目次

Table of contents

はしがき

Foreword

page 2-3

応募状況

Submission statistics

page 4

入賞者・入賞作一覧

Prize recipients, prize-winning works

page 5-8

第１a 部：一般（日本人）Division 1a: General Public (Japanese applicants)

page 9-11

第１b 部：一般（外国人） Division 1b: General Public (Non-Japanese applicants)

page 12-21

第２部：高校生

Division 2: High School Students

page 22-28

第３部：中学生

Division 3: Junior High School Students

page 29-44

令和 5 年 10 月 1 日

第 15 回山寺芭蕉記念館英語俳句大会入選作品集
発行者：公益財団法人山形市文化振興事業団

山寺芭蕉記念館

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電話 023-695-2221

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http://yamadera-basho.jp/
October 1, 2023

15th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest
Selected Haiku Submissions Collection
Publisher:

Yamagata City Cultural Promotion Foundation
Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum
Yumi Nakamura, Director
4223 Nan-in Yamadera, Yamagata-shi, 999-3301 Japan
phone: 023-695-2221 fax: 023-695-2552
http://yamadera-basho.jp/

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はしがき

平和希求が高まる中で
第 15 回山寺芭蕉記念館英語俳句大会
実行委員長 大場 登

節目の第 15 回山寺芭蕉記念館英語俳句大会の入選句集をここにお届けできますことをうれしく思います。ご支援いただきました関係各位に感謝いたします。
さて、本大会の応募者総数がこれまでで最多になりました。その理由の一つは、昨今海外でも俳句愛好者がどんどん増える中、第 1 部を「日本人大人」と、「外国人大人」とに分けて募集するユニークな方式への理解が深まったこと。そのことは、第 1 部大人の部には国内 19 都府県、
海外 31 カ国から応募があったことにも表れていると思います。応募状況に関してもう一つの特徴は、第 2 部高校生の部の応募者数が減少（前回 719 人・今回 507 人）、第 3 部中学生の部が増えたことです。
（前回 1107 人・今回 1612 人）（本入選作品集 4 頁ご参照）我が国の中高外国語教
育の学習指導要領上での英語俳句の取り扱い方や、中高における夏休みの長短の違いなどが原因と思われますが、更に分析が必要だと思います。
第 15 回大会の作品の募集期間は 2023 年 7 月 1 日から 8 月 25 日の 2 ヵ月弱。応募者総数は過去最多の 2358 人 3089 句となり、2 次にわたる審査を通過した 387 人の 449 句を本入選句集に掲載いたしました。
入選句の中にも見られますが、やはり英語の俳句も自然や日常生活などを主題として詠んだものが例年同様多いのですが、今回数的に目立ったのは、ウクライナ戦争やその他の紛争などが即時終結し平和を希求するメッセージを感じさせる作品でした。世界中の人たちと思いや願いを共有することも英語俳句に取り組む大きな動機の一つだと思いました。
9 月 28 日に行われた第 2 次審査には、飯島武久山形大学名誉教授（審査員長）、万里小路譲山
形県詩人協会副会長、翻訳家リサ・ソマーズさん、相馬周一郎（公財）山形市文化振興事業団理事長、並びに大場登実行委員長が当たりました。審査中、審査員の方々から繰り返された英語俳
句作成上への助言は、「自然描写や心情描写、それに世界観など、通常のセンテンス生成に縛られることなく、簡潔に大胆に表現してほしい」と言うことでした。
終わりに、英語俳句愛好者に於かれましては更なる研鑽を積まれ、次回大会にも是非応募してくださるようお願いいたします。

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Foreword:

Haiku Composition Amidst a Growing Desire for Peace
Noboru Oba, Executive Committee Chairman
15th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest

We are pleased to present the results of the 15th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest
in this collection of selected haiku submissions, and we would like to express our deep gratitude to all those
who continue to support this contest.
This year, we received a record number of submissions from the greatest number of applicants to have so
far taken part in our contest, something which I believe is attributable to several factors. One is the growing
number of haiku enthusiasts overseas, along with the positive response to our contest’s unique Division 1
format, which creates separate divisions for Japanese and overseas applicants, and I believe this isunderscored by the fact that Japanese adults from 19 prefectures and overseas applicants from 31 countries
chose to take part in this year’s contest. In addition, although we saw a decreased number of Division 2 highschool participants (507 applicants this year, down from 719 applicants the year before), we witnessed the
opposite trend among Division 3 junior high school participants, with 1612 applicants this year, a significant
increase from the 1107 applicants who took part in last year’s contest. (Please refer to p. 4 for more details
on participant and submission numbers.) These fluctuations may result from the way in which haiku poems
are utilized within the English language learning curriculum at junior high and high schools, as well as
differences in the length of school terms and summer holidays at the junior high and high school levels, andwe will continue to give consideration to factors such as these.
During the approximately two-month application period, which lasted from July 1 to August 25, we received
3089 submissions from 2358 applicants in Japan and abroad. Of these, 449 submissions from 387 applicantspassed the first screening and appear in this haiku collection.
While the majority of the English haiku poems we receive continue to be composed around timeless themes
such as nature and daily life, this year we also noticed a significant number of poems which addressed thewar in Ukraine and other conflicts, calling for an end to hostilities and a return to peace. Haiku poems allow
us to share thoughts and feelings like these with other people around the world, something which I believe
many people find an important motivation in their haiku composition.
The second screening to select the Grand Prize and two Distinguished Work recipients in each category was
carried out on September 28, 2023 by a five-member judging panel consisting of Takehisa Iijima (Professor
Emeritus of Yamagata University), Joe Maricoji (Vice-President of the Yamagata Prefecture Poetry
Association), Lisa Somers (translator), Shuichiro Soma (Yamagata City Cultural Promotion Foundation
Chairman), and myself. During this screening, the individual judges repeatedly spoke of their appreciation
for works which broke free from the confines of ordinary sentence structure and used succinct and dynamic
language to depict natural scenes, emotions and worldviews.
In closing, I would like to express my hope that haiku enthusiasts around the world will continue to polishand develop their haiku composing skills, and will share the fruits of these efforts with us at next year’scontest.
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15th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest, Submission Statistics

1. 参加者数・投句数 (Participant/Submission numbers)

参加者
participants
第１a 部
第１b 部
第２部
第３部
合計

(Division 1a)(Division 1b)(Division 2)(Division 3)(total)2. 都道府県別・国別応募者数

110
129
507
1612
2358

投句
haiku
submissions
221
249
594
2025
3089

入選者
selected
participants
31
96
80
180
387

入選句
selected
submissions
37
148
81
183
449

(Participants by geographical region)

第 1a 部：一般（日本人） Division 1a: General Public (Japanese applicants)
岡山 Okayama 75
愛知 Aichi 4
大阪 Osaka 4
山形 Yamagata 3
宮城 Miyagi 2
埼玉 Saitama 3
神奈川 Kanagawa 2
東京 Tokyo 2
山梨 Yamanashi 2
群馬 Gunma 1
茨城 Ibaraki 1
岩手 Iwate 1
長崎 Nagasaki 1
奈良 Nara 1
新潟 Niigata 1

兵庫 Hyogo 3
鹿児島 Kagoshima 2
岐阜 Gifu 1
香川 Kagawa 1

第 1b 部：一般（外国人） Division 1b: General Public (Non-Japanese applicants)
USA 21
Croatia 20
Romania 9
Australia 8
UK 8
India 8Canada 6
Serbia 6
Netherlands 4 New Zealand 4
Poland 4
Belgium 3
Germany 3
Italy 3
Philippines 3
Russia 3
Singapore 2
Azerbaijan 1
Bulgaria 1
Finland 1
France 1
Indonesia 1
Iran 1
Ireland 1
Mexico 1
Montenegro 1 Nigeria 1
Pakistan 1
Sri Lanka 1
Switzerland 1
Turkey 1

第 2 部：高校生 (Division 2: High School Students)
岩手 Iwate 218
山形 Yamagata 177
三重 Mie 8
福島 Fukushima 5

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埼玉 Saitama 78
岡山 Okayama 3

宮城 Miyagi 17
千葉 Chiba 1

第 3 部：中学生 (Division 3: Junior High School Students)
山形 Yamagata 1148
京都 Kyoto 184
宮城 Miyagi 80
新潟 Niigata 61
島根 Shimane 44
群馬 Gunma 1
クロアチア Croatia 7
ルーマニア Romania 5 アメリカ USA 1

