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413: 399: 42: 185:, he lost his official posts and retired as a farmer. Kyoshi grew up in this rural environment, which influenced his affinity with nature. At age nine he inherited from his grandmother's family, and took her surname of Takahama. He became acquainted with Masaoka Shiki via a classmate, 518: 513: 353: 379:
in 1910 for his children's health and a fresh start for himself, and lived there for nearly 50 years until his death. His grave is at the temple of
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which had been previously edited by Shiki, and moved the headquarters of the magazine from Matsuyama to Tokyo. In
262:(season word), and he tried to exclude the more modern trend towards season-less haiku completely. While editing 17: 528: 384: 288:("Cockscomb", 1908), with a foreword by Natsume Sōseki, who described the contents as "leisurely tales". 252:, he kept with the traditional style of haiku, as opposed to the new trend having been developed in the 352:, Kyoshi was instrumental in bringing many new writers and poets into the literary world, including 431: 310:("The Path Haiku Ought to Take", 1915–1917). However, he continued to write short stories, edit 306:
After 1912, he renewed his interest in haiku, and published a commentary on haiku composition,
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Kyoshi wrote 40,000 to 50,000 haiku in his lifetime, which appeared in anthologies such as
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poetry, experimenting with irregular numbers of syllables. He married in 1897.
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and prose, so that it became a general literary magazine. This was where
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Ignoring Shiki's advice, Kyoshi quit school in 1894, and went to
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and fencing master and was also a fan of the traditional
394: 241:In 1898, Kyoshi came to manage the haiku magazine 455: 225:His descendants include his son, the composer, 218:. While working, he also submitted variants on 173:; his father, Ikenouchi Masatada, was a former 124: 142: 118: 383:in Kamakura. He was posthumously awarded the 139:of Japan. His real name was Takahama Kiyoshi 291:In 1908, Kyoshi began a full-length novel, 165:Kyoshi was born in what is now the city of 40: 519:20th-century Japanese short story writers 514:19th-century Japanese short story writers 449:Takahama Kyoshi Memorial Museum in Ashiya 387:, 1st class, by the Japanese government. 364:. He also encouraged his second daughter 322:theatre, writing some new plays himself. 266:, he also expanded its scope to include 14: 456: 229:and great-granddaughter and cellist, 368:to publish her own haiku magazine, 24: 524:20th-century Japanese male writers 499:Recipients of the Order of Culture 299:("An Ordinary Person", 1909), and 236: 129:, 22 February 1874 – 8 April 1959) 25: 540: 474:Japanese male short story writers 437: 411: 397: 464:20th-century Japanese novelists 444:Ehime Prefectural Library Site 333:. His major postwar novel was 13: 1: 160: 479:People from Matsuyama, Ehime 385:Order of the Sacred Treasure 340:In 1954, he was awarded the 153:given to him by his mentor, 7: 509:20th-century Japanese poets 504:19th-century Japanese poets 390: 314:, and wrote another novel, 125: 10: 545: 469:Japanese literary critics 308:Susumubeki haiku no michi 181:drama. However, with the 143: 119: 103: 95: 78: 58: 48: 39: 32: 484:Waseda University alumni 432:List of Japanese authors 278:Wagahai wa Neko de aru 231:Kristina Reiko Cooper 529:Japanese haiku poets 187:Kawahigashi Hekigoto 427:Japanese literature 346:Japanese government 337:("Rainbow", 1947). 