First Tanka Gathering at a Bookstore is a ZINE event held at Zoroku Lakeside on Monday, September 14, 2026 (Poetry gathering,4 exhibitions/participations).

First Tanka Gathering at a Bookstore

Event Poetry gathering
📅 Monday, September 14, 2026 18:00〜19:30
Zoroku Lakeside Chubu
参加費500円（セルフカフェ付き）

This is an event for beginners interested in tanka and tanka gatherings.
We will each compose a tanka on the theme "Library / Librarian" and bring it to the meeting. On the day, everyone will anonymously share the tanka they wrote and give comments and impressions.

Fee:
500 JPY (includes self-service café)

Capacity:
6 people

What to bring:
Writing utensils

Venue:
Zoroku Kohan
〒460-0017
Room 24, 2F, Flower Center North Bldg., 1-9-13 Matsubara, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0017, Japan

8-minute walk from Osu Kannon Station
16-minute walk from Kamimaezu Station
Bicycle parking available
If you are coming by car, please use nearby coin-operated parking lots.

How to apply:
Please sign up via Zindies first.
By September 10, compose one tanka on the theme "Library / Librarian" and send it to the address below.

⚫︎Submission destination (where to send your tanka): Organizer Koji Fujisaka's X account DM (x.com/kojifuji) ※Has been writing tanka for 10 months.
⚫︎Submission deadline: September 10

You do not need to include the words "library" or "libr ary" in your tanka as long as it fits the theme.

We aim to make this a fun meeting where beginners can enjoy tanka. We look forward to your participation.

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  • 歌会はじめてです。楽しみにしています。 Sep 6 11:37
  • お願いします Aug 19 15:41

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