My Activities in the Past. Mariko Kitakubo

Bilingual Tanka Reading Performance, including 5 domestic international events.

Aug.,2024

30th, Tan-Ku and Tanka reading at the ceremony after the funeral of Ms. Deborah P Kolodji

30th, Tan-Ku and Tanka reading at Ms. Deborah P Kolodji's funeral

29th, Bilingual reading at the wake of Ms. Deborah P Kolodji

26th & 27th, Bilingual Tanka reading at Zoom meetings

24th, Bilingual Tanka reading at the Saturday ZOOM meeting

23rd, Bilingual Tanka reading at the Friday ZOOM meeting

23rd, Friday Poetry Meeting at Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden

22nd, Tanka reading at Thursday ZOOM Meeting

22nd, Bilingual Tanka reading at Thursday Poetry Meeting

3rd, Bilingual Tanka reading at Ms. Waller's poetry collection launch party

June,2024

29th, At Lunch Party in California, USA

26th, the Art Gallery in Monrovia in California, USA

25th, Participated in Poetry Zoom Meeting hosted by Mr. Michael Czarnecki from Pasadina, USA

21st, Reading at the Rapp Saloon in Santa Monica, USA

Mar, 2024

24th, Online Tanka workshop, Montreal, Canada

23rd, Tanka Workshop at "LaLivrerie", Montreal, Canada

21st, Reading at "Soirée de poésie et traduction", Montreal, Canada

Feb, 2024

16th, Reading at Drunk Poets Tokyo in Ikenoue, Tokyo

Dec, 2023

09th, Reading at Tokyo Poetry Journal Vol. 14 launch party in Sugamo, Tokyo

Nov, 2023

17th, Reading at Drunk Poets Tokyo in Ikenoue, Tokyo

Oct, 2023

11th, Visiting Nick Virgilio's grave. Camden NJ.

08th, Reading at Nick Virgilio Writers House in Camden, NJ

04th, Reading at Kelly Writers House in Philadelphia, PA

July, 2023

21st, Reading at Drunk Poets Tokyo in Ikenoue, Tokyo

11th, Tanka & Tan-Ku reading at The Art House in Monrovia, CA

06th, Reading at Poetry in Nature in WHITTIER NARROWS NATURE CENTER

02nd, Tan-Ku reading at the HNA Haiku Northern America Conference in Cincinnati

June, 2023

30th, Tan-Ku reading at the HNA Haiku Northern America Conference in Cincinnati

Apr, 2023

16th, Book launch reading of "DISTANCE", Tan-Ku collection co-created with Ms. Deborah P Kolodji at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park, San Diego

14th, Presented reading sessions twice at Descanso Gardens in California, the U.S., in its event "Shiki, The Four Seasons in Japanese Art"

13th, At Ms. Kathabela Wilson's home

Oct, 2022

26th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

Aug, 2022

06th, Participated in Hiroshima Day Commemoration and Reading from The Tokyo-Van Nuys Express hosted by Mr. Rick Lupert. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

July, 2022

31st, Participated in SHABDA PRESS 11-year anniversary poetry reading. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

19th, Tanka reading in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

14th, Participated in the Thursday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

12th, Japanese-English-German tanka reading in Lübeck, Germany

07th & 08th, Participated in a creator's event in Tranas, Sweden Bilingual tanka reading

May, 2022

18th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

Apr, 2022

27th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

20th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

19th, Participated in Cobalt Poets Reading Zoom Event. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

06th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

Mar, 2022

30th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

12th, Participated in the online reading event "Spoken World Live" presided at by Mr. James Evert Jones. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

09th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

Feb, 2022

23rd, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

16th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

Jan, 2022

19th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

05th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

Dec, 2021

29th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

26th, Participated in the Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

21st, Participated in Cobalt Poets Reading Zoom Event. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

15th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

Nov, 2021

24th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

17th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

03rd, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

Oct, 2021

21st, Participated in the Thursday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

