiku Collection (1982)
  • Within the Sound of the Tide (1987)
  • Trends and Directions: Questioning the Era of Haiku (1991)
  • Noto's Narrow Paths: 100 Haiku Pillows (1994)
  • Waves: Ichiro Senda Haiku Collection (1995)
  • Ichiro Senda Collected Works (1998)
  • Kaga's Narrow Paths: 100 Haiku Pillows (2002)
  • Wind Rank: Ichiro Senda Haiku Collection (2002)
  • Ichiro Senda Haiku Collection (2005)
  • Field of View: Ichiro Senda Haiku Collection (2008)
  • Reflections on the Rugged Shore (2012)
  • Freeform: Ichiro Senda Haiku Collection (2013)
  • Hodo: Haiku Collection (2018)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Concise, observational haiku grounded in shasei (sketching from life)Traditional techniques incorporating local landscapes and livelihoods
Recurring Motifs
seaNoto landscapesseasonal feelingfishing village life

Legacy

A haiku poet known for observational poems rooted in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture. Contributed to regional culture and received several cultural merit awards.

Academic Societies

  • Haiku Poets Association
  • Japan PEN Club
  • Japan Literary Artists Association

Trivia

  • Worked at Suzu City Hall in tourism, public relations, and social education administration.
  • Won the 31st Kadokawa Haiku Prize in 1985 for 'Ama no Shima'.