Yuki Teikei Haiku Society: from Japantown to the World

Описание: Haiku is a short poetic art form that originated in Japan and has a deep connection to nature and the seasons. Did you know that there are many haiku societies in the United States with thousands of members? And, did you know that one of the societies began in San Jose Japantown?

Kiyoko and Kiyoshi Tokutomi began the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society, exploring the writing of haiku in English. This is a look at their lives and the forming of the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society.

This video only scratches the surface of the history and the people of the Yuki Teikei Haiku Society and haiku. To learn more, visit the Yuki Teikei website https://yths.org or their Facebook page   / yukiteikei  .

Hidden Histories of San Jose Japantown is an augmented reality art project of the Japanese American Museum of San Jose funded by the Immersive Technology in the Arts grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in collaboration with Microsoft with support from the California History Center Foundation, De Anza College, the Chinese Historical & Cultural Project, and the Filipino American National Historical Society - Santa Clara Valley. Project directors: Susan Hayase and Tom Izu. AR artistic advisor: Tamiko Thiel. Project managers: Sue Kanegawa Yuen, Maylea Saito and Sabrina Kwong. Supervising community artist: Corinne Takara Okada. Archivist and video creator: Curt Fukuda. Music by Richard Fukuda