15th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

08th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

Sept, 2021

24th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

03rd, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

Aug, 2021

31st, Participated in Cobalt Poets Reading Zoom Event. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

July, 2021

30th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

June, 2021

25th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

15th, Participated in Cobalt Poets Reading Zoom Event. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

11th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

May, 2021

28th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

07th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

Apr, 2021

16th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

07th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

06th, Participated in Cobalt Poets Reading Zoom Event. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

02nd, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

Mar, 2021

26th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

02nd, Participated in Cobalt Poets Reading Zoom Event. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

Feb, 2021

25th, Participated in the Thursday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

19th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

16th, Participated in the Cobalt Poets Series presided at by Mr. Rick Lupert. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

05th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

Jan, 2021

29th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

22nd, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

15th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

06th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

01st, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

Dec, 2020

25th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

18th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

11th, Bridge Water International Poetry Festival Youtube video streaming

04th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

Nov, 2020

25th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

20th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

12th, Participated in the Thursday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

04th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

Oct, 2020

28th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

21st, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

14th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

11rd, Participated in Reading Event, "Village Poets of Sunland & Tujunga". Reading performance at Zoom Reading Event

Sept, 2020

30th, 15th Anniversary Online Event as an International Tanka Performer. Reading Event on Zoom

23rd, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

16th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

09th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

08th, Participated in The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes online event "Poets in Play: Featuring Teresa Mei Chuc". Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

02nd, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

Aug, 2020

29th, English tanka reading at Mr. Rick Lupert's live-stream online publication event. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

26th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

23rd, Participated in Reading Event, "Village Poets of Sunland & Tujunga". Reading performance at Zoom Reading Event

19th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

12nd, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

05th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

July, 2020

29nd, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

22nd, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

19th, Participated in Reading Event, "Village Poets of Sunland & Tujunga". Reading performance at Zoom Reading Event

15th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

09th, Participated in the Thursday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

08th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

01st, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

June, 2020

28th, Participated in Reading Event, "Village Poets of Sunland & Tujunga". Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

26th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

24th, Participated in the Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

19th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

18th, Participated in the Thursday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

17th, Participated in the Wednesday Zoom Gathering in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

14th, Participated in the Lubecker Wortwerft reading event in Germany. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

12th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

11th, Participated in the Thursday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

05th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

04th, Participated in the Thursday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

May, 2020

29th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

28th, Participated in the Thursday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

22nd, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

21th, Participated in the Thursday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

15th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

14th, Participated in the Thursday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

08th, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

07th, Participated in the Thursday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting

07th, Participated in the Zoom Poetry Meeting in Germany. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting.

06th, Participated in the Zoom Poetry Meeting in Germany. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting.

11st, Participated in the Friday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena, CA, U.S.A. Reading performance at Zoom Meeting.

Oct., 2019

10th, Bilingual tanka reading at the opening event of the 30th Japanese Culture Month in Sofia, Blugaria.

08th, Bilingual tanka reading at Literature event held at Sofia City Library, Blugaria.

Sept., 2019

22nd, Bilingual tanka reading at Pousada Conventode Belmonte in the ANIMUSIC Organological Congress event in Belmonte, Portugal.

21st, Bilingual tanka reading at Capela de Santiag in the ANIMUSIC Organological Congress event in Belmonte, Portugal.

June, 2019

22nd, Tanka reading at Kanagawa Museum of Modern Literature, in the event of the Taishu Bungaku Kenkyukai (Kanagawa Div.).

May, 2019

31st, Bilingual tanka reading at the International Haiku Conference in St. Albans hosted by the British Haiku Society.

18th, Tanka reading and workshop at Graduate School of Hosei University.

05th, Tanka reading at the German Haiku Association Conference in Traben-Trarbach, Germany.

Apr, 2019

25th, Japanese-English tanka reading at ECOLE JEAN GROW primary school in Montreal.