大阪 Osaka 80
岡山 Okayama 1

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令和５年１０月

15th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest
Prize recipients, prize-winning works (October, 2023)
第１a 部: 一般（日本人）

Division 1a: General Public (Japanese applicants)

最優秀賞

Grand Prize

１名１句

・津越 俊瑛 大阪府大阪狭山市
Toshiaki Tsugoshi (Osakasayama city, Osaka)
受賞作品 (English haiku):

日本語訳 (Japanese translation):faint soundfrom embers
still burning

夏未明
熾火は未だ
燃え尽きぬ
（作者訳）

優秀賞

Distinguished Work Prize

２名２句

・寅屋 照夫 兵庫県神戸市
Teruo Toraya (Kobe city, Hyogo)
受賞作品 (English haiku):

Bon Festival
big sneakers and high heelsside by side

日本語訳 (Japanese translation):
盆帰省
ズックとヒール
並びをり（作者訳）

・中村 和江 埼玉県深谷市
Kazue Nakamura (Fukaya city, Saitama)
受賞作品 (English haiku):

snail
creeping to the old age
slowly, more slowly

日本語訳 (Japanese translation):
かたつむり
ゆくりゆくりと
老いてゆく
（作者訳）

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15th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest
Prize recipients, prize-winning works

第１b 部: 一般（外国人）

Division 1b: General Public (Non-Japanese applicants)

最優秀賞

Grand Prize

１名１句

・Dan C Iulian (Romania)
受賞作品 (English haiku):

日本語訳 (Japanese translation):war refugees –a little girl asks me
about a doll hospital

人形の病院は何処
難民の少女が尋ねけり(飯島 武久 訳）

優秀賞

Distinguished Work Prize

２名２句

・Sanja Domenuš (Croatia)
受賞作品 (English haiku):

falling bombs –an infant in its carefree sleepin the mother’s belly

日本語訳 (Japanese translation):はら爆撃にねねの子は胎内のなか(飯島 武久 訳）

・Florentin Untanu (Romania)
受賞作品 (English haiku):

refugee convoy…
children stopping to pickfour leaf clover

日本語訳 (Japanese translation):
難民の子ら
立ち止まって摘む
四つ葉のクローバー(万里小路譲 訳）

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15th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest
Prize recipients, prize-winning works

第２部: 高校生

Division 2: High School Students

最優秀賞

Grand Prize

１名１句

・丸川 裕太 山形県長井市 （山形県立長井高等学校２年）
Yuta Marukawa Nagai city, Yamagata (Nagai High School, 2nd year)
受賞作品 (English haiku):

日本語訳 (Japanese translation):cold, misty morning
first train disappears
through dim light

寒くて霧のかかる朝に一番列車が疾走するよ
薄明かりの中を（作者訳）

優秀賞

Distinguished Work Prize

２名２句・児玉 瑚子 宮城県大崎市 （宮城県古川黎明高等学校２年）
Koko Kodama Osaki city, Miyagi (Furukawa Reimei High School, 2nd year)
受賞作品 (English haiku):

grandma’s house
preparing paper lantern
the scent of incense sticks

日本語訳 (Japanese translation):
祖母の家
盆提灯と
線香の香り
（作者訳）

・吉田 有希 岩手県盛岡市 （岩手県立盛岡商業高等学校１年）
Yuki Yoshida Morioka city, Iwate (Morioka Commercial High School, 1st year)
受賞作品 (English haiku):

a ripple soundthe ocean goes on forever
wet sandals

日本語訳 (Japanese translation):
さざ波の音
どこまでも続く海
濡れたサンダル
（作者訳）

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15th Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest
Prize recipients, prize-winning works

第３部: 中学生

Division 3: Junior High School Students

最優秀賞

Grand Prize

１名１句

・Sebastian Ciobica Botoșani, Romania (“Elena Rareș” School, 5th grade)
受賞作品 (English haiku):

日本語訳 (Japanese translation):

garden snails –on the graffiti wall
new signatures

カタツムリ
落書き壁に
新たな署名
(万里小路譲 訳）

優秀賞

Distinguished Work Prize

２名２句

・造田 和 京都府京都市 （京都市立桂中学校３年）
Yamato Tsukuda Kyoto city, Kyoto (Katsura Junior High School, 3rd year)
受賞作品 (English haiku):

all together
from ego to eco
making the change

日本語訳 (Japanese translation):
全員でエゴからエコへ
変えていく
(作者訳）

・山内 太貴 大阪府大阪市 （大阪市立桜宮中学校２年）
Taiki Yamauchi Osaka city, Osaka (Sakuranomiya Junior High School, 2nd year)
受賞作品 (English haiku):

on the snowy roadwalk deliberately
on my mother’s footprint

日本語訳 (Japanese translation):
雪道を
慎重に歩く
お母さんの足跡をたどり
(作者訳）

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入選句一覧

15 Yamadera Basho Memorial Museum English Haiku Contest
Selected Haiku Submissions
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Division 1a: General Public (Japanese applicants)
第１部（a）：一般（日本人）

Selected participants: 31 Selected submissions: 37 （入選者：３１人 入選句：３７句）
1① galaxya sparkling chandelier
on the ocean

5② flow of sand

① The whitenessof baby soles
while taking a nap② Bon Festival

on the stone garden
fallen pine leaves

big sneakers and high heelsside by side

Teiichi Suzuki(Kawachinagano city, Osaka)

2① petals hang gracefully

an irisstarts to bloom

Teruo Toraya(Kobe city, Hyogo)

6① Autumn dusk –a heap of firewood
under the eaves

Kiyoshi Tokita(Fukaya city, Saitama)

3① the midst of summer

from the depths of the ocean
voices of troops

Isao Soematsu(Nagoya city, Aichi)

7② reading a magazine

wind chimewith a worn-out strip

Katsuyuki Aso(Isahaya city, Nagasaki)① Wishes not penned

Keeping them in my heartStar Festival
Satoru Kanematsu(Nagoya city, Aichi)

9from embers
still burning② silent

at a bookstore in summer
a young priest chuckled

4① faint soundToshiaki Tsugoshi(Osakasayama city, Osaka)

8① A pond in Zao

Little lights gracefully danceMidsummer night’s dream
Akari Honda(Yamagata city, Yamagata)
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第１部（a）：一般（日本人）

9① dairy farmer’s mothernapping on straw
holding her daughter

15① seventy-eight summers

not having retrieved allthat was lost

Shigeyuki Sato
(Kuji city, Iwate)

10① Lemon’s sour tastesqueezed in a cup of tea
a rebellious phase

Yuko Hirota(Osakasayama city, Osaka)

16① birds chirp

foggy mountains
world of nothingness

Yuko Matsumoto(Shibata town, Miyagi)

11① a cotton rose

Yasuko Ichihashi(Takarazuka city, Hyogo)

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soft landingon your bosom① a kingfisher

has stopped fishing inthis heat wave

Mayumi Ito(Ichinomiya city, Aichi)

12① The goldfish bowl –red fins fluttering lightly
in the sunshine

Hitomi Kishimoto(Takarazuka city, Hyogo)

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Hiroaki Sato
(Manno town, Kagawa)creeping to the old age
slowly, more slowly① shade of trees

escape and feel cool
running dog
Koji Tao(Shibata city, Niigata)

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descending vertically –air pocket① snailKazue Nakamura(Fukaya city, Saitama)

on a carpet of yellow flowers –white butterfly② butterfly

Yasuko Eguchi(Soka city, Saitama)

13① a single point

19① white magnolias

melting to bluein the magnanimous sky② in the cool autumn air –my mom’s cardigan I put onwith her faint scent
Azu Yuno(Hamura city, Tokyo)

Division 1a: General Public (Japanese applicants)
第１部（a）：一般（日本人）

20① Into the clouds

a migratory bird
has no borders

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Mieko Yoda
(Kofu city, Yamanashi)

21① on the sea beyond the sunflowers

will look down
happy Ukraine① Blue sky

ice cream on
the way home27

① don’t be afraid

new challenge
overcome yourself

28① on the return bus

sway from side to sidein a pleasant dream29① jellyfish!

