{"id":434,"date":"2026-09-27T22:37:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T20:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/?p=434"},"modified":"2026-10-23T16:59:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T14:59:06","slug":"mrs-fuyuko-tomita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/en\/mrs-fuyuko-tomita\/","title":{"rendered":"Mrs. Fuyuko Tomita"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mrs. Fuyuko Tomita is a tanka (Japanese poem) poet based in Amsterdam who has been writing for many years under the pen name Fuyuko Molenkamp. The Nichiran Net (formerly Nichiran Silvernet) theme poem \u2018Ajisai no uta (The hortensias poem)\u2019 was contributed by Fuyuko. In this video, she shares fascinating stories about her life and her creation of poetry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Ajisai no uta (The hortensias poem)\u2019<br>O hortensias<br>Who came all the way<br>Across the ocean,<br>keep blooming<br>shoulder to shoulder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\u5fd8\u308c\u306a\u8349\u30d7\u30ed\u30b8\u30a7\u30af\u30c8 in NL No.4\u3000\u5bcc\u7530\u51ac\u5b50\u3055\u3093\u30a4\u30f3\u30bf\u30d3\u30e5\u30fc (Short Version)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hEGSzf_pCHc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-columns\" data-valign=\"center\"><div class=\"swell-block-columns__inner\">\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\" style=\"--clmn-w--pc:35%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1230\" height=\"1300\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/006-UN1.jpeg\" alt=\"\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc\u30e8\u30fc\u30af\u306e\u56fd\u9023\u672c\u90e8\u524d\u306b\u3066\" class=\"wp-image-421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/006-UN1.jpeg 1230w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/006-UN1-284x300.jpeg 284w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/006-UN1-969x1024.jpeg 969w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/006-UN1-768x812.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1230px) 100vw, 1230px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\" style=\"--clmn-w--pc:65%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-simple\"><table style=\"--swl-cell1-width:90px;\" class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>1943<\/td><td>Born in Tokyo, later raised in Aichi Prefecture<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1967<\/td><td>Studied creative writing at the University of Iowa<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1968<\/td><td>Worked at the United Nations Headquarters in New York<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1972<\/td><td>Married Mr. Molenkamp and moved to the Netherlands<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1973\u5e74<\/td><td>Gave birth to her son<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1976<\/td><td>Gave birth to her daughter<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1977<\/td><td>Began teaching at Amsterdam Supplementary School<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1985<\/td><td>Received the Asahi Tanka Prize<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1987<\/td><td>an NHK radio drama depicting her life was broadcast, and her first collection of poems and essays was published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1992<\/td><td>Received the Asahi Haiku Prize for the first time (also received in 2013 and 2014)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1995<\/td><td>Began teaching Japanese at Leiden University through the Dutch Ministry of Education&#8217;s Japan Study Program (continued for 12 years)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2003<\/td><td>Married H.J. Houthoff<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OAGYuymIxPI\">Here<\/a>&nbsp;is the full version of the interview.<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/foAZUPe3JZ4?si=pL8DQ7kTevYbV_Yd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/melrluwE3PQ?si=gWhoah1Hz1e3ixm8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-button is-style-btn_normal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OAGYuymIxPI\" class=\"swell-block-button__link\" data-has-icon=\"1\"><svg class=\"__icon\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\"><path d=\"M46.1 12.9c-.5-2-2.1-3.6-4.1-4.1-3.6-1-18-1-18-1s-14.4 0-18 .9c-2 .5-3.6 2.1-4.1 4.1C1 16.5 1 24 1 24s0 7.5.9 11.2c.5 2 2.1 3.5 4.1 4.1 3.6.9 18 .9 18 .9s14.4 0 18-.9c2-.5 3.6-2 4.1-4.1.9-3.7.9-11.2.9-11.2s0-7.5-.9-11.1zm-26.8 18V17.2l12 6.8-12 6.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><span>\u30ed\u30f3\u30b0\u30d0\u30fc\u30b8\u30e7\u30f3\u3092\u898b\u308b<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"swl-fz u-fz-xl\"><strong>Gallery<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click to enlarge the photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-columns\" style=\"--clmn-w--pc:33.33%;--clmn-w--tab:33.33%;--clmn-w--mobile:50%\"><div class=\"swell-block-columns__inner\">\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large u-lb-on\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/001-family-687x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/001-family-687x1024.jpg 687w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/001-family-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/001-family-768x1146.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/001-family-1030x1536.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/001-family-1373x2048.jpg 1373w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/001-family-scaled.jpg 1716w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With family. In front of the school where her father worked. When she was about 7 years old.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full u-lb-on\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/002-graduation-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/002-graduation-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/002-graduation-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/002-graduation-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/002-graduation-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/002-graduation-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graduation ceremony at Aichi Prefectural University. Fuyuko is in the front row, right.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full u-lb-on\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1786\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/003-yokohama-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/003-yokohama-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/003-yokohama-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/003-yokohama-1024x714.