24th, Japanese-English tanka reading at ECOLE JEAN GROW primary school in Montreal.

23rd, Japanese-English tanka reading at Ms. Flavia Garcia's reading event, Montreal, Canada.

23rd, Japanese-English tanka reading at ECOLE JEAN GROU primary school in Montreal.

20th, Japanese-English tanka reading at my best firend's home party in Montreal, Canada.

03rd, Bilingual tanka reading at an reading event of SAKURA Haiku Festival held at Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, Ueno.

Feb, 2019

02nd, Bilingual tanka reading at the Tujunga Library.

02nd, Bilingual tanka reading at Ms. K. Wilson's home.

01st, Bilingual tanka reading at the workshop held at Ms. K. Wilson's home.

01st, Bilingual tanka reading in Altadena, CA. 160th performance in 38 cities oversas.

Jan, 2019

30th, Bilingual tanka reading at the Scenic Drive Gallery Monrovia, CA.

29th, Bilingual tanka reading at Ms. Deborah P.Kolodji's home.

28th, Bilingual tanka reading at Ms. K. Wilson's home.

28th, Bilingual tanka reading at the Scenic Drive Gallery Monrovia, CA.

27th, Tanka reading at the Bolton Hall Museum, CA.

27th, Tanka reading at "Lunar New Year Festival" in the Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden.

Nov, 2018

3rd, Tanka reading at Chubu Nihon Kajinkai event, KOTEN-NO-HI, in Nagoya.

Oct, 2018

3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Bilingual tanka reading in Pasadena, California. (5 sessions in total)

Sept, 2018

30th, Bilingual tanka reading at the Live Lyre event by Glass Lyre Press held at "BOOKMARKET" library in Chicago, U.S.A.

Jul, 2018

06th, Bilingual tanka reading at ANIMUSIC art event in Foz Do Arelho, Portugal.

Apr, 2018

28th & 29th, At Nick Virgilio Writer's House Opening Event in NJ, U.S.A, bilingual tanka reading & speech.

06th, At Jean Grou at Commission Scolaire Marguerite-Bourageoys in Montreal, Canada (10:00~ at Kindergarten, 12:45~ at the 6th grade class)

05th, At Japanese Canadian Cultural Center in Motreal (JCCCM) in Montreal, Canada.

Mar, 2018

04th, At spring memorial event of KAGENKI in Hiroshima.

Feb, 2018

04th, At Ms. K. Wilson's house.

03rd, At Sunland Tujunga Branch Library, C.A.

02nd, Friday Reading Meeting held at Ms. Kathabela Wilson's home.

01st, At the Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden, Pasadena.

Jan, 2018

31st, At Wednesday Reading Meeting in Pasadena.

30th, At Scenic Drive Gallery Monrovia, CA.

28th, At the Bolton Hall Museum in Tujunga, CA

28th, At the Luna New Year event held at Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden

17th, At Kanagawa Institute of Techology & bilingual tanka reasing

Nov, 2017

14th, At Hosei Univ. Fujimi Campus presentation & tanka reading "Communication Beyond Languages".

Oct, 2017

09th, At Café Lecture Les Augustes in Clermont Ferrand, France.

07th, At Momie Librairie in Clermont Ferrand, France.

Aug, 2017

06th, At Hirosima Memorial Event in Maruki Museum.

Jul, 2017

19th, At the Wednesday Poetry Meeting.

18th, At Kathabela & Rick Wilson's house.

16th, At the San Diego Poetry Annua at the Florence Riford Library Center in San Diego.

14th, At the poetry meeting in Caltech, Pasadena.

13th, At the Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden, Pasadena.

12th, At the Tanka California Meeting at Kathabela & Rick Wilson's house.

11th, At the Tanka Lovers Dinner Meeting at Kathabela & Rick Wilson's house.

07th, One more bilingual tanka reading after the meeting in Pasadena.

