Toyama Prefectural Tanka Poets Federation

RepresentativePresident Mr. Youchi UEDA
Establishment date1 April 1954
Number of members189 members (as for April 2023)

Tanka means “short poem”. It is a genre of classical Japanese poetry.
Every spring and autumn there is a prefectural Tanka Competition held. Once every three years, the Tanka Competition is held jointly by three prefectures of the Hokuriku region (Toyama, Ishikawa, and Fukui), co-sponsored by the Japanese Poetry Club. In addition, as one of the organizers of "High School Tanka Battle in Takaoka", which decides the best tanka in Japan, the Federation is also working on popularizing tanka among young people and training younger generations.

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