Reiwa 6 (2024) Let's Submit a Haiku in Remembrance of Basho
To promote haiku, a haiku submission box has been installed inside the Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum, and selections are being made. Thank you to everyone who submitted a haiku.
From the many submissions, we will announce this year's winning haikus.
Winners (honorifics omitted)
◎General Category (High school students and above) Selected by Hiroshi Ito, member of "Koshi"
【Special Selection】
Snail, just a little further to the Nioh Gate - Akio Ono (Shinjo City, Yamagata Prefecture)
【Selected】
Basho's monument at Michinoku's crossroads, autumn leaves - Akiko Nakatomi (Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture)
Lingering snow, tracing footsteps on a journey through Dewa - Morio Shibuya (Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture)
Searching for cicada calls, climbing Risshakuji Temple - Junko Hata (Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture)
◎Elementary and Junior High School Category Selected by Nami Takeda, member of "Ginka"
【Special Selection】
The scent of plants on the wind, summer sky - Yuito Kai (Honjo Junior High School, Saiki City, Oita Prefecture)
【Selected】
Sweat flowing, knees trembling at Godaido Hall - Ann Nakano (Honjo Junior High School, Saiki City, Oita Prefecture)
Wiping away sweat, I'm really bad at haiku - Ranna Goto (Yamadera Junior High School, Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture)
Cicada calls ascending and descending Risshakuji Temple - Haruka Kawano (Honjo Junior High School, Saiki City, Oita Prefecture)
☆Winners will receive a commemorative gift. Look forward to it!☆