07th, Bilingual tanka reading at Caltech, Pasadena.

06th, Bilingual tanka reading at the Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden, Pasadena.

03rd, Bilingual tanka reading at Ms. S. Dobay's art gallery.

01st, Wide Open Reading at Tujunga Library /Los Angels Public Library

May, 2017

02nd, Today, I could do my tanka reading performance at Marienberg / University of Teacher Education St. Gallen Switzerland.
It was my 120 times oversea's activity!.

01st, At Sekundarscheule, Goldach, a school in Switzerland.

Mar, 2017

04th, Bilingual tanka reading at "Nuclear Impact Broken Atoms in Our Hands", the event held at Allendale Branch Library in Pasadena.

01st, Biringual tanka reading at the WESTMONT of Morgan Hill.

Feb, 2017

26th, Bilingual tanka reading at Cha-ya in Monterey.

22nd, Biringual tanka reading at Ms. P. Machmiller's house in San Jose, California.

14th, St. Valentine's Day Evening of Poetry & Roses at Pasadena.

13th, Bilingual tanka reading at the meeting held at Ms. K. Wilson's house.

12th, Bilingual tanka reading, and "Rengay" reading at Ms. S. Dobay's art gallery.

12th, Bilingual tanka reading, and "Rengay" reading with Mr. Roger Abe at Ms. K. Wilson's house.

12th, Bilingual tanka reading, and "Rengay" reading with Mr. Roger Abe at Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden.

10th, AWP Book Fair event, "Nuclear Impact" at Renaissance WDC hotel.

Dec., 2016

14th, Wednesday Reading Meeting.

13th, Scenic Drive Gallery Monrovia, CA.

09th, Friday Reading Meeting held at Ms. Kathabela Wilson's home.

08th, Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden.

07th, Reading Meeting held at Ms. Kathabela Wilson's home.

Nov., 2016

27th, bilingual Tanka reading at the Bolton Hall Musium, California.

Sept., 2016

22 to 25th, TRIVENI World Haiku Utsav 2016 in Pune, India.

(3 sessions of reading performance - on 23rd, 24th and 25th one session per day.)

I was able to perform my 100th bilingual tanka reading in the international poetry events in India, which is the country I visit for the first time in my life　(150 performance sessions in total, including the reading performances in Japanese in the domestic events).

Being mindful to stay healty, I would like to continue taking small steps to move forward frome now on.

Sept., 2016

03rd, Karuizawa Ryokuin Bungei Salon at Karuizawa Rodoku Kan.

Aug., 2016

05th, At the party on the night before leave for Japan.

04th, Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden in Pasadena.

(on the same day) Poetry meeting at night.

03th, Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena.

02nd, Scenic Drive Gallery Monrovia in California.

Jul., 2016

31st, New York Petry Festival.

30th, New York Poets House.

28th, Thursday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena.

27th, Wednesday Poetry Meeting in Pasadena.

26th, First Presbyterian Church, Altadena, California.

24th, Village Poets of Sunland & Tujunga at Bolton Hall Musium in California.

Jun., 2016

Nihon Kajin Club International Tanka Festival in Karuizawa.

with Ms. Kathabela Wilson,

"The Tanka Seeds",

at the social gathering.

Apr., 2016

20th, Bilingual Tanka Reading at Prof. Lakshmanan's class in Dodoma Univ., Tanzania

19th, Bilingual Tanka Reading at Prof. Madoshi John Peter's class in Dodoma Univ., Tanzania

15th, Bilingual Tanka Reading at the Japanese school in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Jan., 2016

Bilingual tanka reading at Kyoto Sakaimachi Garo gallery.

Nov., 2015

At Ms. Kris Moon's exhibition held at Gallery Cafe George.

Oct., 2015

Four tanka reading sessions in Pasadena, CA, - Wednesday tanka meeting, Thursday tanka meeting, Storrier Stearns Garden, and Saturday Tanaka Poetry Party.