201:Japanese literature 107:Literary occupation 227:Tomojiro Ikenouchi 209:literary criticism 135:active during the 89:Kamakura, Kanagawa 303:("Korea", 1912). 213:literary magazine 205:Waseda University 183:Meiji Restoration 111: 110: 16:(Redirected from 536: 421: 416: 415: 407: 402: 401: 400: 375:Kyoshi moved to 358:Yamaguchi Seishi 354:Mizuhara Shuoshi 342:Order of Culture 171:Ehime Prefecture 148: 146: 145: 130: 128: 122: 121: 85: 69:22 February 1874 68: 66: 44: 30: 29: 21: 544: 543: 539: 538: 537: 535: 534: 533: 454: 453: 440: 417: 410: 403: 398: 396: 393: 366:Hoshino Tatsuko 348:. As editor of 239: 237:Literary career 163: 149:; Kyoshi was a 140: 126:Takahama Kyoshi 116: 114:Kyoshi Takahama 87: 83: 70: 64: 62: 54: 35: 34:Kyoshi Takahama 28: 27:Japanese writer 23: 22: 18:Takahama Kyoshi 15: 12: 11: 5: 542: 532: 531: 526: 521: 516: 511: 506: 501: 496: 491: 486: 481: 476: 471: 466: 452: 451: 446: 439: 438:External links 436: 435: 434: 429: 423: 422: 408: 392: 389: 274:Natsume Sōseki 238: 235: 162: 159: 109: 108: 105: 101: 100: 97: 93: 92: 86:(aged 85) 80: 76: 75: 60: 56: 55: 52: 50: 46: 45: 37: 36: 33: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 541: 530: 527: 525: 522: 520: 517: 515: 512: 510: 507: 505: 502: 500: 497: 495: 492: 490: 487: 485: 482: 480: 477: 475: 472: 470: 467: 465: 462: 461: 459: 450: 447: 445: 442: 441: 433: 430: 428: 425: 424: 420: 419:Poetry portal 414: 409: 406: 395: 388: 386: 382: 378: 373: 371: 367: 363: 359: 355: 351: 347: 343: 338: 336: 332: 328: 323: 321: 317: 313: 309: 304: 302: 298: 294: 289: 287: 283: 279: 275: 271: 270: 265: 261: 260: 255: 254:Hekigo school 251: 247: 245: 234: 232: 228: 223: 221: 217: 214: 210: 206: 202: 199: 195: 190: 188: 184: 180: 176: 172: 168: 158: 156: 155:Masaoka Shiki 152: 138: 134: 133:Japanese poet 127: 115: 106: 102: 98: 94: 90: 81: 77: 73: 61: 57: 51: 47: 43: 38: 31: 19: 405:Japan portal 374: 369: 349: 339: 334: 330: 327:Kyoshi-kushū 326: 324: 316:Futatsu Kaki 315: 311: 307: 305: 300: 296: 292: 290: 285: 277: 267: 263: 257: 249: 242: 240: 224: 215: 191: 164: 137:Shōwa period 113: 112: 84:(1959-04-08) 82:8 April 1959 494:1959 deaths 489:1874 births 362:Takano Suju 49:Native name 458:Categories 350:Hototogisu 331:Gohyaku-ku 312:Hototogisu 282:I Am a Cat 269:waka poems 264:Hototogisu 250:Hototogisu 244:Hototogisu 198:Edo period 161:Early life 96:Occupation 65:1874-02-22 381:Jufuku-ji 293:Haikaishi 196:to study 167:Matsuyama 72:Matsuyama 391:See also 377:Kamakura 216:Nihonjin 211:for the 151:pen name 344:by the 175:samurai 91:, Japan 74:, Japan 370:Tamamo 301:Chōsen 297:Bonjin 131:was a 99:Writer 286:Keito 220:haiku 194:Tokyo 120:高浜 虚子 104:Genre 53:高浜 虚子 360:and 335:Niji 329:and 259:kigo 79:Died 59:Born 320:Noh 276:'s 179:noh 144:高浜清 460:: 372:. 356:, 280:(" 233:. 189:. 169:, 157:. 123:, 246:, 147:) 141:( 117:( 67:) 63:( 20:)

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Takahama Kyoshi

Matsuyama
Kamakura, Kanagawa
Japanese poet
Shōwa period
pen name
Masaoka Shiki
Matsuyama
Ehime Prefecture
samurai
noh
Meiji Restoration
Kawahigashi Hekigoto
Tokyo
Edo period
Japanese literature
Waseda University
literary criticism
literary magazine
haiku
Tomojiro Ikenouchi
Kristina Reiko Cooper
Hototogisu
Hekigo school
kigo
waka poems
Natsume Sōseki
I Am a Cat
Noh

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