ARTICLES
A wide range of works filled with the charms of Hokkaido! Winners of the "Hokkaido Heritage Photo & Tanka Challenge 2024" announced!
Tanka Division
Kikuyo Yamabe
Snowy night in Otaru with headlights on the tracks and lamps on the platform
Subject
Otaru's Railway Heritage
Comment
When I visited Otaru Station for the first time, it was in the middle of winter, and I was very impressed by its beauty.
Judges' Critique
The comparison of the lights of the train tracks and the platform is vivid. You can even clearly see the difference in the colors of each."
Hiromi Matsushita
Jazz or soul? Hip-hop or R&B? Salmon dancing on the Ishikari River
Subject
Ishikari River
Comment
I was overwhelmed by the power of the salmon running up the Ishikari River.
Judges' Critique
The idea of using various rhythms to depict the scenery of salmon dancing in the river is well conceived, and the honeyed Japanese rhythms are well matched to the dancing scenery.
Akira Yamamoto
The creaking sound of Hakodate's first train reaches the kitchen from down the hill
Subject
Streetscape of Hakodate's Western District
Comments
I composed this poem while looking down on the train in the crossroads.
Judges' Critique
The scene in which the public sound of the train reaches the private space of the kitchen is vivid and visual.
Nagomi Matsuda
Shadow of a boat in the mist of Notsuke, the boat of the Todowara Striped Shrimp Fishery
Subject
Notsuke Peninsula and Uchise-bune
Comments
Sailboats floating on the bay surrounded by a sand spit are a well-known tradition of Notsuke.
Judges' Critique
A song of solid realism. The specifics of Todowara and Notsuke add depth to the song. The problem is that too many kanji characters are used in succession.
Haruka Asakura
From the bow of the ship, the drift ice splits in two, and we lead the meteor shower.
Subject
Drift Ice and the Garinko
Comment
The Okhotsk blue sea and drift ice made me think of space travel.
Judges' Critique
The way the ice floes evolve into a meteor shower gives the impression of a large scale. It has a mythical atmosphere.
Takashi Moriyama
Counting the columns and going out beyond the dome, catching the Sakhalin wind somewhere
Subject
Wakkanai Port North Breakwater Dome
Comment
It was my experience when I traveled to Wakkanai
Judges' Critique
The artist is able to extend the range of imagination to Sakhalin through the wind.
Saeko Motozawa
The softness of the Ainu song still rings in my ears, the sound of bells echoing at Kamuikotan
Subjects
Ainu oral literature
Comment
When I was a student in Asahikawa, I had a chance to hear an Ainu woman sing a song to me. It was a gentle voice of an elderly woman.
Judges' Critique
The softness of the song and the "sound of bells" are layered together to create an atmosphere that can be recreated by anyone's ears.
Sachiko Tonomaru
The sound of the bells of the Gan Gan Temple as I walk with my husband, the beginning of a prayer, the beginning of a prayer, the end of a prayer
■Subject
Streetscape of Hakodate's Western District
■His own comment
When I visited Hokkaido with my husband, the atmosphere of the beautiful churches and the vast nature of Hokkaido were very divine.
■Judges' Critique
Although "going with my husband" is not necessarily necessary, the way in which it is connected to the sense of busy speed from the Gan Gan Temple to the "Hajime" and "Wo Hari" of the lower part of the verse is skillful.
mokume_88
Leaning back on the tram as it turns slowly, I commute to Hello Work in July.
Subject
streetcar
Comment
I usually travel by subway, and for me, streetcars are "something I take when I go to Hello Work. When I ride the streetcar, the driver makes an announcement when making a big turn. Feeling their care and kindness, I composed this poem about the scene when I am going to Hello Work with anxiety and hope for the future.
Jury Critique
The selection of Hello Work as a facility located along the streetcar line creates a sense of drama.
Mashu
August, thinking of the hidden whiteness of Sapporo from a streetcar with no air-conditioning
■Subject
streetcars
Comment
I rode the streetcar for the first time this summer on a trip to Sapporo. I was surprised to see that the cars were not air-conditioned, and I wrote this poem thinking of this city where the season of white snow is longer than that of streetcars.
Jury Critique
The mysteriousness of the "hidden whiteness" is fascinating. The contrast between the "whiteness" and the lack of air conditioning is brilliant.
Keito Kawagishi
Medallions, knowing the passing of time, just those who come and those who go.
■subject
Western-style architecture of the pioneer era
Comments by the artist
I was strongly impressed by the white ceiling decoration I saw when I visited Seihuatei before. I turned my mind to the greatness, loneliness, and beauty of things that remain unchanged amid changing times.
■Jury Critique
The lyrical phrase in the bottom clause is well symbolized by "medallion.
wakkochan25
I can't get past that blue, the sequined surface of the water shimmering in your eyes
Subject
Shakotan Peninsula and Cape Kamui
Comment
I will never forget the sparkling brilliance and the gradation of Shakotan blue that extends to the sky.
Judges' Critique
The way the glittering light is described is impressive. It is also pleasing to see that the phrase "that blue" is not left out, but is firmly recovered in the following clause.
wakkochan25
The more "it's like it is, the better it is," you say, and the mutton you eat
subject
Genghis Khan
Comment
Mutton is a mutton with the richness that is typical of mutton. I hope your dining table will be as round and lively as the Genghis Khan pot.
Judges' Critique
This dish is a little out of the ordinary, but the way it is made, as if it were cut out of the middle of an interesting conversation, is very interesting.
fumi_acfy
In the drizzle, a canoe glides along the surface of the river with dotted umbrellas and tipping umbrellas.
Subject
Teshio River
Comments
I wrote this poem about the Teshio River.
Judges' Critique
The comparison of the dotted canoes with "a tilting umbrella" is fresh. It creates a dynamic impression.
fuso_aeroace
Walking through Kamuimintara on the first day of summer to the sample forest where my friends are waiting for me
Subject
Ayako Miura Memorial Literature Museum and a sample forest of foreign tree species
Comment
Six years ago, I became fascinated by the works of Ayako Miura and began visiting Asahikawa regularly. I enjoy hiking in the mountains, and every time I visit Asahikawa, I am attracted by the distant sight of Daisetsuzan, and I have always wanted to walk there someday. This is a poem I wrote about that time.
Judges' Critique
Although I have the impression that "walking" is too abbreviated, it is interesting that the poem seems to descend from the world of myth to reality when the word "sample forest" is brought up and settled in the poem.
