CV
PROFILE
Haku Kato
Poet
Began working as a poet in August 2025. Published the poetry collection Tokyo Byakuya Flight in November of the same year. Founder of the crossover poetry magazine Koo. I also work as a contemporary artist under the name Yudai Nakaya.
https://yudainakaya.com
Publications
| Crossover Poetry Magazine “Koo” | 2026.10 Launched / Founded |
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| Poetry Collection "Tokyo White Night Flight" | 2025.11 First published |
Events / Exhibitions
| Tokyo White Night Flight | 2026.09.04 - 2026.09.26 NAFAS Festival Tokyo, BUoY, Tokyo |
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| Tokyo White Night Flight | 2026.09.19 - 2026.09.20 SICF Fukuoka, ONE FUKUOKA BLDG, Fukuoka |
Jury
| Koo | 2026.07 Open Call for Koo, an Interweaving Poetry Journal |
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Awards
| Restoring the Name | 2026.07 Japan Association of Poetry, Tanka, Haiku, Essay and Criticism Award, Excellence Award |
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| The Principle | 2026.04 JILA Recitation Competition, Poetry Division, Final Round |
| Spectral Transparency | 2025.12 Gifu Prefecture Literary Festival, Selected |
| Straight Lines and Windows | 2025.11 Hakushu Poetry Dedication, Honorable Mention |
| Fermata | 2025.10 Sanpuku Literary Prize, Finalist |
| Butterflies Dream of Human | 2024.12 Asia Digital Art Award Exhibition, Grand Prize - Yudai Nakaya |
| Lenticular | 2024.11 ACTA+ ART AWARD, Grand Prize - Yudai Nakaya |
Readings
| The Principle | 2026.04 JILA Recitation Competition, Poetry Division, Final Round |
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| Spring Melancholy | 2026.03 Poetry Magazine La Vague |
| Straight Lines and Windows | 2025.12 JILA Recitation Competition, Poetry Division, Preliminary Round |
Media
| Butterflies Dream of Human | 2026.03 All Night Nippon - Nippon Broadcasting System 2026.03 Tokyu Kabukicho Tower Outdoor Large Vision 2026.03 Taxi GO Signage 2026.03 Kariya City, Aichi Signage |
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| Lenticular | 2025.11 Yamaguchi Shimbun |
| Cotton | 2021.06 TOWER DOORS - Tower Records 2021.05 Shiburaji - Shibuya Cross-FM 2021.03 AKANE’s Catch The Music - REDS WAVE |
Poetry Contributions
| Endings and Beginnings | 2025.11 Yudai Nakaya |
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| Lenticular | 2024.07 Yudai Nakaya |
Lyrics
| Monochrome | 2024.12 Yudai Nakaya |
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| Bitten Apple | 2024.12 Yudai Nakaya |
| Nocturne | 2024.12 Yudai Nakaya |
| Butterflies Dream of Human | 2024.12 Yudai Nakaya |
| Debugland | 2024.12 Yudai Nakaya |
| Cotton | 2020.10 kitsuneme |
| Change | 2020.10 kitsuneme |
| Fermata | 2020.10 kitsuneme |