One session Nursing Home in Santa Barbara, CA.

Oct., 2015

HNA Tanka Sunday in Albany, NY.

Sept., 2015

Bilingual Tanka Reading at Ehemaliges Kloster Mariaberg, Rorschach, Switzerland

Jul., 2015

Bilingual Tanka Reading at Kyoto Journal Food Issue Launch Party at Impact HUB Kyoto

Apr., 2015

Moon Day's Reading in Pasadena, CA.

Apr., 2015

Tanka Reading at LanSu chinese garden; OR. Portland

Apr., 2015

Moon Day's Reading in Pasadena, CA.

Apr., 2015

Reading in Japanese/English/Vietnamese in Pasadena, CA.

Apr., 2015

Rattle Reading Series in Pasadena, CA.

Apr., 2015

At the reading event hosted by Ms. Deborah P. K.

Nov., 2014

Bilingual Tanka Reading & Talk with Ms. M. Chula, President of TSA, in Akasaka, Tokyo

Sept., 2014

Participated in Moon Day Reading event at Flintridge Bookstore

Sept., 2014

Garden Court, Santa Barbara

Sept., 2014

Reading performance event with Ms. Susan Dobay

Sept., 2014

Moonviewing Event at Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden

Jul., 2014

Maison du Japon, Cite Universitaire de Paris

Jun., 2014

Reading performance with Ms. Kathabela Wilson in Tsukuba.

Jun., 2014

(Poets Cafe Fan Page : KPFK Radio-LA 90.7FM on-air)

Apr., 2014

"Third Sunday Salon" at Healdsburg, California

Mar., 2014

Poets Cafe Fan Page : KPFK Radio-LA 90.7FM

Mar., 2014

At farewell party at Ms. Kathabela Wilson

Mar., 2014

"Garden Court" at Santa Barbara, California

Mar., 2014

"Bolton Hall Historical Museum" at San Fernando Valley,California

Mar., 2014

"Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden"

Mar., 2014

"Taste of Japan Poets on Site"

Mar., 2014

Tanka reading and interview at "KPFK Radio-LA 90.7FM"

Mar., 2014

"Special Retirement Community in Monte Cedro" Los Angeles,California

Sep., 2013

TANKA reading at "Center Culturel Italien", in Quartier latin ,Paris, France.

Reading performance in Paris in Sepember, 2013, was my 100th Tanka reading in total, and the 50th of presentation overseas and international events.

I would like to extend my sincere gratitude towards all the audience and everyone who supported me to enable this wonderful achievement.

Without their support it was not possible.I would like to continue making efforts, aiming at 100 presentations overseas.

Aug., 2013

TSA "Tanka Sunday" at Long Beach, California

Aug., 2013

TANKA reading, a live broadcast, at Musashino FM.

May., 2013

TANKA reading, a live broadcast, at Musashino FM.

Mar., 2013

at Central Coast, NSW, Peninsula Community Centre, Sydney

Mar., 2013

at Hornsby Library, Sydney

Mar., 2013

at Roseville Wellness Group Unit 3, Sydney

Mar., 2013

at Burnside Public Library, Adelaide

Mar., 2013

presentation for the audience of lifelong study Philosophy Group in Adelaide

Dec., 2012

TANKA reading at FM TAMAN radio station.

Nov., 2012

TANKA reading at the 7th International Tanka Festival 2012.

Oct., 2012

TANKA reading at the moon viewing party, in the U.S.

Sep., 2012

TANKA reading at "Center Culturel Italien", in Quartier latin ,Paris, France.

Aug., 2012

TANKA reading at Musashino FM.

Jun., 2012

TANKA reading at FM TAMAN radio station.

Jun., 2012

"The 16th Peace & Antiwar Festival" in Itoman-city, Okinawa.

May., 2012

TANKA reading at the Tamworth library.

May., 2012

TANKA reading at Sydney (Beecroft).

