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銀座の歩幅: 須賀一惠句集 (未来図叢書 198篇)

Haijin Kyokai Prize

銀座の歩幅: 須賀一惠句集 (未来図叢書 198篇)

須賀一惠

Ginza no Hohaba is a haiku collection by Kazue Suga. In the brief breath of haiku, it captures urban brightness and the pace of everyday walkers, drawing the memory, change, and human presence of Ginza with fine attention.

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Work Information

From the rhythm of a body walking through Ginza, the city's memories and seasonal presences begin to rise.

Ginza no Hohaba is a 197-page haiku collection by Kazue Suga. Though named for the city district, it is more than scenic description: by layering the walker’s senses with the passage of urban time, it crystallizes Ginza's brightness, shadows, and seasonal changes into short poems.

Review Summaries

  • The collection is valued for its clear focus as urban haiku, drawing seasons and human movement from the viewpoint of walking through the city. True to its title, the book has a steady pace that gradually reveals the depth of place.

Book Information

Publisher
KADOKAWA
Published
2016-09-01
Pages
197 pages
Language
日本語
ISBN-13
9784048764063
ISBN-10
4048764063
Price
4024 JPY

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