Haiku Daily Calendar 2027 / Shin Nihon Calendar

• Year: 2027
• Format: Day-by-day tear-off
• Body dimensions: H185 × W120mm
• Package dimensions: H203 × W128 × D25mm
• Pages: 385 sheets
• Material: Paper, metal fittings
• Packaging: Individual gift box

Haiku is one of the most calendar-aware art forms in the world. Each poem is anchored to a season, often to a specific moment within it, through the kigo, a seasonal reference word that poets are expected to weave into their work. This calendar was designed around that structure.

Every daily page presents one haiku selected for its seasonal relevance to that date, accompanied by commentary from Saki Kamino that unpacks the imagery, the kigo, and the feeling behind the poem. The 24 solar terms, traditional East Asian divisions of the year that mark subtle shifts in climate and natural life, are woven into the calendar alongside the haiku, giving each month a layered sense of seasonal transition.

The result is something between a daily reading practice and a composition reference. For anyone who writes haiku or simply wants to pay closer attention to the year as it moves, each page gives a small, grounded reason to pause.