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Yumi Fuzuki

ふづき ゆみ

Fuzuki Yumi

Pen Names: Yumi Fuzuki（Pen name used for poetry and publications）

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1991-07-23 （Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan → Tokyo, Japan (study and professional activity)

Career

Occupations
Poet, Essayist, Lyricist, University lecturer (visiting associate professor)
Active Years
2006-
Affiliations
Musashino University (Visiting Associate Professor)
Influenced By
Chiaki Ishihara, Gōzō Yoshimasu
Nominations
Hagiwara Sakutaro Prize, nominee (31st)

Education

Sapporo Asahigaoka High School
Period: 2006-2010
Year of Graduation: 2010
Country: Japan
Received the Gendaishi Techo Prize while in high school (2008)
Waseda University, Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education
Degree: 学士
Period: 2010-2014
Year of Graduation: 2014
Country: Japan
Contributed poems and essays and performed readings while enrolled

Awards

Gendaishi Techo Prize (46th)
2008
Organization: Gendaishi Techo (literary magazine)
Result: 受賞
Nakahara Chuya Prize (15th)
2010
Work: The Improper Me of an Appropriate World
Organization: Nakahara Chuya Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Maruyama Yutaka Commemorative Modern Poetry Prize (19th)
2010
Work: The Improper Me of an Appropriate World
Organization: Maruyama Yutaka Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Tomita Saika Prize (34th)
2022
Work: Something Like a Parallel World
Organization: Tomita Saika Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Miss iD Individual Prize
2013
Organization: Kodansha (Miss iD)
Result: 受賞（個人賞）

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Improper Me of an Appropriate World

2009 Poetry collection

First poetry collection published while still a student, containing poems that observe everyday life and solitude from a youthful perspective.

Everyday lifeSolitudeComing of age

Deeper Than the Roof

2013 Poetry collection

Second poetry collection featuring works presented in readings and events, notable for diverse sensory expression.

CityMemoryVoice

Baptism Diary

2016 Essay collection

An essay collection recounting personal experiences and reflections, blending private perspective with literary observation.

Personal experienceSelf-exploration

Our Cats

2016 Poetry collection

Third poetry collection depicting everyday life and emotions through perspectives centered on cats.

AnimalsHomeEveryday life

The Timid Poet Goes into the City

2018 Essay collection

Essay collection of snapshots on city life and culture from the poet's perspective.

Urban lifeObservationCulture

Something Like a Parallel World

2022 Poetry collection

A new poetry collection after six years, weaving multilayered imagery and fragments of memory.

MemoryReality and imaginationFragments

A Day to Rest Being an Adult

2025 Poetry collection

Fifth poetry collection compiling serial poems, capturing emotions that inhabit the gaps of everyday life.

Everyday lifeRestEmotion

Bibliography

  • The Improper Me of an Appropriate World (2009)
  • Deeper Than the Roof (2013)
  • Baptism Diary (2016)
  • Our Cats (2016)
  • The Timid Poet Goes into the City (2018)
  • Something Like a Parallel World (2022)
  • A Day to Rest Being an Adult (2025)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Lyrical, intimate voice often in short poems or prose-poem formsRhythmic language suited for readings
Recurring Motifs
Fragments of everyday lifeMemory and timeCats and childhoodCity and voice

Legacy

Recognized as one of contemporary Japan's prominent young poets, noted for early major prize wins and public reading activities; her work has influenced a broad audience, including inclusion in high school curricula.

In Popular Culture

  • Brought poetry into popular culture through radio reading segments and product collaborations such as patterned tights.

Trivia

  • Won the Gendaishi Techo Prize while still in high school, making her one of the youngest recipients.
  • Married composer Yudai Bando in 2023 (announced in 2024).