Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
Kamakura Snow Festival（かまくら） is held in Yokete city, Akita prefecture（秋田県）, Northern Honshu, Japan on February 15th-16th every year. It is a fantastic world appearing on a snow country evening, where children enjoy chatting in rooms made of snow. Here are photos and haiku about Kamakura Snow Festival 羽後の国かまくらの灯の点りけり 秀法 Ugo no … Continue reading For New Year 2012 (8)
Namahage-Sedo Festival （なまはげ柴灯まつり）takes place in Shinzan shrine （真山神社）in Oga city , Akita prefecture（秋田県）, Northern Honshu, Japan, the second Friday through the second Sunday of February every year. This festival is carried out as a tourist event that combines the Shinto shrine Sedo festival and the Namahage folk festival. Here is a photo of the … Continue reading For New Year 2012 (7)
Here is a photo of the Omono River（雄物川） in Akita prefecture （秋田県）, Northern Honshu, Japan. The photo was taken at the riverbank at the end of January. 氷結に鯉のまどろむ北の川 秀法 hyouketsu ni koi no madoromu kita no kawa a sheet of ice keeps carp in repose northern rivers Hidenori … Continue reading For New Year 2012 (6)
On January 15, 2012, Shinzan shrine naked pilgrimage festival （新山神社裸まいり : shinzan jinja hadaka mairi ） was held in Yurihonjo city （由利本荘市）of Akita prefecture（秋田県）, Northern Honshu, Japan. 新山や雪の参道裸者登る 秀法 Shinzan ya yukino sando rasha noboru naked men climb the snowy approach – Shinzan shrine Hidenori … Continue reading For New Year 2012 (4)
Francis Tugayé, a French artist, kindly sent me a New Year’s e-mail on January 7 as follows. Dear Hidenori San That, through the misty areas, your eyes perceive the best. “Uncertainty” overrides the people all filled with their certainties. Let us be both realistic and (a little) dreamer... and that the year of the dragon … Continue reading For New Year 2012 (3)
Firstly, let me post haiku and photos by Julia Maul, who studied about haiku and learned to write haiku at the class by Alexander Dolin, PhD, Professor of Japanese Literature and Civilization Studies at Akita International University（国際教養大学）. Julia Maul contributed the works of haiku and photos to us in November, 2011. … Continue reading For New Year 2012 (2)
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)
