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[Haiku Submission Deadline: August 31st (Mon)] We are accepting submissions for the Moon Viewing Gathering 2026: An Evening of Haiku about "Autumn Delicacies"!
The Koshi no Kuni Literature Museum holds a moon-viewing gathering every autumn.
This year's "Moon Viewing Gathering 2026" will be titled "An Evening of Haiku about 'Autumn Delicacies'," and we are inviting haiku poems on the theme of "autumn delicacies"!
Please see below for application details.
*Details of the "Moon Viewing Gathering 2026" program and application information will be announced on our website in mid-August.
Haiku Submission
Selected person
- Kazuo Araki (Councilor and Head of the Toyama Branch of the Japan Traditional Haiku Association)
- Tatsuya Nakatsubo (Editor-in-Chief of "Kobushi," Chairman of the Toyama Prefecture Haiku Federation)
- Kyoko Nabeta (Personality at Kitanippon Broadcasting, Special Prize Winner of the Moon Viewing Gathering 2024 "Haiku about the Moon")
- Shigeru Muroi (Director of Koshi no Kuni Literature Museum)
How to Apply
(1) By mail or fax
Please fill out the application form below or any other form you have.
① Work (with furigana for kanji), ② Postal code, ③ Address, ④ Name (with furigana), ⑤ Telephone number
Please fill it out in block letters and send it to the address below.
① Work (with furigana for kanji), ② Postal code, ③ Address, ④ Name (with furigana), ⑤ Telephone number
Please fill it out in block letters and send it to the address below.
<Destination>
930-0095 Funabashi Minamicho, Toyama 2-22
FAX: 076-431-5490
Koshi no Kuni Literature Museum "Moon Viewing Gathering" Person in charge
930-0095 Funabashi Minamicho, Toyama 2-22
FAX: 076-431-5490
Koshi no Kuni Literature Museum "Moon Viewing Gathering" Person in charge
(2) In the case of the Web
Please fill in the required information in the web form below.
Please fill in the required information in the web form below.
Theme
Original, unpublished works (one haiku per person) on the theme of "Autumn Delicacies"
Application deadline
Must arrive by Monday, May 2026, 8
Other Information
- The top 10 haiku will be announced and awarded on the day of the moon-viewing gathering (September 26th (Sat)).
The judges will provide commentary on the winning entries at the venue on the same day (the event is scheduled to start at 17 PM).
Details regarding applications for viewing will be posted on our website in mid-August. - We will announce the completion of the artwork review process on our website around September 19th.
Those who submit outstanding entries will be contacted individually by phone or email by the museum with details regarding the stage performance. - All submitted works will be exhibited at the Koshi no Kuni Literary Museum during the "Moon Viewing Gathering 2026" event, which will be held from September 26th (Saturday) to 27th (Sunday).
Moon Viewing Gathering 2026 (Details will be announced later)
*Participation is free
Stage presentation
Date and Time: Scheduled to start at 2:00 PM on Saturday, July 26, 2026
Venue: Koshi no Kuni Literature Museum Library Corner
gallery
Date and time: October 2026st (Sat) - 9nd (Sun), 26
Venue: Koshi no Kuni Literature Museum, Training Room 101