Oct. 11th, 2009 The 6th International Tanka Festival at Meiji Jingu Shrine.
Ms. Sachiko Nagata, the Hamohn perrformer, who has just returned from the concert in Paris, added a wonderful sound accompaniment to the bilingual Tanka reading performed by Ms. A. Fielden and I.
Mr. Shiro Akiba, the chairman of the Japan Tanka Poets' Society, seemed to be highly interested in our collaboration.

  With Ms. Aya Yuki, the Chief Editor of Tanka Journal, who act as mistress of ceremonies of the festival.

  With newarly 200 participants, the festival proceeded in friendly atmosphere.

  September 23, 2009 at Gosford/Edogawa Commemorative Gardens.
Performed reading of Ms. George's Haiku translated into Japanese in the presence of Gosford Mayor.

  September 24, 2009
Tanka reading with Ms. Fielden.

  WIND OVER WATER
the 4th haiku pacific rim conference
22-25 september 2009 terrigal, australia

  June 14, 2009 at FM Taman, a radio station in Okinawa.
In the talk with Ms. Yoko Tamaki, a tanka poet, I introduced my tanka reading collection CD.

  June 13, 2009 at "The 14th Peace & Antiwar Festival" in Itoman-city, Okinawa.
I felt and learned a lot from my perticipation in the festival.
It was a great opportunity that I was able to express the importance of peace in my only way of expression - reading my tanka with my own vocie.
I was very glad to know that the people in Okinawa accepted me and my performance.
I would like to extend my heartfelt appreciation to Ms. Yoko Tamaki and the poets in Okinawa who gave me such an honorable opportunity.

  At the poetry party of KURENAI TANKA-KAI, tanka society hosted by Ms. Tamaki.

  April 11, 2009 at HPNC jazz event.
I performed tanka reading with Ms. Linda Galloway. Mr. Karl Young, third left, played Shakuhachi accompaniment.

 It was a wonderful experience for me to stand on the same stage with such wonderful performers before the audience more than a hundred! Shakuhachi, Koto, and dance were all marvellous.
Ms. Renee Owen, assistant to Ms. Jane Reichhold, the host of the event, asked me when I can revisit the US. I hope the opportunity turns up soon!

  March 14, 2009 at Ms. Julie Thorndyke's book launch party in Sydney. I performed tanka reading as well as "Hamohn", a Japanese musical instrument. Audience reaction was very positive, and I was very glad as a performer.

  March 13, 2009 at Gosford/Edogawa Commemorative Gardens in Sydney.
articipated in a pre-event of "Wind Over Water", an international event scheduled to be held in September, 2009. I performed reading together with Ms. Bevereley George, playing the sound of "Hamohn" as the background music.

  March 10, 2009 at God's Cafe in Australia National University in Camberra.
I performed tanka reading with Ms. Amelia Fielden. Mr. Rupert Summerson played wonderful sound of "Shakuhachi", a Japanese bamboo flute, while our performance. Having received many questions after our performance, I was deeply moved by the depth of recognition that the audience had in poetry.

  March 4, 2009 at Asia Bookroom in Camberra.
Performed tanka reading with Ms. Amelia Fielden in a bookstore specialized in Asian books.
It was a great pleasure for me to perform tanka reading in Japanese language before the audience who are interested in Asian culture.

  Sept. 23, 2008 Tanka reading at Santa Monica College at a poetry workshop seminar.  I was very grateful to receive a lot of wonderful comments from the attendants, who have much wider spectrum of life than myself.

  Sept. 20, 2008 At Pacific Asia Museum. Tanka was selected on the themes of illness, Africa, Water Labyrinth, and my personal message such as antiwar.

  Sept. 11 to 14, 2008 Attended Yuki Teikei Haiku Conference at Asilomar Retreat, Monterey.  I was very glad because members invited me for the conference next year, too.

  April, 2008  TANKA reading with Ms. Linda Galloway at Pacific Asia Museum.  In front of the scroll of Rengetsu Ootagaki, a female poet in Edo era whom my grandmother loved a lot.

  April, 2008  TANKA reading at Pacific Asia Museum.  I was very honored to see our performance moved the audience, and some of them were actually moved to tears.

  April, 2008  TANKA reading at Santa Monica College workshop.  I received a very grateful offer from the organizer to perform again in the future.

  April, 2008  With the members of Haiku Poets of Northern California.  Standing at the back, second form the right is the President of HPNC, Mr. Garry Gay.

  Sept, 2007 "SEIZA WO WATARU KAZE"at KIBUN-YA, Nishi-Ogikubo.

  September, 2007 “YUKI TEIKEI CONFERENCE” in San Francisco, U.S.A.
Reading with Ms. Linda Galloway.

  June, 2007 "for everyone who share this same rain"
at Café Gallery SHINE.

  June, 2007 "for everyone who share this same rain"
Collaboration with African traditional instruments.

  May, 2006
"Haiku/Tanka Festival in Vancouver"

  November, 2005
"South Wind at Longitude 135 Degrees East"

 September, 2005
At a publication party of Amelia Fielden's "Still Swimming."

 May, 2005
"WILL" reading session