![""Hanaikada" (Flower Raft), a collection of haiku by Hiroko Yoshio (74, Mibaushi, Hokuryu Town), was selected for the 42nd Samejima Award by the Hokkaido Haiku Association. [Hokkaido Shimbun]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2022-01-21-12.37.25-768x735.jpg)
- January 21, 2022
Hokuryu's Yoshio's haiku collection "Flower Raft" wins Samejima Prize [Hokkaido Shimbun]
On Friday, January 21, 2022, Hiroko Yoshio (74), a resident of Hokuryu Town, won the 42nd Samejima Award for her haiku collection, “Hanaikada (Flower Raft).” The award was featured in an article in the online edition of the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper. We would like to introduce it to you.
