A fifty-tanka sequence published in the November 2015 issue of Tanka as the winner of the 61st Kadokawa Tanka Award. Its title, evoking everyday footwear, points to a young tanka voice rooted in daily life and bodily sensation.

Fifty tanka that build a contemporary voice from the textures of everyday life.

A fifty-tanka sequence announced as runner-up for the 61st Kadokawa Tanka Award. Its humorous title and sense of lingering objects frame it as a work that brings urban life and everyday disquiet into tanka.

A sequence that illuminates everyday unease through the image of a chandelier still in use.