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Japan Tanka Poets Club Award

にほんかじんくらぶしょう

An award sponsored by the Japan Tanka Poets Club targeting tanka collections by mid-career and veteran poets.

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Established
1974
Organizer
Japan Tanka Poets Club
Category
Tanka
Selection Method
Open call
Target
Professional
Frequency
1 per year
Announcement Period
around May
Status
Active

Description

The Japan Tanka Poets Club Award is sponsored by the Japan Tanka Poets Club, which has the oldest history and largest scale in Japan, and targets tanka collections by mid-career and veteran poets. It originated from the Japan Tanka Poets Club Recommended Tanka Collections established in 1955 and was renamed to its current name in 1974. It selects from individual single-authored tanka collections published in the previous year.

Prize

Main Prize
Certificate and prize money of 100,000 yen (2024)
Cash Prize
100,000 JPY

Selection

Selection Process

Preliminary screening
Judges Central executive members of the Japan Tanka Poets Club, local block officers, past winners, honorary members
Final selection
Judges Selection committee (members nominated by central executives and the central executive board)

Related Awards

  • Japan Tanka Poets Club Grand Prize
  • Japan Tanka Poets Club Newcomer Award
  • Japan Tanka Poets Club Criticism Award

Official Resources

https://www.nihonkajinclub.com/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%AD%8C%E4%BA%BA%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%96%E3%81%AE%E4%B8%BB%E3%81%AA%E6%B4%BB%E5%8B%95/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%AD%8C%E4%BA%BA%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%96%E5%90%84%E8%B3%9E/%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%AD%8C%E4%BA%BA%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%96%E8%B3%9E%E6%AD%B4%E4%BB%A3%E5%8F%97%E8%B3%9E%E8%80%85/

Past Winners

Edition 52 (2025)
黒木三千代 くろき みちよ award
Edition 51 (2024)
Yoshihiro Hagioka はぎおか よしひろ award
Edition 50 (2023)
Ritsuo Yamanaka award
Edition 49 (2022)
久保田登 award
Tomoko Furuya award
Edition 48 (2021)
Reiko Oguchi award
Edition 47 (2020)
Eiko Kukuminato award
Edition 46 (2019)
Kazuhiro Honda award
春日いづみ award
Edition 45 (2018)
伊勢方信 award
Edition 44 (2017)
久我田鶴子 award
Edition 43 (2016)
Yukinori Shimada award
Edition 42 (2015)
楠田立身 award
Edition 41 (2014)
Yuko Saeki award
Edition 40 (2013)
Yoko Saba さば ようこ award
Edition 39 (2012)
中地俊夫 なかじ としお award
Edition 38 (2011)
中根誠 なかね まこと award
Edition 37 (2010)
Sumi Konno こんにの すみ award
内田弘 うちだ ひろし award
Edition 36 (2009)
Toshitaka Yasumori やすもり としたか award
Edition 35 (2008)
三井ゆき みつい ゆき award
松坂弘 まつざか ひろし award
Edition 34 (2007)
Fumihiro Oshima おおしま ふみひろ award
波汐國芳 はしお くによし award
Edition 33 (2006)
Yasurō Yamana やまな やすお award
Seiji Itamiya いたみや せいじ award
Edition 32 (2005)
Isshin Oshita おおした かずま award
Edition 31 (2004)
Osamu Mitsui みつい おさむ award
Takako Hidaka ひだか たかこ award
Edition 30 (2003)
Masako Amemiya あめみや まさこ award
Edition 29 (2002)
Kazuhiro Nagata ながた かずひろ award
Edition 28 (2001)
Tadashi Iwata いわた ただし award
Edition 27 (2000)
Ken Kasugai かすがい たけし award
Edition 26 (1999)
土屋正夫 つちや まさお award
Kiyohiro Tamai たまい きよひろ award
Edition 25 (1998)
芝谷幸子 しばたに さちこ award
山本寛太 やまもと かんた award
Edition 24 (1997)
Seisuke Ishiguro いしぐろ せいすけ award
Edition 23 (1996)
Hideaki Takamatsu たかまつ ひであき award
Edition 22 (1995)
Hashimoto Yoshinori はしもと よしのり award
Edition 21 (1994)
Kyoko Ishikawa いしかわ きょうこ award
Edition 20 (1993)
御供平佶 おとも へいきち award
中野照子 なかの てるこ award
Edition 19 (1992)
星野丑三 ほしの うしぞう award
Rim Gwang-ung はやし みつお award
只野幸雄 ただの ゆきお award
Edition 18 (1991)
倉地与年子 くらち よねこ award
Rō Shiraishi しらいし あきら award
Edition 17 (1990)
Chiyo Miyake みやけ ちよ award
Fusao Shimizu しみず ふさお award
Edition 16 (1989)
坂田信雄 さかた のぶお award
伊藤雅子 いとう まさこ award
Edition 15 (1988)
須藤若江 すどう わかえ award
片山貞美 かたやま さだみ award
Edition 14 (1987)
野北和義 のきた かずよし award
Tani Kunio たに くにお award
Edition 13 (1986)
Kaneko Yamamoto やまもと かねこ award
Kijima Yasuo くるしま やすお award
Edition 12 (1985)
野村清 のむら きよし award
君島夜詩 きみしま やし award
Edition 11 (1984)
Yasufumi Suzuki すずき やすふみ award
苔口萬寿子 こけぐち まんじゅこ award
Edition 10 (1983)
Miyoji Ueda award
Kenichi Takashima award
Edition 9 (1982)
Sakurako Makita award
Edition 8 (1981)
Fumio Okabe award
Edition 7 (1980)
植木正三 award
Makiko Kasuga award
Edition 6 (1979)
No winner
Edition 5 (1978)
鈴木英夫 award
Edition 4 (1977)
Shintarō Kotani award
Edition 3 (1976)
阿部正路 award
三浦武 award
Edition 2 (1975)
鐸静枝 award
岡山たづ子 award
Edition 1 (1974)
Ei Taya award
吉田松四郎 award