Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! Here is a photo and haiku about Namahage. In the Oga Peninsula, Akita Prefecture in the northern Honshu, Japan, there is a deep feeling of mystery as the New Year begins. There is the “Devil Festival” held there on December 31, a ceremony that … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (49)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! On March 20, 2016, Ms. Eunice Barbara C. Novio, kindly sent me an e-mail, saying about herself. Firstly, here is her photo. About the author Eunice Barbara C. Novio, is from the Philippines and presently residing in Thailand. She teaches English and … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (48)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! On March 13, 2016, Ms. Caroline Nazareno-Gabis a.k.a. Ceri Naz, kindly sent me an e-mail as follows. Dear Hidenori-san, I am Caroline Nazareno Gabis a.k.a. Ceri Naz, World Poetry International Director to Philippines and World Union of Poets-President for the virtual gallery of the Philippine poets, would … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (47)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! On November 3, 2015, Hidenori Hiruta took part in the panel discussion of the Only One Kagoshima Tree Haiku Contest festival held as one of the 30th National Culture Festival Haiku events at the International University of Kagoshima. Then, Hiruta had a chance to talk about … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (46)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! On November 3, 2015, Hidenori Hiruta took part in the panel discussion of the Only One Kagoshima Tree Haiku Contest festival held as one of the 30th National Culture Festival Haiku events at the International University of Kagoshima. Then, Hiruta had a chance to talk about … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (45)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! On November 3, 2015, Hidenori Hiruta took part in the panel discussion of the Only One Kagoshima Tree Haiku Contest festival held as one of the 30th National Culture Festival Haiku events at the International University of Kagoshima. Then, Hiruta had a chance to talk about … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (44)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! Ms. Djurdja Vukelic Rozic, Croatia, presented me with IRIS Haiku Magazine -7/8, 2013-2014 . Here is a front cover of the magazine. Ms. Rozic, Principal editor of haiku magazine IRIS, took up the article “ASAHI HAIKUIST SPECIAL/ Former minister Arima finds support for UNESCO haiku bid” , translating … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (43)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! On the morning of October 25, 2014, Mr. Masayuki Tsuchihashi, Mr. Hayato Shimokubo, Mr. Takayuki Fukuyama, Ms. Chen Ching Ling (Taiwan), Ms. Rachel Alexandra Bawerbank (UK), and Ms. Jessica Williams (UK) reached Akita Station by bus from Tokyo to take part in the 29th National Culture Festival Haiku … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (42)
Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! On November 17, 2015, Mr. Masayuki Tsuchihashi, graduate student at the International University of Kagoshima, Japan, kindly sent me an e-mail as follows. Dear Mr. Hiruta, Congratulations on our haiku seminar 3rd November in Kagoshima. Thank you for your support of our project. Let us … Continue reading Let haiku be on the UNESCO list! (41)
Results of the 2nd ONLY ONE TREE Haiku Contest 2,020 haiku composed in the English language vied for recognition in the ONLY ONE KAGOSHIMA TREE haiku contest supported by the Asahi Shimbun and organized by the International University of Kagoshima. Kindly assisted by Mr. Hidenori Hiruta of the Akita International Haiku Network, in 2015 the … Continue reading Results of the 2nd ONLY ONE TREE Haiku Contest
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