sea moonlight up the dark sea

Reona Ono
(Okayama Saiseikai Nursing School, Okayama)① cool evening

the wind delivers
festival music① sparkling water surface

like your smile
under azure sky

Nozomi Watanabe(Okayama Saiseikai Nursing School, Okayama)

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Nana Fujita(Okayama Saiseikai Nursing School, Okayama)25

reflected in the sea
shining

Suzuka Takeyama(Okayama Saiseikai Nursing School, Okayama)

Hina Hashimoto(Okayama Saiseikai Nursing School, Okayama)

24① sunlight

Ayumi Unemoto(Okayama Saiseikai Nursing School, Okayama)

Chika Handa(Okayama Saiseikai Nursing School, Okayama)

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spread all oversunflower field

Sena Matsumoto(Okayama Saiseikai Nursing School, Okayama)

Takao Fukushima(Kirishima city, Kagoshima)

22① blue sky① hot days

all things
melt and flow

Yura Okamoto(Okayama Saiseikai Nursing School, Okayama)

31① summer vacation

the voice of cicadas
wake me up

Reina Kageyama(Okayama Saiseikai Nursing School, Okayama)

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Division 1b: General Public (Non-Japanese applicants)
第１部（b）：一般（外国人）

Selected participants: 96 Selected submissions: 148（入選者：９６人 入選句：１４８句）

1① years after war

embedded in footpatha mortar shell tail5

② starry night –quivers on a cherry bloom…
ephemeral glow

Goran Gatalica (Croatia)① wishing well

my wish for the last year
still there

Keith A Simmonds (France)

6② the wings

a little girl asks me
about a doll hospital

Natalia Kuznetsova (Russia)

7② lavender field –the apricot’s heart
made of stone② old couple

how gentle she pours
the tea
Deborah Karl-Brandt (Germany)

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12

drawn on the steel mill’s wall…
summer evening
a wet sparrow in my room
on a monsoon day

Dan C Iulian (Romania)① split open

① a goal post

② is this my angel?

the lines of this haiku
perfumed4

the orphan girl making
paper cranes

Vivaldi’s outburst of springrips the dark

Steliana Cristina Voicu (Romania)① war refugees –① wartime blues…

② a blind busker…

of a wild duck open…
sunset splash3

a seagull’s shadow
shifts the setting sun② A pink butterfly

my ancestors buried
with many relics2① Glistening sky…

Kanchan Chatterjee (India)

8① reverberating

through her bones
cathedral bell

② the peony is stilloutside my window
whispering dawn
Gregory Piko (Australia)

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第１部（b）：一般（外国人）

9① an autumn walkwith two greyhounds…
their seven legs

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② the sun

① falling bombs –an infant in its carefree sleepin the mother’s belly② supper for two

reflected in a puddle
evaporating

widow sets a platefor her late husband

Ed Bremson (USA)10① Alzheimer

her maidenly smile and…
nothing more

Sanja Domenuš (Croatia)

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an assistance dog
boards first① I cast my thoughts

beyond the hills –driving home

② graveside visit –Marietta McGregor (Australia)

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our memories
a fading autumn

sunset paints overempty shoreline② ferry in fog

Dubravko Korbus (Croatia)

11① wave after wave

① eight sea gulls

one octave overthe fog horn

Anne Curran (New Zealand)

12① sakura season –the nursing home tenants
watch it on TV

Neal Whitman (USA)17

D V Rozic (Croatia)

13① light slips

under the sleep mask
winter sunrise② evening shower

the moon’s yolk dripping
into puddles
Julie Schwerin (USA)① inside the venue

same beatas the cicadas

Ernesto P Santiago (Philippines)

18① smouldering embers

through parched landscape
the razed forest② mid-summer

the scent of jasmine
overwhelming night
Gwen Bitti (Australia)

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第１部（b）：一般（外国人）

19① folding towels –24

the soft smell ofcherry blossoms

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Issa and the crowenough① War news –magnolia petals silently
covered the ground
Zoran Doderović (Serbia)

Owen Bullock (New Zealand)25① chirping of crickets…

from the uncle’s bedroom
whispered prayers

Marie Derley (Belgium)

Daniela Misso (Italy)

26① lovein the shade of a tree
two sparrows② summer stars

all the roads I travel
in my mind

① warmer days

migrating cranes crossthe war zone again② falling snowa homeless man wrappedwith newspapers
Ravi Kiran (India)① hole in the roof

full moon shines
on empty rooms
Vera Medić (Serbia)

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Sasha A Palmer (Russia)

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the borders of dead empiresin the open fireunder the weight of the rain –filling in the tax returnthe breeze shapes
a caterpillar silk23

① old history book② hydrangeas bent over② idle summer

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a pink carol
for the undead② tired, withdrawn

Precious Oboh (Nigeria)

20① grevilia sings① dancing brightly

on her dress
komorebi flowers
Mona Iordan (Romania)

28① a memory of you

floats in on gentle air
softening the night② you float on the edgesof every day –an echo in my life

Jennifer Gurney (USA)Division 1b: General Public (Non-Japanese applicants)
第１部（b）：一般（外国人）29① no way to escape

the autumn wind
I cling to myself

34

beginning to opena child’s eyes

② skate egg cases

Daniela Rodi (Finland)30① the chrysalis

washed up on the beach
dreams undulate on① not a kingfisher

but a winter-white egret
stopped his walk…then mine

② thistles gone to seed

feed goldfinches thick as thieves
with mouthfuls of fluff

Scott Mason (USA)35① the old bookstore keeper

faintly reading a bookthrough the rain

Richard PM Harrow (UK)31

① evening song

two strings missing
from the old man’s guitar

Ken Sawitri (Indonesia)

36② snow fallingthe oil pipelines by name –energy crisis

Frank Hooven (USA)① alone on a journey

the raven hops acrossa dark wet roadflies away towards the sky –first day at school② knowing

through the pines
a gust of sparrows

32① her red balloon

Marcellin Dallaire-Beaumont (Belgium)37① winter rosemom’s briefest visit
after marriage② a lifetime childless

Richa Sharma (India)

i name that falling star
one last time38
Ron C Moss (Australia)

33① Waves like white horses

Raised from a cradle of storms
Crash upon the shore
Jonathan Morgan (UK)

① this burning world…

another warm daywithout the sun② an armful ofdriftwood for the stove –arctic wind
Xenia Tran (Netherlands)

15 15

Division1b: General Public (Non-Japanese applicants)
第１部（b）：一般（外国人）

39① windless nighta salmon upsets the moon
for a breath

44② perseids① war dead –buttercups
bow their heads② at the end

in cracks of parched earth
crickets prayingof the skipping stonesummer solsticeEmin Masimli (Azerbaijan)

40① summer cottage

a pair of sandals
at the door

Roberta Beary (Ireland)

45

just planted tiny treequivers in the wind

① speedboat –the moon bleeds
through the bay② binoculars –my youth remainedin a neglected garden

Nina Kovačić (Croatia)

46

Aljoša Vuković (Croatia)

42① winter solsticea bird’s nest wedged
between bare branches

47

48① my museum visit

begins and ends
at the Basho tree
Annick Speeleveld (Belgium)

16
16

in autumn dew…
a warrior’s bones① moon aura…

next to the gilded framea cremation urn
Samantha Sirimanne Hyde (Australia)

the forgotten nameof an old lullaby
Jennifer Sutherland (Australia)① glistening

Veronika Zora Novak (Canada)② floating feather

43

scraping the honey crystals
from the jar’s bottom② first born child

Jay Friedenberg (USA)41① granular snow…

① porthole view

our boat cat cries out
to the seagulls② flat-top cloud

an anvil shape hammers
the riveran’ya (USA)Division 1b: General Public (Non-Japanese applicants)
第１部（b）：一般（外国人）49① withered leaf

54

my son’s choice
for still life

① new moon

the headlights
in the deer’s eyes

Baisali Chatterjee Dutt (USA)50① stubborn thistle

guarding the garden pathpausing my progress

Greg Schwartz (USA)55② gentle drizzle –① first star –still so far
from home② gobble gobble

forcing a second thought
upon an apathetic cat

my turkey neck swinging
back and forth

Laurence Sullivan (UK)51

① half moon

Susan Burch (USA)56

what’s left
unsaid② supermoon

a crescendoof birdsong

Lorelyn De la Cruz Arevalo (Philippines)① obstacle course

a dragonfly flies overfencesCarol Reynolds (Australia)

