Haiku Research Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 5 (1990) award
Yumiko Katayama
かたやま ゆみこ
Katayama Yumiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1952-07-17 （Chiba Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Haiku poet, Piano teacher, Part-time university lecturer, Instructor
- Active Years
- 1979-
- Affiliations
- Member of haiku magazine 'Kari', Founder and editor of haiku magazine 'Kouu', Poets Association (Haijin Kyokai) board member
- Memberships
- Haiku Poets Association
- Influenced By
- Kariki Takaha (Takaha Kariyuki)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ueno Gakuen University | Piano Department | Piano Department | — | — | Japan |
Ueno Gakuen University
Piano Department
/ Piano Department
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Haiku Kenkyu Prize | One Night | — | Haiku Kenkyu (publication) | winner |
| 1994 | Haijin Kyokai Criticism Newcomer Prize | Dialogue with Contemporary Haiku | — | Haiku Poets Association | winner |
| 2006 | Haijin Kyokai Criticism Prize | On Reading Haiku | — | Haiku Poets Association | winner |
| 2013 | Haijin Kyokai Award | Kouu | — | Haiku Poets Association | winner |
Haiku Kenkyu Prize
1990
Work:
One Night
Organization:
Haiku Kenkyu (publication)
Result:
winner
Haijin Kyokai Criticism Newcomer Prize
1994
Work:
Dialogue with Contemporary Haiku
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
winner
Haijin Kyokai Criticism Prize
2006
Work:
On Reading Haiku
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
winner
Haijin Kyokai Award
2013
Work:
Kouu
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Haijin Kyokai Hyoron Prize
2 appearances
-
Edition 8 (1993) newcomer award
-
Edition 21 (2006) award
Haijin Kyokai Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 52 (2012) award
Works
Major Works
Song of Rain
1984 Haiku collectionAn early collection of haiku focusing on rain and nature.
rainnatureseasons
Suisei
1989 Haiku collectionA collection that contemplates water and delicate aspects of life.
waterlifesensory perception
Celestial Bow
1995 Haiku collectionA mid-career collection exploring intersections of nature and human emotion.
natureemotionlight
Kouu
2012 Haiku collectionA representative collection themed around scent and rain; won the Haijin Kyokai Award in 2013.
scentrainseasons
Mizugaki
2025 Haiku collectionA recent collection weaving natural description with subtle everyday moments.
natureeveryday lifeseasonal words
Bibliography
- Ame no uta (Bokuyosha, Sep 1984)
- Suisei (Hon'ami Shoten, Sep 1989)
- Tengyu (Kadokawa, Sep 1995)
- Katayama Yumiko Kyushuu (Sunagoya Shobo, Feb 1998)
- Kigo-betsu Katayama Yumiko Kyushuu (Furansudo, Apr 2003)
- Kazamachizuki (Kadokawa, Jul 2004)
- Kouu (Furansudo, Jul 2012)
- Haiku Diary 2015: Yesterday's Flower, Today's Flower (Furansudo, Jun 2016)
- Mizugaki (Furansudo, Jul 2025)
- One Hundred Contemporary Female Haiku Poets (Bokuyosha, Sep 1993) - criticism
- Dialogue with Contemporary Haiku (Hon'ami Shoten, Mar 1993) - criticism
- On Reading Haiku (Kadokawa, Sep 2006) - criticism
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise and refined haiku expressionA style that respects tradition while incorporating modern sensibilities
- Recurring Motifs
- rainscentwaterbirdswind
Legacy
A prominent female figure in contemporary Japanese haiku. Highly regarded for both her collections and critical essays, she has also played an active role in the administration of the haiku community as a board member and chair of the Haiku Poets Association.
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association
Archives
- National Diet Library (works and holdings)
Trivia
- Her maiden name is Noguchi.
- Graduated from Ueno Gakuen University's Piano Department and worked as a piano teacher before composing haiku.
- Studied under haiku poet Takaha Kariyuki.
- Founded and became editor of the haiku magazine 'Kouu' in 2019.
- Became chair of the Haiku Poets Association in 2025.