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Publication World Children’s Haiku

Awarded works of the contest has been published as a book called "Chikyu Saijiki" and has already counted 17 volumes. You can find numbers of beautiful Haikus and drawings of children' sensitivities.

  • Edited by: JAL Foundation
    Published by: Bronze Publishing Inc.
    Price: 1,760 Yen

    2022 Haiku By World Children- "Impressions of Towns" Vol.17

    "Haiku" is the world's shortest poem that reflects the hearts and lives of children around the world. We will deliver the 17th volume of Haiku collection written by children in 37 countries and regions around the world. This time, we have compiled 175 excellent haiku poems from the haiku submitted under the theme of "town." Please enjoy.

    ◇Chapter 1:
    Beautiful town
    ◇Chapter 2:
    Season's changing
    ◇Chapter 3:
    Life in town
  • Edited by: JAL Foundation
    Published by: Bronze Publishing Inc.
    Price: 1,760 Yen

    2020 Haiku By World Children- "Impressions of Sports" Vol.16

    Works that depict the world's shortest poem "Haiku" and its heart in a single picture. At the 16th World Children's Haiku Contest sponsored by the JAL Foundation, dynamic moments such as having fun with friends or concentrating on challenges alone are depicted vividly under the theme of "sports." Please touch the children's "heart of Haiku" and "sensitivity" through Japanese translation, English translation, and each language.

    ◇Chapter 1:
    Higher and Farther
    ◇Chapter 2:
    Joining Hands
    ◇Chapter 3:
    Under The Sun
  • Edited by: JAL Foundation
    Published by: Bronze Publishing Inc.
    Price: 1,760 Yen

    2018 Haiku By World Children- "Impressions of Living Things" Vol.15

    Children of the world submitted more than 25,000 haiku from 44 countries and regions for the 15th World Children’s Haiku Contest. These poems celebrated pets, flowers and trees, zoo animals, dragonflies, jelly fish, whales, and dinosaurs. Their colorful artwork showed compassion for living things. Please enjoy this anthology of winning haiku from all over the world.

    ◇Chapter 1:
    All Our Friends
    ◇Chapter 2:
    Precious Life
    ◇Chapter 3:
    With Mother Earth
  • Edited by: JAL Foundation
    Published by: Bronze Publishing Inc.
    Price: 1,760 Yen

    2016 Haiku By World Children- "Impressions of Morning" Vol.14

    More than 26,000 haiku were submitted by the children from 36 countries and regions in the world. Please enjoy their vivid morning haiku with Japanese and English translation, and their paintings in full color.

    ◇Chapter 1:
    Morning Glories
    ◇Chapter 2:
    To Feel the Season
    ◇Chapter 3:
    Funny Morning
  • Edited by: JAL Foundation
    Published by: Bronze Publishing Inc.
    Price: 1,760 Yen

    2014 Haiku By World Children - "Impressions of Dreams" Vol.13

    The 13th haiku contest (2013 to 2014) focused on the theme of "Dreams." Children from 34 countries and regions of the world submitted more than 19,000 haiku. This edition contains pictures in full color, including two haiku in Braille.

    ◇Chapter 1:
    To a World of Dreams
    ◇Chapter 2:
    My Dream
    ◇Chapter 3:
    To the Future
  • Edited by: JAL Foundation
    Published by: Bronze Publishing Inc.
    Price: 1,760 Yen

    2012 Haiku By World Children- "Impressions of Festival" Vol.12

    The 12th haiku contest (2011 to 2012) was held under the theme of "Festivals" and more than 12,000 haiku were submitted from 25 countries and regions of the world. This edition also contains a haiku written in Braille and a dotted drawing by a visually impaired child which won a Special Award.

    ◇Chapter 1:
    Festival Is Starting!
    ◇Chapter 2:
    In Seasons
    ◇Chapter 3:
    Let's Celebrate Together!
  • Edited by: JAL Foundation
    Published by: Bronze Publishing Inc.
    Price: 1,760 Yen

    2010 Haiku By World Children - "Impressions of School" Vol.11

    The 11th Haiku Contest was held starting from summer of 2009 till spring of 2010 with the theme of 'school', and more than 10,000 haiku were submitted from 18 countries and regions of the world. Prize-winning haiku of the contest was compiled in three chapters in the book of "Haiku by World Children Vol. 11".

    ◇Chapter 1:
    School begins
    ◇Chapter 2:
    In the class room
    ◇Chapter 3:
    When everyone gets together
  • Edited by: JAL Foundation
    Published by: Bronze Publishing Inc.
    Price: 1,760 Yen

    2008 Haiku By World Children- "Impressions of Wind" Vol.10

    Haiku displays the spirit and lifestyls of people. Children from around the world express, under the theme of "wind", their happiness, dream, and even their sorrow by "haiku"and drawings.

    ◇Chapter 1:
    Plants in the wind
    ◇Chapter 2:
    Rolling,howling wind
    ◇Chapter 3:
    Wind as I see and feel
  • Edited by: JAL Foundation
    Published by: Bronze Publishing Inc.
    Price: 1,760 Yen

    2006 Haiku By World Children - "Impressions of House" Vol.9

    Under the theme of "House", the children from 23 different countries expressed in their drawings and words various scenes that arise from "house".

    ◇Chapter 1:
    In the natural world
    ◇Chapter 2:
    When the door is opened......
    ◇Chapter 3:
    My house
  • Edited by: JAL Foundation
    Published by: Bronze Publishing Inc.
    Price: 1,760 Yen

    2004 Haiku By World Children - "Impressions of Water" Vol.8

    Under the theme of "Water", the children from 25 different countries works that are full of life are divided into the colorful sections:"From a drop of water," "The many forms that water takes," and "From the river to the sea."

    ◇Chapter 1:
    From a drop of water
    ◇Chapter 2:
    The many forms that water takes
    ◇Chapter 3:
    From the river to the sea
  • Edited by: JAL Foundation
    Published by: Bronze Publishing Inc.
    Price: 1,760 Yen

    2002 Haiku By World Children - "The Song for the Earth" Vol.7

    Haiku is a mirror reflecting both the hearts and lives of the world's children, while being the shortest verse form in existence.

    ◇Chapter 1:
    The Beauty of My Country
    ◇Chapter 2:
    Wispers between You and I
    ◇Chapter 3:
    Gifts from Nature
  • Edited by: JAL Foundation
    Published by: Bronze Publishing Inc.
    Price: 1,760 Yen

    2001 Haiku By World Children - "For a New Century" Vol.6

    Haiku is a mirror reflecting both the hearts and lives of the world's children, while being the shortest verse form in existence.

    ◇Chapter 1:
    Shape of the Heart
    ◇Chapter 2:
    The Round Earth
    ◇Chapter 3:
    Over the Rainbow

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