57② dotting the clothesline –The golden Labrador
haloed with them
Daril Bentley (USA)the old welli call into

the Adonisat her fingertips

Capotă Daniela Lăcrămioara (Romania)① Mayflies in sunlight① speaking back –② soon to flower –in the morning dew
one sun at a time

53

last brush strokes
on the canvas② rising with the suncelestial bodies aligned…
me, myself and i52① windswept sky

Jeffrey Ferrara (USA)58① a great drought

sparrows bathing
in a cloud of dust
Danijela Grbelja (Croatia)

17 17

Division1b: General Public (Non-Japanese applicants)
第１部（b）：一般（外国人）

59① first snowfall…

my black-haired son in a classof twenty-five blonds

65② drift of blossoms① mountain landscapebeards and horse whiskers
are jewelled with snow

② snow-viewing trip

for a moment grandma recalls
her first lovecrows join our conversationfrom the pine branches

Chen-ou Liu (Canada)

60① an autumn wind

toffee in my mouth
has a different taste

Farah Ali (UK)66

circles of moonlightthe way home

Lev Hart (Canada)

67① dog’s eyes –seven seconds of happinessin one eye blink
Franjo Ordanić (Croatia)

63

in the bomb shelter
songs of spring① lily pads

Peter Rees (UK)62

to a secret place
hazy moon② autumn deepens

Mihovila Ceperic-Biljan (Croatia)

61① taking me① a bowl of sky –nothing in it
but lark song

Tony Williams (UK)68

① raking leaves

his grandkids leap intoanother story① pine-scented summer…

a butterfly’s slow shadow
crosses my face

② grey sky, dull riverthe sudden iridescenceof a kingfisher

Edward Cody Huddleston (USA)
Benjamin Bläsi (Switzerland)64① back from the war

the same warmth of dad’s embracewith his only arm left

69

① new acquaintances

a bouquet of artificial flowers
in a glass jar

Mirela Brailean (Romania)
Elena Asch (Russia)

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Division 1b: General Public (Non-Japanese applicants)
第１部（b）：一般（外国人）

70① a magpie’s nest

full of precious memories
the pawn shop75

snowflakes descendfrom on high② bitter herb –Sebastian Chrobak (Poland)71① aerial balletat the care facility
a new resident① gunshots echo

she holds her
rabbit close

Valentina Ranaldi-Adams (USA)② if not now

76

when…
dandelion clock① ruined castle

a crow stands guard
on the old stones

Helen Buckingham (UK)72

① the longest day

the sun setsin the compost heap

Eufemia Griffo (Italy)

77① autumn sky

I fly with the clouds
across borders② may thunderstorm

Mona Bedi (India)

the cat still shuns
the second husband
78
Li Xiao (Russia)

73① streetlamps –stuck in the treetop
yellow moonDavid Milovanović (Serbia)① a charred banyan

flames begin to flicker
across the island① promised landtattooed on a migrant’s arm
the moon from home
Mircea Moldovan (Romania)

only the fragmentsof clouds remain② red-crested cardinals

the first frog jumps insplashing a drop
Marjolein Rotsteeg (Netherlands)

79

74① newly dug pond80

① Look out the window –The night sky holds the harvestof the super moon
Lorraine Ward (New Zealand)

Debbie Strange (Canada)

19 19Division1b: General Public (Non-Japanese applicants)
第１部（b）：一般（外国人）

81① utility bills,

left beside an open window,
become butterflies

87of the high-rise…
the lives within① on the train

my book remains unread –spring landscape② a spot of blood

Madhuri Pillai (Australia)

88

on my hands –mosquito

Tomislav Maretić (Croatia)

83

the battle between
my strength and will

② lit windows

Rosie Hawley (UK)82

① cycling uphill –① forest fire

into butterfliestank caterpillars

Tomislav Sjekloća (Montenegro)

89burning illusionof sunset① if only they’d turn① silence of monsoon

fills red vermilion summer –toll of El Niño

Natasza Cebo-Olszewska (Poland)84① morning rusha sweeper woman daydreaming
next to the street musician

Monica Kakkar (USA)90

Nadejda Kostadinova (Bulgaria)

85① minefield

four-leaf clovers show
the safe way① Tanabata…

folding the unsent letter
into a crane
Cristina-Valeria Apetrei (Romania)

91① last batherswith their long shadows
following the sunset

Henryk Czempiel (Poland)86① seashore sunset –the whispers of the sandsliding down the cliff
Glauco Saba (Italy)

20
20Đermano Vitasović (Croatia)

92① dissolving

into the sky
afternoon moon
Rajandeep Garg (India)

Division 1b: General Public (Non-Japanese applicants)
第１部（b）：一般（外国人）

93① silent crickets…

my thoughts strandedin the polluted water② planting flax…

in every seeda different sky
Ivan Gaćina (Croatia)

94① atomic flash

only a shadow remains
on the stairs② lost without mom

she finds the ocean
in a seashell
M R Defibaugh (USA)95① treaty of peace –a boy amidst the rubble
riding a stick horse② clumps of poppies

bleeding the wheat field…
Ukraine war
Cezar-Florin Ciobîcă (Romania)

96① refugee convoy…

children stopping to pickfour leaf clover② night shift

the charismaof Cassiopeia
Florentin Untanu (Romania)

21 21

Division 2: High School Students
第２部: 高校生

Selected participants: 80 Selected submissions: 81（入選者：８０人 入選句：８１句）

1① My love

Like an orange
Sweet and sour

6

Runra Nakanishi (2nd year)
Iino High School, Mie

2① A dark night

The moon is glowing
On a calm deep river① a piercing breeze –a friend falls on snow
and laughter pierces through7① sapphire blue

clear night sky
first star8

① school building

dyed orange
cicada’s voice

Sakura Oyamada (1st year)
Yamagata Nishi High School, Yamagata

22
22

alone with you
one umbrella① Adolescencereason for blue
don’t know yet
Mizuki Suzuki (2nd year)
Yamagata Nishi High School, Yamagata

9

Momoha Hirakawa (1st year)
Yamagata Nishi High School, Yamagata

5① in the evening rain

Hazuki Ishii (2nd year)
Yamagata Nishi High School, Yamagata

Miharu Shimizu (2nd year)
Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen Makuhari High School, Chiba

4dogwood flowers
bloom with dignity
Riho Takayanagi (1st year)
Yamagata Nishi High School, Yamagata

Vihara Alikewala (2nd year)
Iino High School, Mie

3① In the courtyard① snowflakes

catch my eye
in early winterKanna Kuroda (2nd year)
Yamagata Nishi High School, Yamagata

10① the rainy season

cicadas singing
somewhere

Yamato Inoue (3rd year)
Murayama Industrial High School, Yamagata

Division 2: High School Students
第２部: 高校生

11① Straight asphalt

chasing my shadow
with my blue bicycle

17

Haruki Kawauchi (1st year)
Wako International High School, Saitama

12① On a hot summer day

ice cream melts and falls
on the English textbook① Under the sun shadepick up the seashells
one by one

18① A lot of stars

shining in the night sky
like our hopes and dreams

19① Under the dazzling lightreading books aloneclassroom in the morning

20① Listening to the noiseof rain drops
under the umbrella

Komi Ogata (1st year)
Wako International High School, Saitama① Clang of drums

familiar yet nostalgic
summer is coming① blue sky above

the birds startchorus on the tree

Airu Tomisawa (1st year)
Wako International High School, Saitama

21

Yui Nagase (1st year)
Wako International High School, Saitama

16

hiding me
on my way to school

Ruka Ito (1st year)
Wako International High School, Saitama

Yuna Kobayashi (1st year)
Wako International High School, Saitama

15① The tree shade

Iroha Murata (1st year)
Wako International High School, Saitama

Hana Kakehashi (1st year)
Wako International High School, Saitama

14

missed calls
August has passed

Marie Kaira (1st year)
Wako International High School, Saitama

Rairi Kitada (1st year)
Wako International High School, Saitama

13① Canceled plans① shaved ice

with the heat of summer
melting away
Kinami Komazawa (2nd year)
Seizan High School, Yamagata

