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Yoichi Uesaki

うえさき ひろかず

Uesaki Youichi

Aliases: 猿1号 / 上崎よーいち
Pen Names: Hino Hyakuso（Haiku pen name used for haiku publications）, Saru 1-go（Pen name used in game magazines and anime columns）, Uesaki Yōichi（Alternate byline used in magazine contributions）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1972-05-13 （Noda, Chiba, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Noda, Chiba (birthplace) → Hino, Tokyo (residence)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Editor, Haiku poet
Active Years
1993-
Affiliations
KADOKAWA, Core Magazine, Daisan Shokan
Memberships
Japan PEN Club, Japan Traditional Haiku Association, Modern Haiku Association
Influenced By
Kawamoto Kōji, Li Jinzhi, Katō Hekigoto

Education

Bukkyo University (correspondence)
Country: Japan
Completed correspondence program (year not specified)
Japan University of Social Welfare (correspondence)
Country: Japan
Completed correspondence program (year not specified)
Otemae University (correspondence division)
Faculty of Contemporary Social Studies
Degree: 学士（学術）
Year of Graduation: 2015
Country: Japan
Enrolled as a second-degree student and graduated March 2015. Took classes with Kōji Kawamoto which prompted interest in haiku.

Awards

Zenkoku Haishi Association Prize
2017
Work: Kakocho
Organization: Zenkoku Haishi Association
Result: 受賞
Ohza Prize
2017
Organization: Ohza (literary magazine/award)
Result: 受賞
Japan Poetry and Essays Criticism Association Prize (Criticism)
2018
Work: Did the Gun Car Praise War? On Motoharu Hasegawa and Wartime Haiku
Category: 評論
Organization: Japan Poetry and Essays Criticism Association
Result: 奨励賞
New Haiku People's Federation Prize (Honorable mention - outside winners)
2018
Work: Boy Soldier
Organization: New Haiku People's Federation
Result: 選外佳作
Ohza Annual Work Prize
2018
Organization: Ohza
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mushinchu: Hino Hyakuso Haiku Collection

2018 Haiku 128 pages

Debut haiku collection addressing war, society, and personal memory in contemporary haiku.

warmemorysociety

Document: The Failed Generation — 15 Case Studies of Junior Baby Boomers and the Lost-Hope Middle-Aged

2019 Non-fiction 240 pages

A reportage collection profiling the 'junior baby boom' generation through interviews, exploring generational issues.

generationemploymentsocial issues

Report: The Man Who Burned KyoAni — The Kyoto Animation Arson-Murder Case

2019 Non-fiction 200 pages

A reportage on the perpetrator of the Kyoto Animation arson attack. Combines field reporting to examine the incident and its social background.

crimecontemporary societyaccountability

Bibliography

  • Mushinchu: Hino Hyakuso Haiku Collection (Daisan Shokan)
  • Document: The Failed Generation (Daisan Shokan)
  • Report: The Man Who Burned KyoAni (Daisan Shokan)
  • The Emperor System Seen Through Subculture (Daisan Shokan, co-authored)
  • Biography: Sakae Akagi (Callsack)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Combination of reportage-style non-fiction and haiku-like concisionScholarly approach in critical essays
Recurring Motifs
war and memorygeneration and employmenturban and suburban imagery

Legacy

With a background as an editor, he is known for subculture-related writings, reportage on contemporary social issues, and haiku. His haiku awards and critical essays have increased his recognition in recent years.

Academic Societies

  • Japan PEN Club
  • Japan Traditional Haiku Association
  • Modern Haiku Association

Trivia

  • Uses multiple pen names (Saru 1-go, Uesaki Yōichi, Hino Hyakuso)
  • Originally worked extensively as an editor and writer for game and anime magazines
  • Active online via the 'Mushinchu' blog, Note, and X (formerly Twitter)