This is a set of three books:
Ryuta Iida, *Sankyo Shibo* (Fuyuki Sha)
Toto Kaneko, *Panda-so Tenkei* (Kodansha)
Takeo Nakajima, *Haironshu* (Mugi no Kai)
Ryuta Iida
1920-2007. Born as the fourth son of Dakotsu Iida, he began writing haiku in earnest during his university years at a poetry circle with Mokuo Nishijima and others. In 1954, he published his first collection of haiku, "Hyakuko no Tani," and in 1957, he received the Gendai Haiku Association Award. In 1962, he succeeded as the editor of "Kirara" following Dakotsu's death. He received the Yomiuri Literary Award in 1969 for his collection of haiku "Bon-on," the Japan Art Academy Award in 1981, and was recommended as a member of the Japan Art Academy in 1984. In 1992, he ended "Kirara" with issue number 900, giving a shock and warning to the haiku world. He is also known as a master of essays.
Toto Kaneko
September 23, 1919 – February 20, 2018. Haiku poet.
Raised in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture. He became passionate about haiku from the age of 18 and later belonged to Shuson Kato's "Kanrai." After graduating from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tokyo, he joined the Bank of Japan. After attending the Naval Accounting School, he was assigned to Truk Island in 1944 as a lieutenant in the Navy's accounting department. He returned to Japan in 1946 and was active as a leader of post-war social haiku and avant-garde haiku, publishing many haiku and critiques that remain in haiku history. He founded "Kaitei" in 1962. In 1983, he became the chairman of the Gendai Haiku Association. He received numerous awards, including the Japan Poetry and Literature Museum Award, the Dakotsu Prize, the Kikuchi Kan Prize, and the Asahi Prize.
His published collections of haiku include the first collection, "Shonen," to the fourteenth collection, "Nichijo," and his books include "Arafu Issha," "Kataru Toto," and many others. He was active throughout his life, leading contemporary haiku, and in his later years, he appealed for anti-war sentiments with all his heart and soul, such as in his "Peace Haiku."
He passed away on February 20, 2018, due to acute respiratory distress syndrome. He was 98 years old.
Takeo Nakajima
1908-1988. Haiku poet of the Showa era.
Born October 4, 1908. He studied under Kashi Ono from his junior high school days and under Kyoshi Takahama at the University of Tokyo Haiku Society (Sojukai). After going through "Hototogisu" and others, he founded and presided over "Mugi" in 1946. He served as a professor at Japan Women's University. He died on March 4, 1988, at the age of 79. Born in Tokyo. His real name was Takeo. His previous pen name was Getsushi. His collections of haiku include "Juhyo-gun," "Koen," and "Waga Funen."
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