22① under the sunchasing the white ballto the national tournament
Miyu Kawasaki (2nd year)
Seizan High School, Yamagata
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第２部: 高校生

23① The cool sound of windchimes ringing
through the cracks

29

Hina Ishihara (2nd year)
Seizan High School, Yamagata

24① evening sky

turn your face
distant fireworks① autumn leaves

change of color
the blink of an eye

30① Sunlight seems

to leak throughdark green leaves

31① Hearing some fireworks

in the nighta mysterious instrument

32① The shining shrines

on a tranquil snowy nighta new beginning
Akito Kobayashi (2nd year)
Yamagata Chuo High School, Yamagata

24
24① dreamy starry sky

gives us timeless enchantment
beyond history① Late at nightwith the sound of insects
I go to sleep
Sana Koyama (2nd year)
Yamagata Kita High School, Yamagata

33

Serika Ishii (1st year)
Yamagata Chuo High School, Yamagata

28

envelopes my heart to hide
unrequited love

Shiina Hasegawa (1st year)
Tachibana High School, Fukushima

Tomohiro Kasahara (1st year)
Yamagata Chuo High School, Yamagata

27① a spring haze gently

Ema Sugeno (1st year)
Tachibana High School, Fukushima

Mihiro Kimura (1st year)
Yamagata Chuo High School, Yamagata

26

the sound of rain
ah, relief!
Kosuke MIki (2nd year)
Yamagata Chuo High School, Yamagata

Hiiro Maki (3rd year)
Seizan High School, Yamagata

25① Summer sunset① White dress made me feel

more beautiful with theblue of the sea

Yumeka Ishijima (2nd year)
Yamagata Kita High School, Yamagata

34① Good morning

bright smiles
without masks
Haruna Tanno (3rd year)
Aterazawa High School, Yamagata

Division 2: High School Students
第２部: 高校生

35① in the dark

see sparks
like flowers in the sky

41

Niko Nagao (3rd year)
Aterazawa High School, Yamagata

36① the rainy season

dance in the rain
hydrangea flowers① Wind blowing

Bring me bright sunshine
With bright dreams

42① summer nightthe cry of the froga lullaby of nature

43① grandma’s house

preparing paper lantern
the scent of incense sticks

44① under starry sky

hope for the futurewish quietly
Rei Suzuki (1st year)
Furukawa Reimei High School, Miyagi① summer night

dance in the night sky
large flowers① under the scorching sunlightbuzzing of the cicadas
your smile like a sunflower

Rino Miyauchi (1st year)
Furukawa Reimei High School, Miyagi

45

Koko Kodama (2nd year)
Furukawa Reimei High School, Miyagi

40

since you disappeared
looks like a winter tree

Miku Sugawara (1st year)
Furukawa Reimei High School, Miyagi

Yui Chiba (3rd year)
Furukawa Reimei High School, Miyagi

39① my heart

Shin Aizawa (1st year)
Furukawa Reimei High School, Miyagi

Yuna Maeyama (3rd year)
Sagae High School, Yamagata

38

lit by the moon
looks like a shining jewel
Hitose Monden (1st year)
Furukawa Reimei High School, Miyagi

Riku Inoue (3rd year)
Aterazawa High School, Yamagata

37① the sea at night① cold morning

my white breath
dissolves into the white sky

Soryu Yamato (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwate

46① summer night

here comes laughter
among the constellations

Riri Wakabayashi (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwate
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Division 2: High School Students
第２部: 高校生

47① graduation

stand at the new starting line
under the cherry blossoms

53

Miu Kikuchi (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwate

48① The cherry blossoms

bloom under the wide blue sky
happy days begin① sunflower petals

yellow and orange
like precious stones

54① a hot day

cicadas singannouncing summer’s arrival

55① summer vacation

swim in the seaof hellish homework

56① a night blooms

with innumerable fireworks
it’s beautiful

Yuhi Fujine (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwate
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26① the dogs

jump intoa pile of fallen leaves① You can run!

my friend says
to a snail

Tatsuto Kamiyama (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwate

57

Yuhi Komaki (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwate

52

homework on the table
go to the sea

Manami Nakamura (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwate

Riku Tamaki (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwate

51① summer vacation

Genki Hayasaka (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwate

Reika Sugawara (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwate50

big sounds in the sky
lights silently go out

Hiroto Suzuki (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwate

Saki Nagasawa (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwate

49① summer festival① drained pool,its blue paint flaking off
it misses summer

Ryoto Yoshida (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwate

58① graduate with friends

under cherry tree promise
to see you again

Nana Nagane (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwate

Division 2: High School Students
第２部: 高校生

59① a ripple soundthe ocean goes on forever
wet sandals

65

Yuki Yoshida (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwate

60① floating in the sky

white clouds like cotton candy
early summer is coming

66

62

63

64

Hinase Ikeda (2nd year)
Okayama Gakugeikan High School, Okayama

67① first snow day

68① the cherry blossoms fallhands cold and red
but happy with friends

Rice paddies like a mirror
Beneath the fierce sky① dreams are beautiful

but without will
just fleeting rainbows

Kakusen Ou (3rd year)
Okayama Gakugeikan High School, Okayama

take a walk down the street
on a new pink carpet① touch the white snow

① Cicada’s shrill song

Sophia Eaves (3rd year)
Okayama Gakugeikan High School, Okayama

heart beating with excitement
for this morning

Shiori Musashi (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwatearound the world
that’s my dream
to find myself
so let’s gobright flowers blossom in the sky
sounding like bombs

Kosato Kudo (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwate① a bird in flight② life is a journey① fireworks show

Yuto Sasaki (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwate

people go
and I am still alone

Cheng Hoi Tsun (1st year)
Okayama Gakugeikan High School, Okayama

Ayu Kawaguchi (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwate

61① People come69

① Looking around

Everyone smiling
But is it real?

Ha Phi Hung (3rd year)
Okayama Gakugeikan High School, Okayama

Rio Fujiwara (1st year)
Morioka Commercial High School, Iwate
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Division 2: High School Students
第２部: 高校生

70① more and more

our masks are taken off
smiles bloom

76

Yukina Hoshi (1st year)
Nagai Kogyo High School, Yamagata

71① summer vacationa sparkler
it’s over① can’t stand it any longer

collected homeworkit’s unbearable77① night sky

firework falls
like jewelry

78① On a summer night,

the voice of insects
calms my mind

Takeru Kawamura (2nd year)
Nagai High School, Yamagata

75① cold, misty morning

first train disappears
through dim light
Yuta Marukawa (2nd year)
Nagai High School, Yamagata

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from the asphalt
resounding heat① summer nightreflected on the water
moon and firework
Yuri Nogawa (2nd year)
Nagai High School, Yamagata

79

Sena Kurosawa (2nd year)
Nagai High School, Yamagata

74① summer sky

Shoma Yamada (2nd year)
Nagai High School, Yamagata

Riku Kanno (1st year)
Nagai Kogyo High School, Yamagata

73sky, cloud, sun –and you

Midori Suzuki (2nd year)
Nagai High School, Yamagata

Toa Funayama (1st year)
Nagai Kogyo High School, Yamagata

72① memory of one summer① shining sun

ringing in the sky
cicada’s voice
Misaki Kayama (2nd year)
Nagai High School, Yamagata

80① summer nightlooking up at the sky
spreading stars
Mitsuki Funayama (2nd year)
Nagai High School, Yamagata

Division 3: Junior High School Students
第３部: 中学生

Selected participants: 180 Selected submissions: 183 （入選者：１８０人 入選句：１８３句）

1① starry night

tired of waiting
meteor shower

6

Sena Honma (3rd year)
Sakata Dai-ichi Junior High School, Yamagata

2

7

Ritsuki Saga (3rd year)
Sakata Dai-ichi Junior High School, Yamagata

3

8

Yuriko Honma (3rd year)
Sakata Dai-ichi Junior High School, Yamagata

49Mayu Shirahata (3rd year)
Sakata Dai-ichi Junior High School, Yamagata

5

Taiyo Shibuya (3rd year)
Sakata Dai-ichi Junior High School, Yamagata① a midsummer night

flower petals dancing
illuminate you① way homethe snow reflects the lighttwinkle twinkle

