was a Japanese ''
haiku
is a type of short form poetry that originated in Japan. Traditional Japanese haiku consist of three phrases composed of 17 Mora (linguistics), morae (called ''On (Japanese prosody), on'' in Japanese) in a 5, 7, 5 pattern; that include a ''kire ...
'' poet active in
Shōwa period
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Japan.
Early life
Hoshino was born in
Kōjimachi
is a district in Chiyoda, Tokyo.
History
Prior to the arrival of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the area was known as . The area developed as townspeople settled along the Kōshū Kaidō.
In 1878, the Kōjimachi area became , a ward of the city of Tokyo. ...
, Tokyo, as the daughter of the poet and novelist
Takahama Kyoshi. She attended the preparatory school for
Tokyo Woman's Christian University
, often abbreviated to TWCU or , is an independent Protestant university in Tokyo, Japan.
Founding
TWCU was established by Nitobe Inazō (1862–1933), an author, diplomat and educator, who was appointed as the first president in 1918. The firs ...
. After her marriage to the grandson of
Hoshino Tenchi, she was encouraged by her father to start writing ''haiku'' and soon showed an amazing talent.
Literary career
In 1930 Hoshino founded a ''haiku'' magazine exclusively for women called ''Tamamo''. Two years later, she joined the ''
Hototogisu'' literary circle and shared the position of leading female ''haiku'' poet with
Teijo Nakamura
Teijo Nakamura (中村 汀女, なかむら ていじょ, April 11, 1900 – Sept. 20, 1988) was the pen name of Japanese haiku poet Hamako Saitō (斎藤 破魔子, さいとう はまこ). She was a prolific poet and one of the founding leader ...
. The two were later joined by
Takako Hashimoto and
Takajo Mitsuhashi.
In 1937 Hoshino published her first ''haiku'' anthology, which was followed by other volumes including ''Kamakura'', ''Sasame'' and ''Jitsui''. Her style remained faithful to her father's insistence on traditional forms, and on the use of natural symbolism, but was tempered with her love of nature and a soft, feminine approach to daily life.
After her father's death, Hoshino became the ''haiku'' selector for ''
Asahi Shimbun
is a Japanese daily newspaper founded in 1879. It is one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia, and is considered a newspaper of record for Japan.
The ''Asahi Shimbun'' is one of the five largest newspapers in Japan along with the ''Yom ...
'' newspaper, and contributed to ''haiku'' columns in various newspapers and magazines.
In addition to ''haiku'', she also published travel documentaries, including ''Tamamo haiwa'' ("Stories of the Tamamo Group") and ''Yamato Seki-Butsu'' ("Stone Buddhas of Yamato").
Hoshino began living in
Kamakura
, officially , is a city of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. It is located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu. The city has an estimated population of 172,929 (1 September 2020) and a population density of 4,359 people per km2 over the tota ...
,
Kanagawa prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...
in 1911 and following a short period in Tokyo, she returned to Kamakura in 1931, believing it to be an ideal place to bring up her children. She died in 1984 at the age of 80. Her grave is at the temple of
Jufuku-ji
, usually known as Jufuku-ji, is a temple of the Kenchō-ji branch of the Rinzai sect and the oldest Zen temple in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Ranked third among Kamakura's prestigious Five Mountains, it is number 24 among the pilgrimag ...
in Kamakura.
She is one of the "4 Ts" of Japanese female haiku poets; the other three are
Takajo Mitsuhashi,
Teijo Nakamura
Teijo Nakamura (中村 汀女, なかむら ていじょ, April 11, 1900 – Sept. 20, 1988) was the pen name of Japanese haiku poet Hamako Saitō (斎藤 破魔子, さいとう はまこ). She was a prolific poet and one of the founding leader ...
, and
Takako Hashimoto.
See also
*
Japanese literature
Japanese literature throughout most of its history has been influenced by cultural contact with neighboring Asian literatures, most notably China and its literature. Early texts were often written in pure Classical Chinese or , a Chinese-Japa ...
*
List of Japanese authors
This is an alphabetical list of writers who are Japanese, or are famous for having written in the Japanese language.
Writers are listed by the native order of Japanese names—family name followed by given name—to ensure consistency, although ...
References
Sources
*Atsumi, Ikuko (editor). ''Women Poets of Japan''. New Directions Publishing Corporation (1982).
External links
Hoshino Tatsuko Memorial Museum, Kamakura
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1903 births
1984 deaths
Writers from Tokyo
People from Chiyoda, Tokyo
Japanese women poets
20th-century Japanese women writers
20th-century Japanese poets
Japanese haiku poets