Apr., 2012

TANKA reading and photo exhibition at a charity event for the Great East Japan Earthquake reconstruction held at "Cafe KAZE NO EKI" in Mitaka-city Tokyo.

Apr., 2012

TANKA reading at Musashino FM.

Feb., 2012

TANKA reading at FM TAMAN radio station.

Jan., 2012

TANKA reading at FM TAMAN radio station.

Nov., 2011

TANKA reading at an English Tanka workshop in San Jose, USA.

Oct., 2011

TANKA reading at FM TAMAN radio station.

Oct., 2011

TANKA reading at the HPNC in San Francisco, USA.

Oct., 2011

TANKA reading at FM TAMAN radio station.

Aug., 2011

TANKA reading at the God's HR Cafe in Australian National University.

Aug., 2011

TANKA reading at the Asian Book Room in Canberra, Australia.

Jun., 2011

TANKA reading at "the 7th World Peace Appeal with Tanka" gathering. And I appeared on FM Taman, a radio station in Okinawa.

May., 2011

TANKA reading at the Tea House Event in San Jose CA, USA.

Apr., 2011

TANKA reading at Arches Bookstore, Utah, U.S.A.

Feb., 2011

TANKA reading at poetry party hosted by "Kurenai" magazine.

Nov., 2011

TANKA reading at FM TAMAN radio station.

Feb., 2011

TANKA reading at ARIRANG cenotaph in Tokashiki Island, Okinawa.

Feb., 2011

I appeared on FM TAMAN from my house in Tokyo over the phone.

Nov., 2010

TANKA reading at "Footsteps of Basho Tour", Akasaka, Tokyo.

Oct., 2010

TANKA reading at an English-tanka workshop.

Oct., 2010

TANKA reading at San Jose, California.

Aug., 2010

TANKA reading at the opening party of Tea Room Chado, L.A.

Jul., 2010

TANKA reading at Japanese American National Museum, L.A.

Jun., 2010

TANKA reading at poetry party hosted by "Kurenai" magazine.

Jun., 2010

"The 15th Peace & Antiwar Festival" in Itoman-city, Okinawa.

Jun., 2010

TANKA reading at cafe & gallery "Figaro", Okinawa.

Apr., 2010

FM Taman, a radio station in Okinawa. 4th week.

Apr., 2010

FM Taman, a radio station in Okinawa. 3rd week.

Oct., 2009

Bilingual TANKA reading at the 6th International Tanka Festival in Tokyo Japan.

Sep., 2009

The 4th Haiku Pacific Rim "WIND OVER WATER" in Terrigal & Gosford, Australia.

TANKA reading at the following three events.

Bilingual HAIKU reading with Ms. B. George. English Haiku written by B.George/Translated by Kitakubo.

Bilingual HAIKU reading with Ms. A. Fielden. Matsuo-Basho, Kaga-no-Chiyojo.

Bilingual TANKA reading with Ms. A. Fielden. My original tanka works.

June., 2009

TANKA reading at poetry party hosted by "Kurenai" magazine.

June., 2009

Appeared on FM Taman, a radio station in Okinawa.

June., 2009

"The 14th Peace & Antiwar Festival" in Itoman-city, Okinawa

Apr., 2009

tanka reading at the HPNC jazz festival

Mar., 2009

TANKA reading with Ms. A. Fielden at Asia Bookroom in Canberra.

Mar., 2009

TANKA reading at Ms. A. Fielden's workshop.

Mar., 2009

TANKA reading with Ms. A. Fielden at Australia NationalUniversity in Canberra.

Mar., 2009

TANKA reading With Ms. B.George at Ms. Julie Thorndyke's book launch party.

Mar., 2009

TANKA reading With Ms. B.George at Gosford/Edogawa Commemorative Gardens in Sydney.

Dec., 2008

Collaboration of Tanka, Shinto Flute, Dance and Hamohn atNoh Theatre in Tokyo.