Airi Ishikura (3rd year)
Yamanobe Junior High School, Yamagata① inside an old hut

be alone and lonely
cool summer night

sun is shining like flame
my feet are on fireAi Yoshida (3rd year)
Yamanobe Junior High School, Yamagata① On a hot day

eat cold ice cream with friends
I’m in seventh heaven① sea bathing

Yuwa Mitsui (3rd year)
Sakata Dai-ichi Junior High School, Yamagata① In the dawn

The full moon is fading
It’s like smoke

unlimited use
sports day

Yuka Takahashi (3rd year)
Sakata Dai-ichi Junior High School, Yamagata① Mt. Chokai

Looking at the remaining snow
I miss winter① the blue sky

10① The world around meis white with snow
It’s like magic

Kaho Watanabe (3rd year)
Yamanobe Junior High School, Yamagata

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第３部：中学生

11① Summer festival

Looking up at the night sky
glowing flowers

17

Kyoka Sato (3rd year)
Yamanobe Junior High School, Yamagata

12① Tournament begins

The cries of many cicadas
Welcome me① As the sun sets,

the ball shakes
the goal net

18① birds chasing

end of summer
reluctantly

19① warm park

dyed in the sun
red leaves

20① sleeplesslooking up at the stars
summer night

Misaki Shoji (3rd year)
Yamanobe Junior High School, Yamagata
3030① Summer day

The clouds swirl and climb
Like a dragon rising to the sky① Shower falls on my body

There’s that rainy footpath smell
Always from the asphalt

Sosuke Ando (3rd year)
Akayu Junior High School, Yamagata

21

Reika Sato (3rd year)
Yamanobe Junior High School, Yamagata

16

eating ice creams
on a summer day

Nana Takahashi (3rd year)
Akayu Junior High School, Yamagata

Yui Ohashi (3rd year)
Yamanobe Junior High School, Yamagata

15① How exceptional

Kaoru Nozaki (3rd year)
Kanomizu Junior High School, Yamagata

Raimu Abe (3rd year)
Yamanobe Junior High School, Yamagata

14

hydrangea blooming in the garden
morning sun shines

Chisato Goto (3rd year)
Yamanobe Junior High School, Yamagata

Hinata Ishizawa (3rd year)
Yamanobe Junior High School, Yamagata

13① After the rain

① The summer sky

beyond the clouds
endless time

Ryota Matsuo (3rd year)
Akayu Junior High School, Yamagata

22① Sitting in our class

My head droops, fighting against
sleep’s constant attack

Ryotaro Sugai (3rd year)
Akayu Junior High School, Yamagata

Division 3: Junior High School Students
第３部：中学生

23① bright red cherries

sweet and sour
taste of summer

29

Misuzu Okita (3rd year)
Akayu Junior High School, Yamagata

24① Friend’s and classmate’s smiles

Mountains in a dusky sky
Sights of happiness① Sunflowers surround me

I’m in a dreamDon’t wake up now

30① Cool breezewind chimes are ringing
in the neighborhood

31① Club activities

all together
worked up a good sweat

32① under the blue sky

I kept running for three years
for my big goal

Takaya Suzuki (3rd year)
Miyauchi Junior High School, Yamagata① summer clouds

covered the mountains
like a veil

① in the music roomon you singing
sunset spotlight

Yuzuha Saito (3rd year)
Furukawa Reimei Junior High School, Miyagi

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Yuma Matsuura (3rd year)
Miyauchi Junior High School, Yamagata

28

Autumn leaves shimmer
It’s beautiful

Nane Ujiie (3rd year)
Furukawa Reimei Junior High School, Miyagi

Ria Takahashi (3rd year)
Akayu Junior High School, Yamagata

27① The sky is filled with stars

Haruna Ichikawa (3rd year)
Miyauchi Junior High School, Yamagata

Sakura Minagawa (3rd year)
Akayu Junior High School, Yamagata

26

The sun is burning
But my heart is on fire

Daichi Hoshi (3rd year)
Miyauchi Junior High School, Yamagata

Rio Takahashi (3rd year)
Akayu Junior High School, Yamagata

25① The ground is hot① Dreams and hopesof the future dimly visible
through the trees

Miku Sasaki (3rd year)
Furukawa Reimei Junior High School, Miyagi

34① fall swallows leave

only their nests are left –footprints to the future

Eri Otomo (3rd year)
Furukawa Reimei Junior High School, Miyagi
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35① Even where there is nothingactually,
there is the light of hope

41

Yuna Okada (3rd year)
Furukawa Reimei Junior High School, Miyagi

36① Even in the city

the cicada’s voicepenetrates my heart① on my way back homethe sound of footsteps
fallen leaves sing42

① colorful yukata

and wishes
both beautiful

43① A shout of joy

In a baseball stadium
I’m in a muddy uniform

44① Colorful goldfish

Swimming with flapping fins
It’s like dancing

Haruka Domon (3rd year)
Sakata Dai-ni Junior High School, Yamagata
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32① Starry night

Spread in my eyes
Dreams and hopes① Glistening sweat

enthusiasm overflowing
inside the gym

Sakuto Hiwatashi (3rd year)
Yamuki Junior High School, Yamagata

45

Towa Takahashi (3rd year)
Sakata Dai-ni Junior High School, Yamagata

40

Snowman is also disappearing
Oh, my friend

Midori Iino (3rd year)
Nishikawa Junior High School, Yamagata

Rea Chiba (3rd year)
Furukawa Reimei Junior High School, Miyagi

39① Melting snow

Mao Suzuki (3rd year)
Nishikawa Junior High School, Yamagata

Hana Hayakawa (3rd year)
Furukawa Reimei Junior High School, Miyagi

38

Let me out, let me out
Appeal to me

Ryuma Imada (3rd year)
Sakata Dai-ni Junior High School, Yamagata

Satoshi Ono (3rd year)
Furukawa Reimei Junior High School, Miyagi

37① Goldfish in the water tank

① Next springas I walk toward my future,
cherry blossoms will bloom

Hana Takahashi (3rd year)
Yamuki Junior High School, Yamagata

46① The silence of mountains

makes me feel lonely
at dusk in autumn

Toa Sato (3rd year)
Yamuki Junior High School, Yamagata

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47① Last basketball match

the whistle blow in the gym
my summer is over53

Shion Sato (3rd year)
Yamuki Junior High School, Yamagata

48① Even in the intense summer heat

The distance between my cat and me
remains close① Brother and sister

We like to explore
With no goal54

① I walk together

with a caterpillar
on the way home55

① outside the window

the wind blows
a flurry of cherry blossoms

56① after drinking soda pop

the sky appearson the surface of the glass

Haruka Masuko (2nd year)
Yamadera Junior High School, Yamagata① outside the window

not a single cloudthe summer sky① quietness

the moonlight is shining
on the streets

Yoritsuka Takami (3rd year)
Yamadera Junior High School, Yamagata

57

Rinmu Yamada (2nd year)
Yamadera Junior High School, Yamagata

52

unreachable rainbow
stretching out my hand

Karen Takeda (3rd year)
Yamadera Junior High School, Yamagata

Hinata Kato (1st year)
Yamadera Junior High School, Yamagata

51① looking up to the sky

Minami Muranami (3rd year)
Yamadera Junior High School, Yamagata

Yui Saito (3rd year)
Yamuki Junior High School, Yamagata

50

starry lights
cover the city

Natsuki Goto (3rd year)
Yamadera Junior High School, Yamagata

Hinata Suda (3rd year)
Yamuki Junior High School, Yamagata

49① midnight① clear weather

flying in the sky
little birds

Manaka Togashi (3rd year)
Yamadera Junior High School, Yamagata

58① a seagull is flying

in the twilight sky
for its future self

Aoto Nakagawa (1st year)
Okayama Gakugeikan Seishu JHS, Okayama
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59① pitch black

flowing in the summer sky
milky way

65

Mayuko Honda (3rd year)
Yonezawa Dai-ni Junior High School, Yamagata

60① Look at the sky

Rain clouds are
Watching me① Puddle

Reflected blue sky
Beautiful66① Track and field club

sweated it out
on a midsummer’s day

67① scorching sun

tennis ballresounding

68① First snow day

Seeing the footprints of a child
It’s bigger than last year

Yuna Iwasaki (3rd year)
Yonezawa Dai-ni Junior High School, Yamagata
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34① When I look up

