Ishida Hakyo Newcomer Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2009) newcomer award
Kirin Nishimura
にしむら きりん
Nishimura Kirin
Pen Names:
Kirin（Used as the title of a haiku journal and as a pen/house name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1983-08-14 （Osaka）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Osaka (birthplace) → Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture (raised until age 18) → Kochi (attended Kochi University)
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet
- Active Years
- 2005-
- Memberships
- Member of the haiku journal 'Koshi', Founder/editor of the haiku journal 'Kirin'
- Influenced By
- Kai Hasegawa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kochi University | — | — | — | 2002-不明 | Japan |
Kochi University
Period:
2002-不明
Country:
Japan
Entered in 2002. Graduation year not specified in available sources.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Koshi Newcomer Award (1st) | — | — | Haiku magazine 'Koshi' | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Ishida Hakyo Newcomer Award (1st) | — | — | Ishida Hakyo Newcomer Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Shiba Fukio Newcomer Haiku Prize (4th) — Encouragement Prize (Etsuko Oishi Encouragement Award) | Uzura | 奨励賞 | Shiba Fukio Newcomer Haiku Prize Committee | 受賞（奨励賞） |
| 2014 | Tanaka Hiroaki Award (5th) | Uzura | — | Tanaka Hiroaki Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Hokuto Prize (7th) | Omoidecho (150 haiku) | — | Hokuto Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Kadokawa Haiku Prize (65th) | Tamamushi (50 haiku) | — | Kadokawa Haiku Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists | Kamome | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs / Japanese arts award bodies (based on press reporting) | 受賞 |
Koshi Newcomer Award (1st)
2009
Organization:
Haiku magazine 'Koshi'
Result:
受賞
Ishida Hakyo Newcomer Award (1st)
2009
Organization:
Ishida Hakyo Newcomer Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Shiba Fukio Newcomer Haiku Prize (4th) — Encouragement Prize (Etsuko Oishi Encouragement Award)
2014
Work:
Uzura
Category:
奨励賞
Organization:
Shiba Fukio Newcomer Haiku Prize Committee
Result:
受賞（奨励賞）
Tanaka Hiroaki Award (5th)
2014
Work:
Uzura
Organization:
Tanaka Hiroaki Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Hokuto Prize (7th)
2016
Work:
Omoidecho (150 haiku)
Organization:
Hokuto Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Kadokawa Haiku Prize (65th)
2019
Work:
Tamamushi (50 haiku)
Organization:
Kadokawa Haiku Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists
2025
Work:
Kamome
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs / Japanese arts award bodies (based on press reporting)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Tanaka Hiroaki Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 5 (2014) award
Shiba Fukio Haiku Newcomer Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 4 (2014) encouragement award
Hokuto Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 7 (2016) award
Kadokawa Haiku Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 65 (2019) award
Works
Major Works
Uzura
2013 Haiku collectionFirst privately published haiku collection. Includes poems focusing on everyday details and bird motifs.
naturebirdseveryday life
Kamo
2017 Haiku collectionA 2017 collection exploring seasonality and quietness through concise haiku.
seasonsquietudereminiscence
Uzura (new edition)
2023 Haiku collectionRepublished in new edition by Minato no Hito; a revised edition of the original collection.
recollectionclassical haiku techniquebirds
Kamome
2024 Haiku collectionThird haiku collection; the work that led to reception of the Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists.
travel longingsolitudesea and birds
Bibliography
- Uzura (private edition) 2013
- Kamo 2017 (Bungaku no Mori)
- Uzura (new edition) 2023 (Minato no Hito)
- Kamome 2024 (Minato no Hito)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- light and airymodern hermit-like toneconcise style that leverages poetic space
- Recurring Motifs
- birdsseasonal feelingquietness of everyday lifenostalgia
Legacy
Recognized as a notable contemporary Japanese haiku poet of the 21st century. Praised for a light, quiet style and for referencing earlier masters in his poems. Recipient of several newcomer prizes, the Kadokawa Haiku Prize, and the Art Encouragement Prize for New Artists — considered a promising figure in modern haiku.
Quotes
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The complacent contentment itself becomes the subtle shift characteristic of haikai.
Source: Seki Etsushi, 'Kirin and Hyotan' - blog 'Haiku Space' (criticism) (2014)
Trivia
- Maintains a Twitter account (@kirin_nishimura).
- Has identifiers registered in VIAF and the National Diet Library (NDL).