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Takashi Hoshino

ほしの たかし

Hoshino Takashi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1952-08-17 （Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
haiku poet, editor
Active Years
1968-
Affiliations
Tamamo (magazine) — deputy editor-in-chief / editor-in-chief (later), Hototogisu (magazine) — member/contributor, Kamakura Kyoshi/Tatsuko Memorial Museum — director
Memberships
Japan Traditional Haiku Association, Japan Writers' Association
Influenced By
Ritsuko Hoshino (grandmother), Kyoshi Takahama (haiku poet, ancestral influence)

Education

Kanto Gakuin University
Country: Japan
Dropped out

Awards

Shiika Bungakukan Prize
2023
Work: Haiku collection 'Konton' (渾沌)
Organization: Japan Museum of Modern Poetry
Result: winner
Haiku Shiki Grand Prize
2023
Work: Haiku collection 'Konton' (渾沌)
Organization: Haiku Shiki (organizer)
Result: winner
Agency for Cultural Affairs Commissioner’s Award
2023
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
Result: recipient
Jakotsu Prize
2015
Work: Haiku collection 'Zankyo' (残響)
Organization: Kadokawa Cultural Promotion Foundation (selection committee)
Result: finalist
Jakotsu Prize
2023
Work: Haiku collection 'Konton' (渾沌)
Organization: Kadokawa Cultural Promotion Foundation (selection committee)
Result: finalist

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Beauty, Color, Fragrance (Haiku Creation Encyclopedia)

1997 haiku

An introductory guide to haiku composition with examples and commentary.

haiku compositionkigo (season words)technique

Yato (Haiku Collection)

1997 haiku

A collection of haiku reflecting landscapes and daily life around Kamakura.

natureKamakuraeveryday life

Mujinzou (Haiku Collection)

2006 haiku

A mid-career collection covering a wide variety of subjects.

varietyseasonal sense

Face (Haiku Collection by Takashi Hoshino)

2010 haiku

A collection focusing on human expressions and inner life.

humanityexpressioninteriority

Zankyo (Haiku Collection)

2014 haiku

A collection with many poems conscious of family lineage and tradition.

familyheritageremembrance

Konton (Haiku Collection)

2022 haiku

A recent representative work featuring haiku that incorporate chaos and contemporary sensibilities.

chaosmodernitydialogue with tradition

Bibliography

  • Beauty, Color, Fragrance (Haiku Creation Encyclopedia). Iizuka Shoten, 1997
  • Yato (Haiku collection). Kadokawa Shoten, 1997
  • Mujinzou (Haiku collection). Kadokawa Shoten, 2006
  • Face. Haiku collection by Takashi Hoshino. Kadokawa, 2010
  • Zankyo. Haiku collection. Shin'ya Soshosha, 2014
  • Konton. Haiku collection. Shin'ya Soshosha, 2022
  • Editor/supervisor: 'Ritsuko Hoshino'. Kaguusha, 1998
  • Tokyo Strolls for Haiku: 100 Places (co-editor). Hon'ami Shoten, 2010
  • Teacher and Children's School Haiku Almanac (co-supervisor). Gakugei Mirai-sha, 2012
  • Three Generations (co-authored with Ritsuko Hoshino and Tsubaki Hoshino). Iizuka Shoten, 2014
  • Gyoro: Thematic Haiku Collection (co-authored). Kamakura Kyoshi/Tatsuko Memorial Museum, 2015

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Builds on traditional haiku forms while incorporating modern sensibilitiesConcise expression with emphasis on seasonal sense
Recurring Motifs
seasonal imageryfamily and lineageKamakura landscapes

Legacy

Recognized as a contemporary haiku poet inheriting the Takahama/Hoshino lineage, he has served as an editor and author bridging tradition and modernity. He has been a finalist and winner of several awards and is active in regional cultural stewardship.

Museums

  • Kamakura Kyoshi/Tatsuko Memorial Museum Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan

Academic Societies

  • Japan Traditional Haiku Association
  • Japan Writers' Association

Archives

  • VIAF: 255518898
  • NDL: 00663190

Trivia

  • Born into a family lineage connected to Kyoshi Takahama, a prominent haiku poet.
  • Has a daughter named Ai Hoshino.
  • Served as editor-in-chief of the magazine 'Tamamo' and succeeded as its leader in 2014.