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Takayama Reona

たかやま れおな

Takayama Reona

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1968-07-07 （Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
haiku poet, editor
Active Years
1988-
Influenced By
classical haikai, Kaneko Tota

Education

Waseda University
School of Political Science and Economics, Department of Political Science / Department of Political Science
Country: Japan

Awards

Kami Haiku Award
2005
Work: Arato Zasshi
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ultra

1998 haiku

First haiku collection showing a mix of youthful sensibility and classical references.

natureclassical allusionurban motifs

Arato Zasshi

2005 haiku

Second collection notable for attaching varied prefatory notes to each poem; awarded the Kami Haiku Award.

classical influencefragmentary imageryseasonal sensibility

Haikai Soga

2012 haiku

Third collection published as eight separately designed booklets (7 chapters plus catalogue/opening), notable for its unusual bookmaking.

formal experimentationclassical themesplayfulness

Kireji and Cuts

2019 essays/criticism

A collection of essays on the role of kireji (cutting words) and rhetorical cuts in haiku.

haiku theorylinguistic structure

Hyakudai Keiko

2025 haiku

Fourth haiku collection (2025) containing one hundred poems on diverse topics.

theme-based compositiontechniqueseasonality

Bibliography

  • Ultra (Chikushikusha/Okisakisha, 1998)
  • Arato Zasshi (Okisakisha, 2005)
  • Haikai Soga (Shoshi E to Hon, 2012)
  • Kireji and Cuts (Yushorin, 2019)
  • Hyakudai Keiko (Gendai Tanka-sha, 2025)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
deeply versed in classical literaturefrequent use of prefatory notesfond of formal experimentation
Recurring Motifs
seasonal sensibilityclassical motifscontrast between urban and natural

Legacy

Regarded as a haiku poet who combines classical learning with contemporary sensibility. Through involvement in doujinshi, web projects and editing young poets' anthologies he influenced younger haiku poets and was seen as bringing renewal to the haiku world when appointed an Asahi Haidan judge.

Archives

  • Held by the National Diet Library (Japan)

Trivia

  • Born 1968 in Hitachi, Ibaraki.
  • Began composing haiku around age 20 while at university.
  • Won the 11th Kami Haiku Award for 'Arato Zasshi' (2005).
  • Appointed an Asahi Haidan judge in 2018; reported as the youngest judge at age 49 at the time.
  • Has worked as an editor, including involvement with Geijutsu Shincho.