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Takatoshi Goto

ごとう たかとし

Goto Takatoshi

Aliases: 篁風
Pen Names: Kofu（Used as a haiku pen name）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1968-05-23 （Katabuchi, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Nagasaki City (birthplace) → Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture (resident)

Career

Occupations
haiku poet, physician, regional studies researcher
Active Years
1982-
Affiliations
Haiku Square (founder/representative), Kaite (member), Ikan (member), Japan Writers' Association (member), Modern Haiku Association (member), Japan Petrograph Association (member), Yamataikoku Society (member), National Museum (special supporter), Utsunomiya City Cultural Properties Volunteer Council (member), Utsunomiya International Cultural Association (member)
Influenced By
Mori Dairei, Kuma Haruto, Kindaichi Tota

Education

Nagasaki Prefectural Nagasaki Higashi High School
Period: 1984-1987
Year of Graduation: 1987
Country: Japan
Jichi Medical University
Faculty of Medicine
Degree: MD
Period: 1988-1993
Year of Graduation: 1993
Country: Japan
Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine. Later completed doctoral course (PhD in Medicine).
Jichi Medical University Graduate School (doctoral course)
Degree: PhD (Medicine)
Country: Japan
Completed doctoral course (year unknown)

Awards

National Student Haiku Competition Recommendation Grand Prize
1990
Organization: National Student Haiku Competition
Result: 受賞（兼 文部大臣奨励賞）
Minister of Education Encouragement Award
1990
Organization: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Result: 受賞
Modern Haiku Newcomer Award
1995
Organization: Modern Haiku Association
Result: 受賞
Nakaniita Haiku Award (Sweden Prize)
1997
Work: Kaiba
Organization: Nakaniita Haiku Award
Result: 受賞
Modern Haiku Criticism Award
1999
Work: The Century of Desire and Haiku
Organization: Modern Haiku Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kaiba

1996 Haiku collection

His first haiku collection, focusing on the sea, nature, and memory.

seanaturememory

Raiko

2001 Haiku collection

A collection emphasizing intensity and the immediacy of moments.

ephemeral momentsnaturesensation

Takatoshi Goto Haiku Collection

2004 Haiku collection

A comprehensive collection compiling his haiku to date.

communitynaturelife

Horai Travelogue

2005 Travelogue

A travelogue that contemplates history and landscapes through verse.

travelhistorylandscape

Bibliography

  • Kaiba (1996)
  • Raiko (2001)
  • Takatoshi Goto Haiku Collection (2004)
  • Horai Travelogue (2005)
  • The Century of Desire and Haiku (criticism)
  • Invincible Haiku Life (co-editor, 2002)
  • Haiku University (co-editor, 2016)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Realistic and concise style rooted in modern haiku traditionLyricism that incorporates locality and historical awareness
Recurring Motifs
seanatureregional historymemory

Legacy

He balances a medical career with haiku creation, is known as a pioneer of online haiku communities, and has contributed to regional cultural promotion and haiku criticism.

Academic Societies

  • Japan Writers' Association
  • Modern Haiku Association

Trivia

  • The name 'Takatoshi Goto' is used as a haiku pen name rather than his legal name.
  • Hobbies include kendo; holds a 2nd dan.