Haijin Kyokai Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (1988) award
Narita Senku
なりた せんくう
Narita Senku
Pen Names:
Narita Senku（Haiku pen name (legal name: Chikara)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1921-03-31 （Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2007-11-17 age 86
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Aomori City → Iizume Village (relocated during/after WWII) → Goshogawara City (Shinmachi: Dancho Bunko) → Moved to Tokyo (worked there briefly)
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet
- Active Years
- 1940-2007
- Affiliations
- Shotousha (brief member), Aomori Haiku Association, Manryoku (contributor; later became representative)
- Memberships
- Haiku Poets Association, Aomori Haiku Association
- Influenced By
- Nakamura Kusatao, Takamatsu Gyokurei
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aomori Technical School (now Aomori Prefectural Aomori Technical High School) | — | — | — | 1930s | Japan |
Aomori Technical School (now Aomori Prefectural Aomori Technical High School)
Period:
1930s
Year of Graduation:
1939
Country:
Japan
Graduated from a technical school and later worked for a private company
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Manryoku Award | — | — | Manryoku (literary group/journal) | winner |
| 1980 | Aomori Prefectural Literary Association Prize | — | — | Aomori Prefectural Literary Association | winner |
| 1987 | Aomori Prefectural Cultural Award | — | — | Aomori Prefecture | winner |
| 1989 | Haiku Poets Association Award | Jin'nichi | — | Haiku Poets Association | winner |
| 1989 | Tōō Prize | — | — | Tōō Nippō (newspaper) | winner |
| 1996 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fifth Class | — | — | Government of Japan | recipient |
| 1998 | Jakko (Jyakko) Prize | Hakkō (White Light) | — | Jakko Prize (selection committee) | winner |
| 2001 | Poetry and Literature Museum Prize | Bounen | — | Shika Bungakukan (Poetry & Literature Museum) | winner |
| 2004 | Minazuki Prize | — | — | Minazuki Prize Committee | winner |
| 2004 | Honorary Citizen (Goshogawara City) | — | — | Goshogawara City | honor |
Manryoku Award
1953
Organization:
Manryoku (literary group/journal)
Result:
winner
Aomori Prefectural Literary Association Prize
1980
Organization:
Aomori Prefectural Literary Association
Result:
winner
Aomori Prefectural Cultural Award
1987
Organization:
Aomori Prefecture
Result:
winner
Haiku Poets Association Award
1989
Work:
Jin'nichi
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
winner
Tōō Prize
1989
Organization:
Tōō Nippō (newspaper)
Result:
winner
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fifth Class
1996
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
recipient
Jakko (Jyakko) Prize
1998
Work:
Hakkō (White Light)
Organization:
Jakko Prize (selection committee)
Result:
winner
Poetry and Literature Museum Prize
2001
Work:
Bounen
Organization:
Shika Bungakukan (Poetry & Literature Museum)
Result:
winner
Minazuki Prize
2004
Organization:
Minazuki Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Honorary Citizen (Goshogawara City)
2004
Organization:
Goshogawara City
Result:
honor
Awards & Nominations
Dakotsu Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 32 (1998) award
Shiika Bungakukan Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 16 (2001) award
Works
Major Works
Chirei
1976 haiku collectionA collection of haiku focusing on local nature and the spirit of the land.
localitynatureland memory
Jin'nichi
1988 haiku collectionA mature collection that earned the Haiku Poets Association Award.
lifeseasonsnatural observation
Hakkō (White Light)
1997 haiku collectionA late-career collection showing refined sensibility; winner of the Jakko Prize.
lightagingnostalgia
Bounen
2000 haiku collectionA collection reflecting on life and the passage of time; awarded the Poetry & Literature Museum Prize.
timeretrospectionseasonal feeling
Juppōgin
2007 haiku collectionA late-period collection; included among posthumous publications.
old agenaturesilence
Bibliography
- Chirei: Narita Senku Haiku Collection
- Jin'nichi
- Tenmon
- Hakkō (White Light)
- Bounen
- Juppōgin
- Collected Haiku of Narita Senku (including posthumous editions)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, quietly lyricala haiku style that delicately depicts local scenery
- Recurring Motifs
- Tsugaru landscapesrural life and laborthe passage of seasons
Health
-
pulmonary tuberculosis1930s-1940s（罹患・療養のため帰郷）During convalescence he deepened his interest in literature and haiku, which helped launch his literary career.
Legacy
He devoted his life to haiku based in regional Tsugaru, leaving a solid mark on the haiku world with poems rooted in local landscape. He served as an editor/selector and representative of haiku journals and contributed to regional cultural promotion.
Museums
- Hirosaki City Museum of Local Literature (hosted "Narita Senku: 100th Anniversary" exhibition) Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association
- Aomori Prefectural Literary Association
Archives
- Aomori Prefectural Library (collections/archives)
- Tōō Nippō (related materials)
Trivia
- His legal name was Chikara; "Narita Senku" is his haiku pen name.
- He was named an honorary citizen of Goshogawara City in 2004.
- A centennial exhibition marking his 100th birth anniversary was held at Hirosaki City Museum of Local Literature (2021).