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/003-yokohama-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/003-yokohama-1536x1071.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/003-yokohama-2048x1429.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Onboard a ship departing Yokohama Port for San Francisco.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full u-lb-on\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/004-univ.Iowa_-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\u30a2\u30a4\u30aa\u30ef\u5927\u5b66\u306b\u3066\" class=\"wp-image-419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/004-univ.Iowa_-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/004-univ.Iowa_-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/004-univ.Iowa_-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/004-univ.Iowa_-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/004-univ.Iowa_-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/004-univ.Iowa_-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the University of Iowa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large u-lb-on\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"969\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/006-UN1-969x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc\u30e8\u30fc\u30af\u306e\u56fd\u9023\u672c\u90e8\u524d\u306b\u3066\" class=\"wp-image-421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/006-UN1-969x1024.jpeg 969w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/006-UN1-284x300.jpeg 284w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/006-UN1-768x812.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/006-UN1.jpeg 1230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In front of the United Nations Headquarters in New York.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large u-lb-on\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/007-UN2-976x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc\u30e8\u30fc\u30af\u306e\u56fd\u9023\u672c\u90e8\u3001\u30aa\u30d5\u30a3\u30b9\u306b\u3066\" class=\"wp-image-422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/007-UN2-976x1024.jpeg 976w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/007-UN2-286x300.jpeg 286w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/007-UN2-768x806.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/007-UN2.jpeg 1220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the office at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/010-japanese-school.png\" alt=\"\u30a2\u30e0\u30b9\u30c6\u30eb\u30c0\u30e0\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u88dc\u7fd2\u6821\u3001\u5b66\u7fd2\u767a\u8868\u4f1a\" class=\"wp-image-425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/010-japanese-school.png 500w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/010-japanese-school-300x208.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amsterdam Japanese Supplementary School, learning presentation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/012-making-books-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\u81ea\u5b85\u306b\u3066\u672c\u4f5c\u308a\" class=\"wp-image-427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/012-making-books-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/012-making-books-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/012-making-books-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/012-making-books-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/012-making-books-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Making a book at home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/013-Asahi-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/013-Asahi-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/013-Asahi-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/013-Asahi-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/013-Asahi-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/013-Asahi-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asahi Shimbun interview article. 2000.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1022\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/014-Bruiloft.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/014-Bruiloft.png 1022w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/014-Bruiloft-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/014-Bruiloft-768x474.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1022px) 100vw, 1022px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wedding ceremony with Mr. Houthoff. 2003.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/015-crossing-ocean-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Houthoff\u6c0f\u304c\u66f8\u3044\u3066\u304f\u308c\u305f\u7d75\u3002\u592a\u5e73\u6d0b\u3092\u8239\u3067\u6e21\u3063\u305f\u6642\u306e\u5fc3\u5883\u3092\u6b4c\u3063\u305f\u6b4c\u306e\u7d75\u306b\u3057\u305f\u3082\u306e\" class=\"wp-image-430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/015-crossing-ocean-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/015-crossing-ocean-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/015-crossing-ocean-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/015-crossing-ocean-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/015-crossing-ocean-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A painting drawn by Mr. Houthoff. It depicts a song about her feelings when she crossed the Pacific Ocean by ship.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/016-Iowa-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/016-Iowa-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/016-Iowa-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/016-Iowa-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/016-Iowa-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/016-Iowa-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A commemorative photo taken when I was invited by the University of Iowa to give a poetry reading, 51 years after graduating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/017-Books-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/017-Books-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/017-Books-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/017-Books-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/017-Books-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/017-Books-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Various books by Fuyuko<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mrs. Fuyuko Tomita is a tanka (Japanese poem) poet based in Amsterdam who has been writing for many years under the pen name Fuyuko Molenkamp. The Nichiran Net (formerly Nichiran Silvernet) theme poem \u2018Ajisai no uta (The hortensias poem)\u2019 was contributed by Fuyuko. 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