Sep., 2008

TANKA reading with Ms. Linga Galloway at Santa Monica College.

Sep., 2008

TANKA reading with Ms. Linda Galloway at Pacific Asia Museum*

Sep., 2008

"YUKI TEIKEI CONFERENCE" at Monterey, San Francisco. Reading with Ms. Amelia Fielden.

Apr., 2008

TANAKA reading at Temporary Rehabilitation Hospital in California.

Apr., 2008

TANKA reading with Ms. Linda Galloway at Pacific Asia Museum*

Apr., 2008

TANKA reading with Ms. Linda Galloway at Santa Monica College

Apr., 2008

TANKA reading at Haiku Poets Northern California workshop in Fort Mason, SF.

Sep., 2007

"YUKI TEIKEI CONFERENCE" at Monterey, San Francisco.

Sep., 2007

"SEIZA WO WATARU KAZSE" reading session KIBUNYA, Nishiogikubo, Tokyo*

June., 2007

"for everyone who share this same rain" at Cafe' Gallery SHINE.*

May., 2007

Tanka Work shop in Sydney and Canberra.

Apr., 2007

"Haiku Pacific Rim Conference 2007

Dec., 2006

At the English Tanka workshop in Sydney at Ms. Amelia Fielden's house.

Sep., 2006

At the workshop of first-ever Australian Tanka journal, EUCALYPT at Ms. Beverley M. George's house.

June., 2006

“On This Same Star” at KIBUNYA, Nishiogikubo, Tokyo*

May., 2006

“Haiku Tanka Festival in Vancouver” Tanka reading with Ms. A. Fielden.

Nov., 2005

"South Wind at Longitude 135 Degrees East"at KIBUNYA, Nishiogikubo, Tokyo*

Sep., 2005

At a publication party of Amelia Fielden's "Still Swimming" in Canberra , Australia

May., 2005

"WILL" reading session KIBUNYA, Nishiogikubo, Tokyo*

Nov., 2004

"Neiro" reading at VIORON, Setagaya, Tokyo*

May., 2004

"Droplets of Existance" at KIBUNYA, Nishiogikubo, Tokyo*

Feb., 2004

"Ongaku-No-Kai" hosted by Ms. Takako Hasekura in Kagurazaka, Tokyo

Jan., 2004

"Shiwa-Kai" hosted by Ms. Takako Hasekura in Ginza , Tokyo

Dec., 2003

Year-end Gathering of "Shiwa-Kai" hosted by Ms. Takako Hasekura in Ginza , Tokyo

Nov., 2003

Journey - Journey of Life - Gallery ALUX ARTIST IN, Ginza, Tokyo

Aug., 2003

SAKUJITSU National Workshop at OMORI TOKYU INN, Tokyo

Aug., 2003

Moriyama Shinto Shrine Dedication Reading Session

July., 2003

POETRY INN at Gallery ALUX ARTIST IN, Ginza, Tokyo

June., 2003

"Shiwa-Kai" hosted by Ms. Takako Hasekura in Ginza , Tokyo

Mar., 2003

Mar. 2003 Flower Exhibition at Gallery ALUX ARTIST IN, Ginza, Tokyo

Mar., 2003

Flower Exhibition "To the Sky" Radio City, Chuo FM

Jan., 2003

Talk and Session toward Flower Exhibition at Gallery ALUX ARTIST IN, Ginza, Tokyo

Dec., 2002

Le Petit Prince Exhibition at Gallery ALUX ARTIST IN, Ginza, Tokyo

Oct., 2002

Boarding Ende at Gallery ALUX ARTIST IN, Ginza, Tokyo

Aug., 2002

REKITEI Summer Poem Seminar at Kusano Shinpei Kinen-kan, Tokyo

Jul., 2002

Marathon READING at Hama Rikyu Garden, Tokyo

* denotes that events run by myself, from the planning stages and through-out the events.