[Ambassador] French-language Haiku Contest Award Ceremony 2021-2022

2022/6/13
Ambassador Shimokawa attended the Award Ceremony of the French Haiku Contest held at the Auditorium of the Ministry of Education of Flanders.
 
This competition has been held every year since 2009 mainly for students studying French in the Flemish and German regions of Belgium with the aim of improving French expression through haiku (俳句), a form of traditional Japanese poetry.
 
Ambassador Shimokawa presented a trophy to Ms. Hera Vanwing who received the Japanese Ambassador's Award. Her haiku, evoking nature, was beautifully written with rhymes and musicality.
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Assis sous le saule
Bruissement des feuilles au vent
Doux chuchotement
 
[Translation]
Sitting under the willow
Rustling leaves in the wind
Soft whispering



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