About an Asahi Newspaper sponsored haiku in English contest!

I have just received an e-mail about an Asahi Newspaper sponsored haiku in English contest from Professor David McMurray at the International University of Kagoshima.

Would you please send your haiku before April 18?

His e-mail is as follows:

Dear Hiruta sensei,

Thank you so much for referring to the Asahi Culture Centre, I will read and review it. This Friday will feature many haiku about the first day of school. But here is something really special for you up in Akita at this time of year, the chance to go to Dogo Onsen in Matsuyama! Not quite Kagoshima, but warm…

Here is one more item for readers of your homepage. Please let me update you on the launch of an Asahi Newspaper sponsored haiku in English contest with the theme Europe and Japan affording a trip to Japan as first prize. For details please link to:

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201004020418.html

  If you and the readers of your homepage might have some time to write one haiku on this theme before April 18, you could  win a trip to Dogo Onsen in Matusuyama Japan, please link to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan homepage for the application form in English and in Japanese.

www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/eu/haiku_sub.html

In summary,

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan and the European Union are calling for haikuists to enter the Japan-EU haiku contest for a chance to win a trip to Matsuyama, the home of modern haiku.

Before April 18, please send one haiku about Europe-Japan relations to (haikucontest@mofa.go.jp). Visit (www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/eu/haiku_sub.html) for details.

Best of luck,

David McMurray

Last of all, we sincerely hope that you will send your haiku before April 18.

― Hidenori Hiruta