Tatsuko Hoshino
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was a Japanese haiku
poet active in Shōwa period
Japan
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, as the daughter of the poet and novelist Takahama Kyoshi. After her marriage, she was encouraged by her father to start writing haiku and soon showed an amazing talent.
literary circle and shared the position of leading female haiku poet with Nakamura Teijo. The two were later joined by Hashimoto Takako and Mitsuhashi Takajo.
In 1937 Hoshino published her first haiku anthology, which was followed by other volumes including Kamakura, Sasame and Jitsui. She style remained faithful to her father's insistence on traditional forms, and on the use of natural symbolism, but was tempered with her love of nature and a soft, feminine approach to daily life.
After her father's death, Hoshino became the haiku selector for Asahi Shimbun
newspaper, and contributed to haiku columns in various newspapers and magazines.
In addition to haiku, she also published travel documentaries, including Tamamo haiwa ("Stories of the Tamamo Group") and Yamato Seki-Butsu ("Stone Buddhas of Yamato").
Hoshino began living in Kamakura
, Kanagawa Prefecture\Kanagawa prefecture in 1911 and following a short period in Tokyo, she returned to Kamakura in 1931, believing it to be an ideal place to bring up her children. She died in 1984 at the age of 80. Her grave is at the temple of Jufuku-ji in Kamakura.
Haiku
' , plural haiku, is a very short form of Japanese poetry typically characterised by three qualities:* The essence of haiku is "cutting"...
poet active in Shōwa period
Showa period
The , or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of the Shōwa Emperor, Hirohito, from December 25, 1926 through January 7, 1989.The Shōwa period was longer than the reign of any previous Japanese emperor...
Japan
Japan
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Early life
Hoshino was born in TokyoTokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, as the daughter of the poet and novelist Takahama Kyoshi. After her marriage, she was encouraged by her father to start writing haiku and soon showed an amazing talent.
Literary career
In 1930 Hoshino founded a haiku magazine exclusively for women called Tamamo. Two years later, she joined the HototogisuHototogisu
Hototogisu may refer to:*Lesser Cuckoo , a bird native to Japan*Hototogisu , a literary magazine*Hototogisu , a 1922 Japanese film*Hototogisu , a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System...
literary circle and shared the position of leading female haiku poet with Nakamura Teijo. The two were later joined by Hashimoto Takako and Mitsuhashi Takajo.
In 1937 Hoshino published her first haiku anthology, which was followed by other volumes including Kamakura, Sasame and Jitsui. She style remained faithful to her father's insistence on traditional forms, and on the use of natural symbolism, but was tempered with her love of nature and a soft, feminine approach to daily life.
After her father's death, Hoshino became the haiku selector for Asahi Shimbun
Asahi Shimbun
The is the second most circulated out of the five national newspapers in Japan. Its circulation, which was 7.96 million for its morning edition and 3.1 million for its evening edition as of June 2010, was second behind that of Yomiuri Shimbun...
newspaper, and contributed to haiku columns in various newspapers and magazines.
In addition to haiku, she also published travel documentaries, including Tamamo haiwa ("Stories of the Tamamo Group") and Yamato Seki-Butsu ("Stone Buddhas of Yamato").
Hoshino began living in Kamakura
Kamakura, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about south-south-west of Tokyo. It used to be also called .Although Kamakura proper is today rather small, it is often described in history books as a former de facto capital of Japan as the seat of the Shogunate and of the Regency during the...
, Kanagawa Prefecture\Kanagawa prefecture in 1911 and following a short period in Tokyo, she returned to Kamakura in 1931, believing it to be an ideal place to bring up her children. She died in 1984 at the age of 80. Her grave is at the temple of Jufuku-ji in Kamakura.