Haiku Shiki Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2002) award
Hinao Goto
ごとう ひなお
Goto Hinao
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1917-04-23 （Imamiya Village, Nishinari District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2020-06-05 （Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan (hospital)） age 103
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Osaka Prefecture (birth) → Kobe (later life) → Osaka (business activities)
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, businessman, editor
- Active Years
- 1951-2020
- Affiliations
- Haiku Poets Association, Japan Traditional Haiku Association, Osaka Haiku Poets Club, Huuei (editor/publisher and later head)
- Memberships
- Haiku Poets Association (vice-chairman, advisor), Japan Traditional Haiku Association (advisor), Osaka Haiku Poets Club (chairman/advisor)
- Influenced By
- Yahan Goto (father), Toshio Takahama, Ritsuko Hoshino
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe First Middle School (predecessor of Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Former First Higher School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Osaka University, Department of Physics | — | Department of Physics | 学士 | 〜1941 | Japan |
Kobe First Middle School (predecessor of Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School)
Country:
Japan
Former First Higher School
Country:
Japan
Osaka University, Department of Physics
Department of Physics
Degree:
学士
Period:
〜1941
Year of Graduation:
1941
Country:
Japan
Studied physics; graduated before/during World War II.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Hyogo Prefecture Cultural Prize | — | — | Hyogo Prefecture | winner |
| 1991 | Kobe Cultural Prize | — | — | Kobe City | winner |
| 1992 | Osaka Prefecture Culture and Arts Merit Award | — | — | Osaka Prefecture | winner |
| 2002 | Haiku Shiki Grand Prize (2nd) | Sara Momiji (collection) | — | Haiku Shiki Grand Prize Committee | winner |
| 2006 | Jakko Prize (40th) | Mennai Chidori (collection) | — | Jakko Prize Committee | winner |
| 2015 | Yamamoto Kenkichi Prize (14th) | — | — | Yamamoto Kenkichi Prize Committee | winner |
| 2017 | Shika Literature Museum Prize (32nd) | Hakuju (collection) | — | Museum of Poetry and Literature | winner |
Hyogo Prefecture Cultural Prize
1989
Organization:
Hyogo Prefecture
Result:
winner
Kobe Cultural Prize
1991
Organization:
Kobe City
Result:
winner
Osaka Prefecture Culture and Arts Merit Award
1992
Organization:
Osaka Prefecture
Result:
winner
Haiku Shiki Grand Prize (2nd)
2002
Work:
Sara Momiji (collection)
Organization:
Haiku Shiki Grand Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Jakko Prize (40th)
2006
Work:
Mennai Chidori (collection)
Organization:
Jakko Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Yamamoto Kenkichi Prize (14th)
2015
Organization:
Yamamoto Kenkichi Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Shika Literature Museum Prize (32nd)
2017
Work:
Hakuju (collection)
Organization:
Museum of Poetry and Literature
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Dakotsu Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 40 (2006) award
Yamamoto Kenkichi Literary Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 14 (2015) award
Shiika Bungakukan Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 32 (2017) award
Works
Major Works
Sara Momiji
2001 haiku collectionA collection reflecting themes of advanced age and seasonal awareness; includes the work that won the Haiku Shiki Grand Prize.
seasonalityold agekacho-fuei (flower-bird poetic approach)objective sketching
Mennai Chidori
2005 haiku collectionPublished after retiring from company duties to focus on haiku; includes the collection awarded the Jakko Prize.
naturepersonificationobservation of daily life
Hakuju
2016 haiku collectionA collection centered on poems from his centenarian years; winner of the Museum of Poetry and Literature Prize.
agingseasonal sensitivityreminiscence
Bibliography
- Shoshin (1972, Huuei-kai)
- Kindei (1972, Huuei-kai)
- Gionmori (1977, Bokuyosha)
- Hanabioi (1982, Bokuyosha)
- Hanabira Yuzu (1987, Kadokawa)
- Benikamo (1992, Kadokawa)
- Sara Momiji (2001, Furansudo)
- Ikku Kōjitsu (2004, Furansudo)
- Mennai Chidori (2005, Furansudo)
- Kokoro no Komado (2007, Furansudo)
- Hatsu Shinonome (2009, Furansudo)
- Zan'nichi Zanshō (2010, Furansudo)
- Yūbae Nikki (2013, Furansudo)
- Hakuju (2016, Furansudo)
- Kashin Collection: Hinao Goto (1994, Kashinsha)
- Sunny and Rainy Days – Hinao Goto Memorial Haiku Collection (1999, Furansudo)
- Hinao Goto Seven-Volume Collection (2002, Chikuma Shobo/Oshakusha)
- Collected Works of Hinao Goto (2012, Oshakusha)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- objective sketching (kyakkanshasei)kacho-fuei (flower-and-bird poetic approach)intellectual observational gaze informed by physicsuse of personification
- Recurring Motifs
- Noh theatre–inspired imagerydepictions of flowers and birdstransitions of the seasons
Health
-
senility / old agePhysical decline in late life; died of old age in 2020.
Legacy
Hinao Goto inherited the Kansai style of his father Yahan Goto while pursuing the Hototogisu school's objective sketching and kacho-fuei approaches. He left a significant mark on the haiku world, winning multiple major awards despite a career as a businessman.
Museums
- Kyoshi Memorial Museum (associated as a board member) Izu no Kuni, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan (museum location)
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association
- Japan Traditional Haiku Association
- Osaka Haiku History Research Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (holds works)
- Related archives in Hyogo Prefecture / Kobe
Quotes
-
Turning Higashiyama, the spear is turned.
Source: Representative haiku (appears in selections)
Trivia
- His father was the haiku poet Yahan Goto.
- After the war he was also active as a businessman, founding Nami Electronics (later a company).
- He died at the age of 103 and was one of Japan's centenarians.