BIO
Poet Originally from Kanagawa Prefecture and based in Tokyo. Working across disciplines with poetry as a point of departure, including publishing, readings, installations, and collaborations. Began working as a poet in August 2025 and published the poetry collection Tokyo White Night Flight in November of the same year. Since 2026, has directed the crossover poetry magazine Koo.
Publications 2026 Crossover Poetry Magazine “Koo” 2025 Poetry Collection “Tokyo White Night Flight” Awards 2026 “Restoring the Name” Japan Association of Poetry, Tanka, Haiku, Essay and Criticism Award, Excellence Award “Asebi no Hashi” – Chairperson’s Award, Contemporary Poetry Division, Minokamo City Literary Festival “An Empty Bowl” Hamamatsu “My Poetry” Competition, Honorable Mention “Tokyo White Night Flight” SHIBUYA AWARDS, Selected “The Principle” JILA Recitation Competition, Poetry Division, Final Round 2025 “Straight Lines and Windows” Hakushu Poetry Dedication, Honorable Mention “Spectral Transparency” Gifu Prefecture Literary Festival, Selected “Fermata” Sanpuku Literary Prize, Finalist 2024 “Butterflies Dream of Human” Asia Digital Art Award Exhibition, Grand Prize, Yudai Nakaya “Lenticular” ACTA+ ART AWARD, Grand Prize, Yudai Nakaya Events / Exhibitions 2026 “Tokyo White Night Flight” SICF Fukuoka, ONE FUKUOKA BLDG, Fukuoka “Tokyo White Night Flight” NAFAS Festival Tokyo, BUoY, Tokyo Readings 2026 “Tokyo White Night Flight” NAFAS Festival Tokyo, BUoY, Tokyo “Spring Melancholy” La Vague Group Reading and Critique Session, Tokyo “The Principle” JILA Recitation Competition, Poetry Division, Final Round 2025 “Straight Lines and Windows” JILA Recitation Competition, Poetry Division, Preliminary Round Collaborations 2025 “Endings and Beginnings” with Yudai Nakaya 2024 “Lenticular” with Yudai Nakaya Jury 2026 “Koo” Poetry Open Call Media 2026 “Butterflies Dream of Human” All Night Nippon, Nippon Broadcasting System “Butterflies Dream of Human” Tokyu Kabukicho Tower, Outdoor Large-Screen Display “Butterflies Dream of Human” GO Taxi, Digital Signage “Butterflies Dream of Human” Kariya City, Aichi, Digital Signage 2025 “Lenticular” Yamaguchi Shimbun
