Kadokawa Haiku Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 57 (2011) award
Jugo Nagase
ながせ とおご
Nagase Tōgo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-03-29 （Sukagawa, Fukushima, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Resident of Sukagawa, Fukushima, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, engineer, lecturer, columnist
- Active Years
- 1973-
- Affiliations
- Kikkou haiku circle — chair, Gunjō (founding member; left 2021), Japan PEN Club — member
- Memberships
- Japan PEN Club
- Influenced By
- Mitsuo Morikawa
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Fukushima Prefecture Literature Prize (Haiku) | — | 俳句部門 | Fukushima Prefectural Government | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Kikkou Prize | — | — | Kikkou haiku circle | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Kadokawa Haiku Award | "Fukushima" (fifty haiku) | 俳句 | Kadokawa Publishing | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Modern Haiku Association Award | Haiku collection "Mikazukiko" | — | Modern Haiku Association | 受賞 |
Fukushima Prefecture Literature Prize (Haiku)
2003
Category:
俳句部門
Organization:
Fukushima Prefectural Government
Result:
受賞
Kikkou Prize
2004
Organization:
Kikkou haiku circle
Result:
受賞
Kadokawa Haiku Award
2011
Work:
"Fukushima" (fifty haiku)
Category:
俳句
Organization:
Kadokawa Publishing
Result:
受賞
Modern Haiku Association Award
2019
Work:
Haiku collection "Mikazukiko"
Organization:
Modern Haiku Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Modern Haiku Association Award
1 appearances
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Edition 74 (2019) award
Works
Major Works
Hashi-Oboro — A Record of Fukushima
2013 HaikuA collection of haiku reflecting the landscapes and memories of Fukushima after the 2011 earthquake and nuclear accident. Includes the representative poem "Hashi-Oboro".
Fukushimadisasternaturememoryrecovery
Mikazukiko (Crescent Moon Lake)
2018 HaikuA haiku collection weaving nature, seasons, and local memories. Contains the representative poem "Mikazukiko."
natureseasonslocalitymemory
Bibliography
- Hashi-Oboro — A Record of Fukushima (2013)
- Mikazukiko (2018)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realisticlandscape-focused depictionconcise haiku with emphasis on seasonal words
- Recurring Motifs
- Fukushima landscapesbridgeslakescrescent moondisaster and recovery
Legacy
Known for poems about post-disaster Fukushima, he has contributed to local haiku culture through publications, teaching, and organizing regional haiku gatherings.
Academic Societies
- Modern Haiku Association (served as selection committee member)
- Japan PEN Club
In Popular Culture
- Organizer of the "Sukagawa Haiku Gathering" — a haiku outreach event for high school students
Quotes
-
Washed away — the bridge should no longer be there, hazy
Source: Haiku collection "Hashi-Oboro — A Record of Fukushima" (2013) -
Ducks pull away — for ten thousand years the crescent-moon lake
Source: Haiku collection "Mikazukiko" (2018)
Trivia
- Began writing haiku in his twenties.
- Worked as an engineer in quality, safety, and environmental management at a medical products company.
- Has organized haiku events for high school students for many years after the disaster.