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Sogyo Hasegawa

はせがわ そうぎょ

Hasegawa Sōgyo

Pen Names: Sogyo Hasegawa（Haiku pen name (real name Kenzo)）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1897-11-19 （Sunomata, Anpachi District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan）
Died
1987-11-08 age 89
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
haiku poet, university professor
Active Years
1942-1987
Affiliations
Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Professor, Tokai Women's Junior College, Professor, Contributor to the haiku magazine 'Kira' (Unmo), Head (shusai) of the haiku group 'Seiju'
Memberships
Kira (haiku magazine), Seiju (haiku group/magazine)
Influenced By
Jakotsu Iida, Chofu Hasegawa (younger brother, Japanese painter), Seishu Kinoshita
Influenced
Kukuko Hasegawa (wife; succeeded as Seiju head), Members of the Seiju haiku group

Awards

Jakotsu Prize
1986
Work: Hitotsu to ya
Organization: Jakotsu Prize Selection Committee
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Hitotsu to ya

1986 Haiku collection

A late-career haiku collection addressing nature, seasons and aging. It won the Jakotsu Prize in 1986.

natureseasonsaging

Kazegata

Haiku collection

One of his representative haiku collections, centered on depictions of nature.

natureseasonal sensibility

Bibliography

  • Hitotsu to ya
  • Kazegata

Style & Themes

Literary Style
concise, traditional haiku stylefocus on natural imagery
Recurring Motifs
seasonsnatureeveryday lifeaging

Legacy

Considered a notable 20th-century Japanese haiku poet; won the Jakotsu Prize for a late collection and served as head of the haiku magazine/group Seiju, leaving influence on the regional haiku community.

Academic Societies

  • Modern Haiku Association

Archives

  • National Diet Library authority ID: 00110429
  • VIAF ID: 40796940

Trivia

  • Real name was Kenzo.
  • His younger brother, Chofu Hasegawa, was a Japanese painter; Sogyo began haiku at his brother's suggestion.
  • Won the 20th Jakotsu Prize in 1986 for the collection 'Hitotsu to ya'.