Kadokawa Tanka Award
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1961) award
Yasuyuki Hamada
はまだ やすゆき
Hamada Yasuyuki
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-07-25 （Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Religion
- Shingon Buddhism
- Residence History
- Kushiro, Hokkaido (birth) → Kanagawa Prefecture (mother's family home) → Miyazaki Prefecture (settled)
Career
- Occupations
- Tanka poet, Typesetter/editor (printing), Transport worker
- Active Years
- 1961-
- Affiliations
- Dougyu (group), Sagami-no (group)
- Influenced By
- Kunio Tsukamoto
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanagawa Prefectural Shonan High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Kanagawa Prefectural Shonan High School
Country:
Japan
Attended night/part-time classes while beginning to compose tanka
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Kadokawa Tanka Prize (7th) | Seijin Tsuchi (50 tanka) | — | Kadokawa Tanka Prize Committee | winner |
| 1974 | Gendai Kajin Shukai Prize (1st) | Bokyo-hen (Homesickness Volume) | — | Gendai Kajin Shukai | winner |
Kadokawa Tanka Prize (7th)
1961
Work:
Seijin Tsuchi (50 tanka)
Organization:
Kadokawa Tanka Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Gendai Kajin Shukai Prize (1st)
1974
Work:
Bokyo-hen (Homesickness Volume)
Organization:
Gendai Kajin Shukai
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bokyo-hen (Homesickness Volume)
1974 TankaA tanka collection addressing nostalgia for home and everyday claustrophobia, often with irony and humor.
homesicknesseveryday claustrophobiaironyhumor
Hamada Yasuyuki Collected Tanka (Gendai Kajin Bunko 22)
1979 TankaA collected volume centering on his early works.
daily lifepersonal history
After Bokyo-hen
1985 TankaA collection treating the moods and subjects following Bokyo-hen.
continuing nostalgiachanging everyday life
Tabibito Ware wa (I Am a Traveler)
1985 TankaA collection of tanka about travel and the sense of self.
travelselfmovement
Portraits of Family
2002 TankaA group of tanka centered on family, depicting private memories and fragments of daily life.
familymemory
A Hundred Years Hence (21st Century Tanka Series)
2009 TankaA collection composed from a 21st-century perspective.
timefuture and memory
"Hama" da
2020 TankaA recent collection showing playfulness and attention to language.
wordplayself-expression
Bibliography
- Bokyo-hen (1974)
- Hamada Yasuyuki Collected Tanka (1979)
- After Bokyo-hen (1985)
- Tabibito Ware wa (1985)
- Portraits of Family (2002)
- A Hundred Years Hence (2009)
- "Hama" da (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic style that captures everyday life with ironyConcise tanka often infused with humor
- Recurring Motifs
- homesicknessennuifamilytravel
Legacy
His style—tackling everyday claustrophobia and ennui with irony and humor—has been praised by figures such as Kunio Tsukamoto and is regarded as a distinct voice in postwar and contemporary tanka. He also contributed to regional tanka scenes and served as a selector for a local newspaper's poetry page.
Archives
- Holdings at the National Diet Library
Trivia
- He lost his mother at age six.
- Winning the 7th Kadokawa Tanka Prize marked a turning point in his life and creative career.
- Served as president (representative director) of the Akabou Miyazaki Light Vehicle Transport Cooperative.