International Haiku Poets

Profile Since 2015, Hana Fujimoto has served as Deputy Secretary General of the Haiku International Association.

Since 2017, she has served as Secretary General of the Haiku UNESCO Promotion Council, continuing her efforts to promote haiku internationally and to enhance recognition of its value as cultural heritage.

For fourteen years, she assisted Professor Akito Arima (有馬朗人), former President of the Haiku International Association, and participated in a wide range of activities related to the international exchange and promotion of Japanese haiku.

She belongs to the haiku group Tamamo (玉藻), founded in 1930 by Tatsuko Hoshino (星野立子), daughter of Takahama Kyoshi (高浜虚子), and is also a member of the Japan Traditional Haiku Association.

Her haiku have appeared in various haiku anthologies and journals, and she has also been involved in haiku-related publishing and editorial activities. In addition, she has taken part in numerous international cultural exchange initiatives as an editor and organizer of international haiku exchange events.

Since 2011, she has continuously engaged in international haiku exchange activities, particularly across the United States, Europe, and Asia, while also maintaining an active involvement in haiku exchange with Korea.

She has delivered lectures in various countries and regions, including the United States, Daegu in Korea, and Vietnam, on haiku, Japanese culture, and international haiku exchange.

She has received a number of honors and awards related to haiku, including an award at the Tokyo Daijingu Haiku Contest.

She has lived in the United States and subsequently worked for The New York Times Tokyo Bureau for ten years.

She majored in English at Sacred Heart Junior College.

Hana Fujimoto is a haiku poet who has devoted many years to both the creation of traditional Japanese haiku and international literary exchange. Since 2011 in particular, she has continued to participate in international haiku exchanges connecting Japan with the United States, Europe, Asia, and Korea. Through not only her own haiku writing but also editing, lecturing, and organizing international events, she has contributed in diverse ways to the international development and wider appreciation of haiku.