Haijin Kyokai Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 11 (1971) award
Hitomi Okamoto
おかもと ひとみ
Okamoto Hitomi
Aliases:
曽根朝子
Pen Names:
Hitomi Okamoto（Used as haiku pen name and author name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1928-01-06 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2018-09-15 age 90
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Tokyo, Japan (birthplace) → Kanamachi, Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan (long-term residence)
Career
- Occupations
- haiku poet, writer
- Active Years
- 1951-2018
- Affiliations
- Wakaba (magazine), Shunrei (magazine), Haiku Poets Association (related), Asa (haiku journal; founder & editor), Mainichi Haiku Panel (judge)
- Memberships
- Member of Wakaba, Member of Shunrei, Associated with Haiku Poets Association
- Influenced By
- Fūsei Tomiyasu, Kishi Fusaburō
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Women's School | Department of Japanese Language | Department of Japanese Language | — | — | Japan |
Sacred Heart Women's School
Department of Japanese Language
/ Department of Japanese Language
Country:
Japan
Graduated after World War II
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Shunrei Award | — | — | Shunrei (magazine) | winner |
| 1961 | Wakaba Award | — | — | Wakaba (magazine) | winner |
| 1971 | Haiku Poets Association Prize | Asa | — | Haiku Poets Association | winner |
| 1984 | Contemporary Haiku Women's Prize | Maternal Lineage | — | Contemporary Haiku Association (related) | winner |
| 1994 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | recipient |
| 1999 | Order of the Precious Crown, Fourth Class | — | — | Government of Japan | recipient |
| 2007 | Jakotsu Prize | Afternoon Chair | — | Jakotsu Prize Committee | winner |
| 2008 | Mainichi Art Award | Afternoon Chair | — | Mainichi Newspapers | winner |
Shunrei Award
1959
Organization:
Shunrei (magazine)
Result:
winner
Wakaba Award
1961
Organization:
Wakaba (magazine)
Result:
winner
Haiku Poets Association Prize
1971
Work:
Asa
Organization:
Haiku Poets Association
Result:
winner
Contemporary Haiku Women's Prize
1984
Work:
Maternal Lineage
Organization:
Contemporary Haiku Association (related)
Result:
winner
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1994
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
recipient
Order of the Precious Crown, Fourth Class
1999
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
recipient
Jakotsu Prize
2007
Work:
Afternoon Chair
Organization:
Jakotsu Prize Committee
Result:
winner
Mainichi Art Award
2008
Work:
Afternoon Chair
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Modern Haiku Women's Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 8 (1983) award
Dakotsu Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 41 (2007) award
Works
Major Works
Collected Poems of Hitomi Okamoto
1979 haiku collectionA collection of early haiku showing a realistic yet lyrical style.
daily lifeseasonsfamily and domestic scenes
Maternal Lineage
1984 haiku collectionA haiku collection that includes perspectives on motherhood and women; won the Contemporary Haiku Women's Prize in 1984.
motherhoodfemale perspectivedaily life
Afternoon Chair
2006 haiku collectionOne of her notable late works, containing many poems that carefully capture details of everyday life; recipient of the Jakotsu Prize and the Mainichi Art Award.
details of daily lifesense of seasonreminiscence
Asa
1970 haiku collection'Asa' is a representative collection that includes material recognized by the Haiku Poets Association Prize in 1971.
morning scenesdaily life
Bibliography
- Collected Poems of Hitomi Okamoto (Haijin Association) 1979
- Haiku Practical Seminar (Bokuyosha) 1983
- Maternal Lineage (Bokuyosha) 1984
- Ten Fingers (Kadokawa) 1985
- For Those Beginning Haiku with Hitomi Okamoto (Ikeda Shoten) 1987
- Window Overlooking the River: Essays (Bokuyosha) 1988
- Arrow Letters (Fujimi Shobo) 1990
- A Life with Seasons: How to Read and Appreciate Haiku (Bokuyosha) 1990
- Introduction to Contemporary Haiku (Ie no Hikari Kyokai) 1990
- Hands to Flowers (Bokuyosha) 1991
- Self-Love (France-do) 1992
- Hitomi Okamoto (Kashinsha) 1995
- Flow Rate (Asahi Shimbun Publishing) 1999
- Hitomi Okamoto Reader (Fujimi Shobo) 1999
- Haiku is a Diary (NHK Publishing) 2002
- One Sound (France-do) 2005
- Afternoon Chair (France-do) 2006
- Bookmark String (Kadokawa Gakugei Publishing) 2007
- Four Seasons Stroll: Hitomi Okamoto Photo Collection (Uepp) 2010
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realistic yet lyrical haikudiary-like approach to poetry
- Recurring Motifs
- everyday scenesseasonal transitionslandscapes of Katsushika / Kanamachi
Legacy
One of the leading female haiku poets of the postwar generation. Praised for realistically capturing everyday life with lyrical sensitivity, she received multiple major awards and contributed to the haiku world as a journal editor and judge for the Mainichi haiku panel.
Academic Societies
- Haiku Poets Association (related)
Archives
- National Diet Library (holds works and materials)
Quotes
-
Haiku is a diary
Source: Haiku is a Diary (2002)
Trivia
- Real name: Asako Sone.
- Spent her youth during the war; her home was burned twice in air raids.
- Started writing haiku after serving as a company president's secretary at Nitto Ryuso (workplace haiku circle).
- Lived for many years near Kanamachi Station in Katsushika, and often wrote about its scenery.
- Founded and edited the haiku journal 'Asa' in 1980.