Hoshino, Tatsuko

Tatsuko Hoshino was born in Kojimachi, Tokyo . Her father was the poet and novelist Kyoshi Takahama ( 高 浜 虚 子 Takahama Kyoshi ) . She studied at the preparatory school of Tokyo Woman's Christian University ( Tokyo Woman's Christian University ). When she married the grandson of the famous poet and teacher Hoshino Tenti ( 星野 天 知 Hoshino Tenti ) , her father inspired her to create a haiku and soon she showed an amazing talent.

In 1930, Hoshino founded a haiku poetry magazine exclusively for women named Tamamo . Two years later, she joined the Hototogis literary circle and shared the position of the leading haiku poet Nakamura Teijo . Hashimoto Takako and Mitsuhashi Takajo later joined them.

In 1937, Hoshino published her first haiku anthology, together with the haiku of Kamakura , Sasame, and Jitsui . At the insistence of her father, she adhered to the classical style, the use of natural images was smoothed out by her love of nature and a soft, feminine approach to everyday life.

After her father died in 1959, Hoshino worked as a haiku selector for the Asahi Shimbun newspaper and made a significant contribution to haiku columns in various newspapers and magazines.

In addition to haiku, she also produced travel documentaries, including about Tamamo haiva (“Stories of the Tamamo Group”) and Yamato Seki-Butsu (“Stone Buddhas of Yamato”).

Since 1911, Hoshino lived in Kamakura , Kanagawa Prefecture , then lived for a while in Tokyo . In 1931, she returned to Kamakura, believing that this was an ideal place to raise her children.

Tatsuko Hoshino died in 1984 at the age of 80. She was buried near the Jufuku-ji Temple in Kamakura .

• Haiku

• Tatsuko Hoshino. Memorial museum. Kamakura (Japanese)
• Tatsuko Hoshino (Japanese)