Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
First of all, let me post a Christmas present from Mr. Francis Tugaye, a haiku friend in France, who is an artist and loves Japanese cultures so much. Here is a photo of Francis’ art. Secondly, let me post the last article of AIU festival 2011 , missing the autumn in 2011. On October … Continue reading Haiku from Romanian Poets for AIU Festival 2011 (7)
On October 9 and 10, 2011, AIU Festival was held at Akita International University（国際教養大学）in Akita prefecture（秋田県）, Northern Honshu, Japan. The festival, whose theme is HOOP ～世界とハチあわせ！～, had 3Philosophies : Academic（学問）, Culture（文化）, and Entertainment（楽しさ）. The AIU students enjoyed the festival in their own ways. They gave their cultural activities to enjoy a variety of meetings, … Continue reading Haiku from Romanian Poets for AIU Festival 2011 (6)
On October 9 and 10, 2011, AIU Festival was held at Akita International University（国際教養大学）in Akita prefecture（秋田県）, Northern Honshu, Japan. The festival, whose theme is HOOP ～世界とハチあわせ！～, had 3 Philosophies : Academic（学問）, Culture（文化）, and Entertainment（楽しさ）. The AIU students enjoyed the festival in their own ways. They were excited at a variety of meetings, HOOP ～世界とハチあわせ！in … Continue reading Haiku from Romanian Poets for AIU Festival 2011 (5)
On October 9 and 10, 2011, AIU Festival was held at Akita International University（国際教養大学）in Akita prefecture（秋田県）, Northern Honshu, Japan. The festival, whose theme is HOOP ～世界とハチあわせ！～, had 3 Philosophies : Academic（学問）, Culture（文化）, and Entertainment（楽しさ）. The AIU President, Dr. Mineo Nakajima（中嶋嶺雄学長）says in the AIU Festival pamphlet as follows: 挨拶 Greetings 第８回AIU祭を迎えるにあたって 「八」という漢数字は書くと下のほうが広がることから「末広がり」を意味し、日本では幸運とされ、また特に古代文学においては聖なる数とされていました。2004年に国際教養大学が開学してから今日まで「末広がり」に発展して第「八」回目のAIU祭を迎えることができましたことを学長として嬉しく思っております。 本学では「国際教養 (International Liberal … Continue reading Haiku from Romanian Poets for AIU Festival 2011 (4)
On October 9 and 10, 2011, AIU Festival was held at Akita International University（国際教養大学）in Akita prefecture（秋田県）, Northern Honshu, Japan. The festival, whose theme is HOOP ～世界とハチあわせ！～, had 3 Philosophies : Academic（学問）, Culture（文化）, and Entertainment（楽しさ）. The AIU President, Dr. Mineo Nakajima（中嶋嶺雄学長）was at the entrance to welcome visitors. The AIU students enjoyed the festival in their … Continue reading Haiku from Romanian Poets for AIU Festival 2011 (3)
The Results of the thirteenth HIA Haiku Contest The Award ceremony for the thirteenth HIA Haiku Contest was held at “Ichigaya Arcadia” from 11:00 till 14:00, on Sunday, November 27th, 2011. The six prizes were presented to the winners by representatives of the four Japanese haiku organizations and the two companies sponsoring the prizes. A … Continue reading Haiku at the 13th HIA Haiku Contest (2011) : the Results
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