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かみはいくたいしょう

A haiku award established in 1996 by Nakashinita Town, Kami District, Miyagi Prefecture, and discontinued after the 11th edition (2006).

Haiku
Established
1996
Organizer
Nakashinita Town, Kami District, Miyagi Prefecture (now Kami Town)
Category
Haiku and Haikai
Selection Method
Open call
Target
Professional
Frequency
1 per year
Status
Ended

Description

Haiku award established in 1996 by Nakashinita Town, Kami District, Miyagi Prefecture (now Kami Town). Selections were made from haiku collections published within the year, with the wish that "a new spirit leading to the future be born through modern haiku." Following the municipal merger in 2003, the name was changed to Kami Haiku Award, and it was discontinued after the 11th edition (2006).

Selection

Selection Process

Selection committee
Judges Kaneko Tōta, Mihashi Toshio, Satō Onibō, Nakahara Michio, Sō Sakon, Naka Tarō, Takahashi Junko, Miura Masashi

Past Winners

Takayama Reona たかやま れおな Kami Haiku Grand Prize
Yoshio Hashimoto はしもと よしお Sweden Award
石母田星人 いしぼた せいじん Kami Haiku Grand Prize
相原左義長 あいはら よしなが Sweden Award
藤村真理 ふじむら まり Sweden Award
伊藤淳子 いとう じゅんこ Kami Haiku Grand Prize
Tsukushi Bansei ちくし いわい Sweden Award
Torii Mariko とりい まりこ Kami Haiku Grand Prize
水月りの すいげつ りの Sweden Award
Dhugal J. Lindsay どぅーぐる・じぇい・りんずぃー Nakaniida Haiku Grand Prize
Toshinori Tsubouchi つぼうち としのり Sweden Award
Mayumi Mizuno みずの まゆみ Nakaniida Haiku Grand Prize
Yoko Aza あざ ようこ Sweden Award
Itsuki Natsui なつい いつき Nakaniida Haiku Grand Prize
増田まさみ ますだ まさみ Sweden Award / Sony Nakaniida Award
渡辺鮎太 わたなべ あゆた Nakaniida Haiku Grand Prize
Takayama Reona たかやま れおな Sweden Award
市堀玉宗 いちほり ぎょくそう Nakaniida Haiku Grand Prize
Seiichiro Watanabe わたなべ せいいちろう Sweden Award
Michiko Kai かい みちこ Nakaniida Haiku Grand Prize
Takatoshi Goto ごとう たかし Sweden Award
Oonishi Yasuyo おおにし たいせい Nakaniida Haiku Grand Prize