THE OUTLINE OF THE 8TH
HOSHI-TO-MORI INTERNATIONAL TANKA CONTEST
Entry deadline-April 30,2006 (The postmark on this dates is valid.)
Announcement-The selected contestants are
directly notified by the contest secretariat.
They are also announced on the homepage
after the public announcement.
Judge-James Kirkup (English Field)
Judge-Hojou Nakajima (Japanese Field) |
Awards
Japanese Field
Hoshi-to-Mori Grand Prix: \500,000 with the testimonial for 1 person.
Hoshi-to-Mori supplementary prize: \100,000 with the testimonial each for 2 persons.
English Field
Hoshi-to-Mori Grand Prix: \500,000 with the testimonial for 1person. If the winner lives overseas, the fee for a round - trip ticket to Japan is given.
Hoshi-to-Mori supplementary prize: \100,000 with the testimonial each for 2 persons.
(Whether Grand Prix winner will be selected or not, and the number of the winner may be decided by the judgements as the judges have been invested with full authority.)
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The selected Tanka will be sung and recited at the Poetry Recitation party and the Commendation Ceremony for the 8th Hoshi-to-Mori International Tanka Contest scheduled to be held in July, which will be followed by the awarding ceremony. |
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The
celebration party follows after the ceremony. |
The Essential points of the Application for the 8th
Hoshi-to-Mori International Tanka Contest.
Theme:gSoundh
Deadline: April 30,2006(The postmark on this date is valid)
Announcement: In July 2006
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Write
your Tanka in 5-7-5-7-7 syllable, five line
form on the back side of a postal card.
No other information on this side. As for
the overseas applications, either a postcard
or an envelope will do. |
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Write your name, address, birthdate, gender and occupation on the address side of the card .(Write your mail address, if you have.) |
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One Tanka only for each field.(But you can enter for both fields.) |
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Your original, previously unpublished Tanka is only acceptable. |
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You can not change the contents of the Tanka, or cancel it once it is accepted. |
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The award may be cancelled if the work would be found defective(such as previously published or plagiarized one) after the award is given. |
Contribute
Your Tanka to
- Secretariat, the 8th Hoshi-to-Mori International Tanka Contest.
No.205 Sun-Courreges, 1-22-25, Nakaizumi, Komae-shi, Tokyo 201-0012 Japan.
Entry Fee-None |
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Announcement of & Recruitment for Studying
Tanka Recitation by Hoshi-to-Mori
It is called recitation to sing tanka according to the ancient custom. The recitation of tanka which can be said the root of Japanese culture has been continued at the Imperial Palace and the House of Reizei. In this workshop, the recitation is being studied and performed more freely.
Those who are interested in tanka recitation are cordially invited to join us since it is a rare chance for you. Men and women of all ages, a little over 20 in number, have already started reciting practice twice a month. It's without regard to sex, age or experience. |
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90 minutes from 18:30 to 20:00, 1st and 3rd Wednesday every month |
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Meeting Room. 'Moto Shinmei Shrine', 1-4-74, Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo
TEL : 03-3451-2493 |
| Lesson Fee : |
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2,500 per 1(one) lesson(payable on the lesson day) |
| Instructors : |
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Mr. Takashi Aoyagi
(Associate Professor, Seitoku University)
Mr. Nobuyuki Kanechiku
(Professor, Waseda University)
Mr. Hojo Nakajima
(Councilor, "Utakai Hajime",Imperial Palace) |
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How to apply
Please come directly to 'Moto Shinmei Shrine' after contacting either the sponsor or the shrine as the lesson day might be rescheduled.
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