The Results of the Eighth HIA Haiku Contest
The Award ceremony for the Eighth HIA Haiku Contest was held at
Tokyo Kaikan from 11:00 till 14:00, on wednesday November 29th,
2006. The five prizes were presented to the winners by representatives
of the four Japanese haiku organizations and the two companies sponsoring
the prizes. Lectures by Liu De You(President of Chinese Haiku Institute)
and the reception party followed.
The Eighth HIA Haiku Contest
Sponsored by Haiku International Association,
Supported by Nihon Keizai Shimbun, The Japan Times
| Number of submission |
Japanese haiku 942
Non Japanese haiku 286 |
| The announcement and comments on the winning haiku |
The announcement of the winners of the Japanese
haiku and comments were given by Yoson Kurahashi (vice president
of HIA).
The announcement and the comments on the non Japanease haiku
were given by Kiuchi Toru (Director of HIA).
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