Kadokawa Tanka Award
2 appearances
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Edition 45 (1999) runner-up
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Edition 46 (2000) nominee
Masanao Matsumura
まつむら まさなお
Matsumura Masanao
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970-09-03 （Machida, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Machida, Tokyo (birthplace) → Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture (residence)
Career
- Occupations
- tanka poet
- Active Years
- 1996-
- Affiliations
- 'To' (tanka magazine), former editor, Publisher of the doujinshi 'Pan no Mimi'
- Memberships
- International Takuboku Society, 'To' (tanka magazine)
- Influenced By
- Takuboku Ishikawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters | Faculty of Letters | German Literature | — | — | Japan |
| Komaba Toho High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters
Faculty of Letters
/ German Literature
Country:
Japan
Komaba Toho High School
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Nagarami Shobo Publishing Prize | To the Station | — | Nagarami Shobo | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Japan Tanka Club Criticism Prize | Tanka Remembers | — | Japan Tanka Club | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Satō Satarō Tanka Prize | After Three in the Morning | — | Satō Satarō Tanka Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Mainichi Kadan Prize | — | — | The Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Kadokawa Tanka Prize (Runner-up) | Freeter-esque | — | Kadokawa | 次席 |
Nagarami Shobo Publishing Prize
2002
Work:
To the Station
Organization:
Nagarami Shobo
Result:
受賞
Japan Tanka Club Criticism Prize
2011
Work:
Tanka Remembers
Organization:
Japan Tanka Club
Result:
受賞
Satō Satarō Tanka Prize
2014
Work:
After Three in the Morning
Organization:
Satō Satarō Tanka Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Kadan Prize
2000
Organization:
The Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Kadokawa Tanka Prize (Runner-up)
1999
Work:
Freeter-esque
Organization:
Kadokawa
Result:
次席
Awards & Nominations
Japan Tanka Poets Club Criticism Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2011) award
Works
Major Works
To the Station
2001 tankaGentle Shark
2006 tankaAfter Three in the Morning
2014 tankaThe Wind's Younger Brother
2017 tankaThe Purple Person
2019 tankaAbout
2025 tankaBibliography
- To the Station (Nagarami Shobo, 2001)
- Gentle Shark (Nagarami Shobo, 2006)
- After Three in the Morning (Rokka Shorin, 2014)
- The Wind's Younger Brother (Rokka Shorin, 2017)
- The Purple Person (Tanka Kenkyusha, 2019)
- About (Gendai Tanka-sha, 2025)
- Tanka Remembers (Rokka Shorin, 2010)
- Letters of Kuniyo Takayasu (Rokka Shorin, 2013)
- Tanka Poets Who Visited Karafuto (Nagarami Shobo, 2016)
- Songs of War (Kasama Shoin, 2018)
- Views from the Landing: Tanka Reviews 2011-2021 (Rokka Shorin, 2021)
- Anthology: Contemporary Tanka Frontline - Ten New Voices (Hokumeisha, 2007, co-editor)
- 100 Tanka Tips You Can't Ask Now (Kadokawa, 2012, co-author)
- Kadokawa Tanka Library: Definitive Tanka Introduction (Kadokawa, 2012, co-author)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- colloquial tankamodern tanka
- Recurring Motifs
- memorywarurban/regional movement
Legacy
A prominent contemporary tanka poet influenced by Takuboku Ishikawa. Also active as a critic and biographer, noted for themes of memory and war. His editorial work and appearances as an NHK tanka selector have influenced later poets.
Academic Societies
- International Takuboku Society
Trivia
- Not the same person as the businessman Masanao Matsumura (former Mitsubishi Warehouse president) who shares the same name.
- Served as editor of the tanka magazine 'To'.
- Has appeared as a selector on NHK radio and NHK Tanka programs.
- Maintains a personal blog 'Yasashii Same Diary' and a Twitter account.