Sudden rain
Without an umbrella① The full moon at nightthe light is so beautiful
but somehow lonely

Naraphat Phansuk (3rd year)
Yonezawa Dai-ni Junior High School, Yamagata

69

Futaba Sato (3rd year)
Yonezawa Dai-ni Junior High School, Yamagata

64

when the heat comes backcicada’s voice

Yuka Urayama (3rd year)
Yonezawa Dai-ni Junior High School, Yamagata

Yuta Nomura (3rd year)
Yonezawa Dai-ni Junior High School, Yamagata

63① after the rain

Risa Taida (3rd year)
Yonezawa Dai-ni Junior High School, Yamagata

Taito Saito (3rd year)
Yonezawa Dai-ni Junior High School, Yamagata

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Hidden by the sunNoon star

Takahiro Konno (3rd year)
Yonezawa Dai-ni Junior High School, Yamagata

Kotaro Saito (3rd year)
Yonezawa Dai-ni Junior High School, Yamagata

61① Beautiful if you can see it① Midsummer night

Under the fireworks
You laugh

Atsuki Tsuchiya (3rd year)
Yonezawa Dai-ni Junior High School, Yamagata

70① In the classroom

The sound of cicadas
Permeates the ear
Kairi Sato (9th grade)
Meirin Gakuen, Yamagata

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71① A pink spring breeze

Fluttering
In your hair

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Kokone Minemoto (9th grade)
Meirin Gakuen, Yamagata

72① Sharing an umbrella

The sound of rain
Brightly falling① Winter night

Draw your nameOn the car window

78① Starry night

Look up and wish
My hope79① Light of a firefly

Shines brilliantly
Starry night80① Winter star

Guided by the light
Go back to home
Kiki Ojima (9th grade)
Meirin Gakuen, Yamagata① I’m homerush to the refrigerator
summer vacation① A long way home

but the way home with my friends
felt the shortest

Shoma Takahashi (3rd year)
Kahoku Junior High School, Yamagata

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Sena Okubo (9th grade)
Meirin Gakuen, Yamagata

76

next dayonly a leaf

Kurara Matsuda (3rd year)
Kahoku Junior High School, Yamagata

Kokone Suginuma (9th grade)
Meirin Gakuen, Yamagata

75① snow rabbit

Kotomi Ota (3rd year)
Kahoku Junior High School, Yamagata

Masaya Abe (9th grade)
Meirin Gakuen, Yamagata

74

wondering which way is up
in the cosmos

Rio Oba (3rd year)
Kahoku Junior High School, Yamagata

Ria Nakamura (9th grade)
Meirin Gakuen, Yamagata

73① watching shooting stars① I take a test

the voice of birds and cicadasecho in my head

Azusa Kudo (3rd year)
Kahoku Junior High School, Yamagata

82① Get up earlyIn the refreshing sunshine
My feelings dance

Mei Abe (3rd year)
Kahoku Junior High School, Yamagata
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83① Under the blue sky

89

Vibrant sunflowers
Smile at me

Yua Goto (3rd year)
Kahoku Junior High School, Yamagata

84

with best friends
best performance

Mako Tamiya (3 year)
Kahoku Junior High School, Yamagata
91① Mountain of homework

I don’t know what to do
Where is the vacation?

92① a solitary night

look up at the sky
snow is gently falling

Hinata Endo (3 year)
Kahoku Junior High School, Yamagata
93① Flowing waves of grass

Taller than my head it grows
By the riverside

Ryoma Kumagai (3 year)
Sakegawa Junior High School, Yamagata① Fluttering white wings

Fly across the riverbank
Cabbage butterfly

Mahiro Yakuwa (3rd year)
Sakegawa Junior High School, Yamagata
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All over the sky
Falling fireworks① fireworks setting off

and in the blink of an eye
summer is over

① way back homeraise one’s eyes for an instanttwilight sunset

Minori Hoshikawa (3rd year)
Sakata Tobu Junior High School, Yamagatard88① In summer night

Miyu Maeta (3rd year)
Sakata Tobu Junior High School, Yamagatard87Along with my playing
My heart jumps

Miu Fujikura (3rd year)
Ryosei Junior High School, Yamagata

Miku Onuma (3rd year)
Kahoku Junior High School, Yamagata

86① Playing the piano

Hana Okuyama (3rd year)
Ryosei Junior High School, Yamagatard85

Awful ringing in the ear
A cicada’s voice

Rin Tsuto (3rd year)
Sakegawa Junior High School, Yamagata
90① last concert① Out of the window

94① the summer morning

sunflower reflect the sun
stretching to meet it

Rea Goto (3rd year)
Sakata Tobu Junior High School, Yamagata

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95① summer nightstars swim in the Milky Way
make a wish to the sky

Yuka Saito (3rd year)
Yamagata Dai-hachi Junior High School, Yamagata

96① addictively beautiful

light like a small star
myriad of dots

101

① dog chaseafter my footprints
on the snow

102

① on the way home

I start runningin the cool breeze

103① even on dry mountains

surely someday
flowers bloom

104① cherry blossoms dance

overlooking the schoolyard
beautiful

Mao Hasegawa (3rd year)
Murakami Secondary Educational School, Niigata① oh, fireworks…

when you fallmy summer is over

① Talking with my friends

about casual daily life
that’s my happinessMirai Oka (3rd year)
Katsura Junior High School, Kyoto

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Soyo Baba (3rd year)
Murakami Secondary Educational School, Niigata

100

hearing the crow’s cry
like an alarm clock

Erika Takeda (3rd year)
Katsura Junior High School, Kyoto

Akina Watanabe (3rd year)
Murakami Secondary Educational School, Niigata

99① I wake up

Kaito Suzuki (3rd year)
Katsura Junior High School, Kyoto

Uta Nakano (3rd year)
Murakami Secondary Educational School, Niigata

98

stuck to the backof the shoes

Yuria Kanda (3rd year)
Murakami Secondary Educational School, Niigata

Meg Ito (3rd year)
Yamagata Dai-hachi Junior High School, Yamagata

97① cherry blossom petals① even just for a bitin your eyes
I want to be reflected
Risa Ikeda (3rd year)
Katsura Junior High School, Kyoto

106① Graduation ceremony

with cherry blossoms
departure and a new journey
Mahiro Otsuki (3rd year)
Katsura Junior High School, Kyoto
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107① at midnight

wrap yourself in a futon
that’s the happiest moment

113

Rui Nakano (3rd year)
Katsura Junior High School, Kyoto

108① On a snowy day,

Aiming at the opponent
It’s time for a snowball fight① after club activities

the sky at dusk is dyed in crimson
on my way back home

114

① At the summer festival

I hold mother’s hand
and watch fireworks

115① all together

from ego to eco
making the change

116① under the bright sun

the waves are crashingsummer is coming
Aoi Saito (3rd year)
Katsura Junior High School, Kyoto

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38① The light that shines

in the middle of the nightis beautiful① What is this?

it was hiding
my summer vacation homework
Sota Kodan (3rd year)
Katsura Junior High School, Kyoto

117

Yamato Tsukuda (3rd year)
Katsura Junior High School, Kyoto

112

while running along the river
I discover a shooting star

Keigo Iwaki (3rd year)
Katsura Junior High School, Kyoto

Fumi Miyauchi (3rd year)
Katsura Junior High School, Kyoto

111① during judo training

Sara Iwaki (3rd year)
Katsura Junior High School, Kyoto

Haruto Terai (3rd year)
Katsura Junior High School, Kyoto

110

may everyone see
the sunrise everyday

Karen Minamiya (3rd year)
Katsura Junior High School, Kyoto

Ryoma Takeuchi (3rd year)
Katsura Junior High School, Kyoto

109① war makes no one happy① Like soda bubbles

Lonely summer days
Next year too?

