Submitting period: 1,April,2024~31,May,2024

Please do not hesitate to contact us again this year!

Why don't you make a haiku with your thoughts on the stars?

ーKobo-Daishi Kukai during his ascetic training at Shishikutsuji Temple

Stars fell from the sky as he chanted the magic wordsー

There is such a legend in Katanogahara.

There are also other places named after stars, bridges and temples associated with Tanabata Shrines, legends, etc.

Katanogahara is home to many things related to stars.

It is a rare place in the world.

We will hold a haiku contest on the theme of stars in this place.

By doing so, we can I hope that people will think about the stars and become  aware of the charms of their hometown.

In the hope that The "Haiku Contest of the Stars" will be launched in 2019 and will be held at the National.

We have received approximately 1,000 submissions.

The number of submissions has increased over the years,

and last year's 4th contest received 3,817 submissions from 38 countries around the world, including Japan.

The award ceremony will be held on Saturday, July 6, 2024,

at the Tanabata Festival of Hoshida Myokengu Shrine.

We hope that anyone take part in the Haiku Contest,

which you can do at home, as one of our activities as a communication tool

for family, friends, children and grandparents.

※Star Haiku contest submitting guidelines

submitting period：1,April,2024-31,May,2024

 Katano City, Katano City Board of Education, Katano City Exchange Association, Katano City Hoshinomati Tourism Association, Hirakata City, Hirakata City Board of Education, Hirakata Culture and Tourism Association, Osaka prefecture, Osaka Prefectural Board of Education, Setsunan University, Katano Orihime University, Hoshida Myokengu, World Haiku Association, Ginyusya