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Shinju Takahiko

しんじゅ たかひこ

Shinju Takahiko

Aliases: 及川隆彦
Pen Names: Shinju Takahiko（Pen name used as a tanka poet）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1944-05-09 （Noeicho, Sosa District, Chiba, Japan (now Sosa City)）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
tanka poet, publisher, editor, publishing company president, selector
Active Years
1960-

Education

Hosei University
Faculty of Letters / Department of Japanese Literature
Country: Japan

Awards

Wakayama Bokusui Prize
2013
Work: Shinshoku
Organization: Wakayama Bokusui Prize Committee
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kanshōfu

1984 tanka collection

Tenshin ni Ho

1991 tanka collection

Hiyak

2004 tanka collection

Shinshoku

2013 tanka collection

The tanka collection "Shinshoku" was published in 2013 and won the Wakayama Bokusui Prize.

homeland and memoryerosion of timeemotions of everyday life

Bibliography

  • Kanshōfu (Garanshokan, 1984)
  • Tenshin ni Ho (Hokuyokan, 1991)
  • Portraits of Tanka Poets - Scenes of Encounters (Haru Shobo, 1993)
  • Hiyak (Haru Shobo, 2004)
  • Interview: Contemporary Tanka — Uta/Hito Exchange (Shumpusha, 2006)
  • Shinshoku (Hon'ami Shoten, 2013)
  • History of Tanka by an Editor (Haru Shobo, 2018)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Realistic and lyrical tanka styleCompositional perspective reflecting his experience as an editor
Recurring Motifs
homeland and everyday landscapesmemory and timeemotional aspects of human relationships

Legacy

In addition to his work as a tanka poet, he influenced the tanka community through publishing and editorial activities, founding Nagarami Shobo and launching the monthly magazine Tanka Orai. He won the 18th Wakayama Bokusui Prize in 2013 for the collection "Shinshoku."

Trivia

  • His legal name is Oikawa Takahiko.
  • Founded Nagarami Shobo in 1985.
  • Launched the monthly magazine "Tanka Orai" in 1989.