Announcement of the 2026 General Meeting of HIA and General Meeting, Symposium, and Social Gathering of the Council for the promotion of the registration of Haiku as UNESCO

* This event has reached its capacity and registration is now closed (we have sent notifications to members via round-trip postcards).

We are pleased to announce that the General Meeting of HIA and General Meeting, Symposium, and Social Gathering of the Council for the promotion of the registration of Haiku as UNESCO will be held concurrently as follows.

Date and Time

Wednesday, July 8, 2026, 12:30 PM – (Registration from 12:00 PM)

Venue

Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Japan, 5-4, Nibanchō, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Program

• Opening Remarks: 12:30 PM – 12:45 PM
• Part 1: 12:50 PM – 1:50 PM / UNESCO General Assembly on Haiku and General Assembly of the International Haiku Society
• Part 2: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM / Symposium
  Theme: “Why I Was Fascinated by Haiku”
  Panelists:
  Herman Van Rompuy (Honorary President of the EU)
  Lars Vargö (President of the Swedish Haiku Society)
  Moderator: Rie Yokoi (Professor, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
• Part 3: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Social Gathering

Contact Information

• If you wish to participate, please inform the secretariat of your name, address, telephone number, and email address (details will be provided upon registration).
• We will mail an admission pass to those who have applied.
• Applications will close once the capacity is reached. ⇒ Applications are now closed as the capacity has been reached.

Inquiries and applications

HIA
Tel: 03-5228-9004
Fax: 03-5228-9007
Email: info_hia@haiku-hia.com