Kadokawa Haiku Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 50 (2004) award
Naka Kansen
なか かんせん
Naka Kansen
Pen Names:
Naka Kansen（Pen name used for haiku writing）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1957-06-07 （Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Saku, Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, physician (internal medicine)
- Active Years
- 1983-
- Affiliations
- Minato (haiku group), Sato (haiku magazine), Maki (founder and editor), Gunjou (contributor)
- Memberships
- Sato (contributor), Gunjou (contributor)
- Influenced By
- Omaki Hiroshi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinshu University | Faculty of Medicine | Department of Medicine | — | — | Japan |
Shinshu University
Faculty of Medicine
/ Department of Medicine
Year of Graduation:
1983
Country:
Japan
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Yomiuri Haiku Prize (Honorable Mention) | — | — | Yomiuri Shimbun | 準賞 |
| 2004 | Yamamuro Shizuka Saku Culture Prize (20th) | Kaishi Yūbin | — | Yamamuro Shizuka Saku Culture Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Kadokawa Haiku Award (50th) | Koumi Line (50 haiku) | — | Kadokawa Publishing | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Agency for Cultural Affairs Newcomer Award | Kyoseki Bunmei | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan) | 受賞 |
Yomiuri Haiku Prize (Honorable Mention)
1997
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
準賞
Yamamuro Shizuka Saku Culture Prize (20th)
2004
Work:
Kaishi Yūbin
Organization:
Yamamuro Shizuka Saku Culture Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Kadokawa Haiku Award (50th)
2005
Work:
Koumi Line (50 haiku)
Organization:
Kadokawa Publishing
Result:
受賞
Agency for Cultural Affairs Newcomer Award
2015
Work:
Kyoseki Bunmei
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Art Encouragement Newcomer Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 65 (2015) award
Works
Major Works
Kaishi Yūbin
2004 Haiku collectionFirst haiku collection, gathering observational poems focused on everyday life and nature.
natureseasonseveryday life
Kyoseki Bunmei
2014 Haiku collectionSecond collection exploring regional perspectives and deeper layers of time.
regionalitysense of historyviews of nature
Zenzan Rakuyō
2023 Haiku collectionA recent compilation emphasizing seasonal sensibility and regional character.
fallen leavesseasonal changemountain villages
Bibliography
- Kaishi Yūbin (Yusurin, 2004)
- Kujira no O (Yusurin, 2007)
- The World of Women's Haiku Appreciation (co-authored, Kadokawa Gakugei Publishing, 2008)
- Somma Senko - Star of Saku (co-authored, Yusurin, 2011)
- Kyoseki Bunmei (Kadokawa, 2014)
- Zenzan Rakuyō (Furansudō, 2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realist haiku with emphasis on shasei (depiction of nature)Quiet, lyrical imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- natureseasonal changeregional life (Saku, Shinshu)
Legacy
A contemporary haiku poet grounded in regional observation and shasei; winner of several major haiku awards and active in founding and editing local haiku magazines based in Saku.
Trivia
- Real name is Naka Motoji.
- Graduated from Shinshu University Faculty of Medicine and works as an internal medicine physician while publishing haiku.
- Studied under Omaki Hiroshi and has been involved in founding and running haiku magazines.