Walking the path of song with joy and purity
Hello, my name is Katsuhiro Uchida, also known as Waka DJ Uchi, and I am a waka poet. I have been a waka poet for more than 20 years, and I have been struggling to present new classical waka poetry to the modern world.
I was raised in Shimane Prefecture, a sacred place for waka poetry, which is closely related to Susano-no-mikoto, Kakimoto-no-maro, and Go-Toba-in. I studied Japanese art at university, and at one time, I devoted myself to maki-e, a traditional craft, under Shomiki Matsuda, a maki-e artist. As I followed the Rimpa school of art, I was inspired by Ise and the Tale of Genji, and realized that the origin of “Mono no Aware”, which is recognized as Japanese beauty, can be found in “waka”, especially in the Kokin Wakashu (Anthology of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poetry). Incidentally, I earn my living as a freelance web director.
What I would like to say most is that I do not regard classical waka poetry merely as an object of appreciation or education, but as a literary art (composing and writing) that can be lived in the new era of 2025, and that I am working to create, share, and teach waka poetry.
I invite everyone to become familiar with waka poetry, the source of Japanese culture and the heart of the Japanese people, and enjoy the elegance of the writers and artists.
（内田かつひろ）
Brief History of Activities
- 和歌と古典を遊びつくす「平成和歌所」開所
- 上野の着物屋で「百人一首とかな習字」講座開始
- 「ラジオ和歌マニア」配信開始
- 「わくわく和歌ワークショップ」開始
- 書籍「百人一首の歌人列伝」発売
- 書籍「四季を楽しむルールブック」発売
- 小笠原学園にて「和歌と筆あそび」講座開始
- 書籍「秘伝☆古今伝授」発売
- 「日めくりめく一首」連載開始
- 所名を「令和和歌所」に改める
- 湘南FM出演
- 企業向けワークショップ開始
- NHK 英雄たちの選択 正月スペシャル「百人一首～藤原定家 三十一文字の革命～」出演
- 「JAPAN PODCAST AWARDS」推薦作品選出
- 「一首一会」配信開始
- SBSラジオ「金のふくわうち」出演
- 「令和二年度隠岐後鳥羽院和歌大賞」入選
- 「歌塾」はじめる
- 「朝生ワイドす・またん！ZIP！」出演
- 「〇学園」で「令和のエンジョイ！百人一首」開始
- 月刊短歌雑誌「短歌往来」10月号に評論掲載
- 「令和三年度隠岐後鳥羽院和歌大賞」入選
Works by Katsuhiro Uchid
- 和歌集「猿啼奥出雲集」
- 日常のかな書（かなグラフィー）
- 「日めくりめく一首」
- 「ラジオ和歌マニア」
- 書籍・出版物
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Contact
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