Rio Takahashi (3rd year)
Mamurogawa Junior High School, Yamagata

118① Summer vacation

Fireworks I saw with you
Unforgettable

Shota Ueki (3rd year)
Mamurogawa Junior High School, Yamagata

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119① horror movie

induce a chillin a hot room

125

Yuka Ono (3rd year)
Mamurogawa Junior High School, Yamagata

120① Summer festival

Brighter than fireworks
Friend’s smile① cool river water

fish jumps
another summer memory

126① Blue world

Floating with a parachute
Easygoing jellyfish

127① From the classroom window

The view is changed
A new term

128

① Spring breeze

A skirt flutters
Cherry blossoms fall

Reina Kato (3rd year)
Mogami Junior High School, Yamagata① A hot day

On the cold floor
A cat sleeps① Autumn field

Brilliant and shining
Golden rice

Toma Ikeda (1st year)
Kaneyama Junior High School, Yamagata

129

Sakura Oba (3rd year)
Mogami Junior High School, Yamagata

124

Looking down on the night scene
A gathering of fireflies

Runa Yamaguchi (3rd year)
Mogami Junior High School, Yamagata

Ruka Kan (3rd year)
Mogami Junior High School, Yamagata

123① From the summit

Kakeru Kikuchi (3rd year)
Mogami Junior High School, Yamagata

Sara Sato (3rd year)
Mamurogawa Junior High School, Yamagata

122

Before planting rice
Misty rain

Kaho Yoshida (3rd year)
Mogami Junior High School, Yamagata

Yua Saito (3rd year)
Mamurogawa Junior High School, Yamagata

121① Five in the morning① The first day of winterThe first snow falls
Silently

Kanta Yaguchi (2nd year)
Kaneyama Junior High School, Yamagata

130① Winter night

Sock hanging
Child sleeps

Yusei Abe (2nd year)
Kaneyama Junior High School, Yamagata
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131① Summer night

One budBlooming

137

Mako Shibata (2nd year)
Kaneyama Junior High School, Yamagata

132① I will be

Like a straight
Pampas grass① Cherry tree

Stands alone
By the pond138

① Fireworks

Color the night sky
End of summer

139① Reggae colors

Here and there
In the mountains

140① Petal of cherry blossom

Rides on the windIt’s my hair ornament

Sumire Yanase (3rd year)
Kaneyama Junior High School, Yamagata
4040① Sparkling

Unquenchable flame
Endless summer① A praying mantis

preys on a grasshopper
silently
Masaki Suzuki (3rd year)
Asahi Junior High School, Yamagata

141

Koga Hoshikawa (3rd year)
Kaneyama Junior High School, Yamagata

136

Early summer
A breeze blows

Rina Kadowaki (3rd year)
Okura Junior High School, Yamagata

Konoka Ono (3rd year)
Kaneyama Junior High School, Yamagata

135① Terraced rice field

Mio Hayasaka (3rd year)
Okura Junior High School, Yamagata

Towa Shoji (3rd year)
Kaneyama Junior High School, Yamagata

134

Carefree cat
Rolls over

Kotaro Yaguchi (3rd year)
Kaneyama Junior High School, Yamagata

Miyu Chikaoka (3rd year)
Kaneyama Junior High School, Yamagata

133① Spring morning① Summer night

surrounding a campfire
with everyone
Minami Ito (3rd year)
Asahi Junior High School, Yamagata

142① Deep green eyes

What do you see with your eyes?
Big dragonfly
Kotaro Abe (3rd year)
Asahi Junior High School, Yamagata

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apples’ faces
turn red

Miyu Satake (3rd year)
Asahi Junior High School, Yamagata

144① Let’s study!

room cleaning
starts suddenly
Shirabe Sato (3rd year)
Asahi Junior High School, Yamagata

145① It’s raining again

Mist fills mountains
Like spilled milk

149

① Winter morning

open the curtains
silver world

150① Along the river

Cherry blossom petals
Herald the arrival of spring151① I have a friend

Hard times and sad times
I’m not alone

Yua Sagae (3rd year)
Kaminoyama Kita Junior High School, Yamagata

snow covers whole forest
quiet night① Climb the stairs

Let’s go together
Towards a wonderful future

Umi Enomoto (3rd year)
Sakata Dai-roku Junior High School, Yamagata

152① I swing my racket hard

Put my soul into one ball
Smash with all my might!

Ruito Akatsuka (3rd year)
Sakata Dai-roku Junior High School, Yamagata

153

Yuuna Satomi (3rd year)
Kaminoyama Kita Junior High School, Yamagata

148① moonlight

Yukina Tokairin (3rd year)
Kaminoyama Kita Junior High School, Yamagata

Yurika Abe (3rd year)
Kaminoyama Kita Junior High School, Yamagata

147

Get up earlyWith the sound of birds

Miyu Hasegawa (3rd year)
Kaminoyama Kita Junior High School, Yamagata

Momoka Sugano (3rd year)
Kaminoyama Kita Junior High School, Yamagata

146① At five in the morning① Summer days

I hear the birds singing
But I can’t see themTeppei Igarashi (3rd year)
Sakata Dai-roku Junior High School, Yamagata

154① Summer river

Tell me your dreams
Summer scenery

Shogo Honma (3rd year)
Sakata Dai-roku Junior High School, Yamagata
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155① school building wall

made by chance
birdhouse

161

Ko Kato (3rd year)
Sakata Dai-roku Junior High School, Yamagata

156① Blue sky

From the classroom window
Cumulonimbus① Blue skyEndless horizon
I want to be a bird

162

① So cold

When I looked up
First snow

163

① Hot sandy beach

Rush to the sea
Cools hot feet164

① suitcase

hat and passport
exciting

Maoko Sugiyama (3rd year)
Gunma Chuo Secondary School, Gumna
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42① under the full moon

Japanese pampas grass is shaking
leaves dancing① nobody knows

the value of a moment
until it becomes a memory

Haru Matsumoto (2nd year)
Sakuranomiya Junior High School, Osaka

165

Misuzu Saito (3rd year)
Toyo Junior High School, Shimane

160

realized after calmed down
importance of friends

Yoshimi Murata (2nd year)
Sakuranomiya Junior High School, Osaka

Haruki Saito (3rd year)
Toyo Junior High School, Shimane

159① fighting with friends

Yuna Tsuchiya (2nd year)
Sakuranomiya Junior High School, Osaka

Maho Maeda (3rd year)
Toyo Junior High School, Shimane

158

sleep with dog
hot but happy

Kano Kunishima (2nd year)
Sakuranomiya Junior High School, Osaka

Ayuka Nakata (3rd year)
Toyo Junior High School, Shimane

157① in summer① on the snowy roadwalk deliberately
on my mother’s footprint

Taiki Yamauchi (2nd year)
Sakuranomiya Junior High School, Osaka

166① snowman

melting
the next morning

Noi Arase (2nd year)
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167① white clouds float

in the blue sky
like cotton candy

173

Azusa Kubo (2nd year)
Sakuranomiya Junior High School, Osaka

168① autumn night

crickets in the grassfull moon in the sky① wear kimono

feel with all five senses
autumn colors

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Josip Kraljic (7th grade)Primary School Vežica, Croatia① plum petals

the girl’s rag dollwith a new dress
Amalia Cojocariu (6th grade)"Elena Rareș” School, Romania

frozen in the snow
the blackbirds’ songa short shot
the new feather

girls drawing a hopscotch
among ruins

Sebastian Ciobica (5th grade)"Elena Rareș” School, Romania① a broken twig

① the hunter’s hat① indian summer –on the graffiti wall
new signaturesdrowning
in sound of the rain

Goran Predragovic (5th grade)Primary School Vežica, Croatia

buzzing of the bees around linden
an overture② garden snails –① my voice

Nozomu Watanabe (2nd year)
Sakuranomiya Junior High School, Osaka① the piano lesson –Teo Dipic (7th grade)Primary School Vežica, Croatia

Nozomi Yoshikawa (2nd year)
Sakuranomiya Junior High School, Osaka

170

who’s more astonishedan owl or I
Ivan Jozic (7th grade)Primary School Vežica, Croatia

Shie Kobayashi (2nd year)
Sakuranomiya Junior High School, Osaka

169① autumn dusk –177① even the sun

shines brighter
dandelion field② dog daysa girl throws her doll
into the waves
Antonia Chersan (6th grade)"Elena Rareș” School, Romania
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178① nothing written

on the paper testplum blossoms
Iasmina Butnarescu (8th grade)"Elena Rareș” School, Romania

179① air raidhiding in her pocket
a May bugAndreea Lebaduca (8th grade)"Elena Rareș” School, Romania

180① City square at dusk –desperate vendor struggles
to sell his last toy② I can see myself

a tear shed from weeping eyes
the puddle ripples
Eric Yang (age 13)USA

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