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Hidenori Fujishima

ふじしま ひでのり

Fujishima Hidenori

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1960-10-09 （Ageo, Saitama, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
tanka poet
Active Years
2002-
Affiliations
Kokoro no Hana (tanka journal)
Influenced By
Yukitsuna Sasaki

Education

Josai University Affiliated Kawagoe High School
Country: Japan
Hosei University
Faculty of Business and Management
Country: Japan
Graduated from Hosei University Faculty of Business and Management (graduation year not specified in source)

Awards

Kadokawa Tanka Prize (Honorable Mention)
2002
Work: Roji Seikatsusha
Category: 佳作
Organization: Kadokawa
Result: 受賞
Modern Tanka Criticism Prize (25th)
2007
Work: The Transformation of Japanese and Tanka: A Study from Onomatopoeia
Organization: Modern Tanka Criticism Prize
Result: 受賞
Modern Tanka Poets Association Prize (54th)
2010
Work: Nichome Tsushin
Organization: Modern Tanka Poets Association
Result: 受賞
Nagarami Shobo Publishing Prize (18th)
2010
Work: Nichome Tsushin
Organization: Nagarami Shobo
Result: 受賞
Arts Encouragement Prize for New Artists
2014
Work: Suzume
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs (Arts Encouragement)
Result: 受賞
Terayama Shuji Tanka Prize (19th)
2014
Work: Suzume
Organization: Terayama Shuji Tanka Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Maekawa Samio Prize (18th)
2020
Work: Mystery
Organization: Maekawa Samio Prize Committee
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Nichome Tsushin

2009 tanka

A tanka collection that humorously portrays daily life including caregiving for elderly parents and personal unemployment. Fujishima's first collection.

caregivingfamilyhumordaily life

Suzume

2013 tanka

The second tanka collection depicting the caregiving and death of his father and farewell to the house he lived in for many years. Noted for delicate portrayals of family.

caregivingbereavementhomeremembrance

Mystery

2019 tanka

The third collection, weaving small mysteries and emotions of daily life into tanka.

daily lifemysteryemotion

Onakashiroko: Tanka Diary 2019

2020 tanka diary

A diary-format work compiling daily life and tanka composition from 2019.

diarycreative processdaily life

One Hundred Poems of Kata Yo Yamazaki

2023 tanka collection (editor/curator)

A curated volume of one hundred poems by Yamazaki Kata Yo, including selections and commentary by Fujishima.

curationpoem selectioncommentary

Bibliography

  • Nichome Tsushin (2009, Nagarami Shobo)
  • Suzume (2013, Tanka Kenkyusha)
  • Mystery (2019, Tanka Kenkyusha)
  • Onakashiroko: Tanka Diary 2019 (2020, Furansudo)
  • One Hundred Poems of Yamazaki Kata Yo (2023, Furansudo)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
colloquial tanka expressing daily life with humordelicate, personal portraits of family
Recurring Motifs
caregivingfamilyunemployment and life changeshome, moving, farewellsonomatopoeia

Legacy

Hidenori Fujishima is recognized in contemporary tanka for his humorous yet delicate portrayals of daily life and caregiving, having received multiple major awards. He has also contributed to tanka criticism and studies of onomatopoeia, securing a firm position in the modern tanka community.

Academic Societies

  • Modern Tanka Poets Association

Trivia

  • Received an honorable mention in the Kadokawa Tanka Prize in 2002 for "Roji Seikatsusha."
  • Won the Modern Tanka Poets Association Prize in 2010 for his first collection "Nichome Tsushin."
  • Has conducted studies on onomatopoeia and the use of rakugo in tanka, receiving a criticism prize for his work.