Special Program "Ginza Diamond Shiraishi presents Echo: Tanka for You" Announces 3 Award-Winning Poems! Tanka Experience Event Underway at Tokyo Dream Park

"GINZA DIAMOND SHIRAISHI presents Echo: Tanka for You" was broadcast on BS Asahi on March 29. The program solicited tanka poems from viewers on the theme of "futari" (a couple/pair). From a total of 2,338 submissions, the Ginza Diamond Shiraishi Award winners were selected. In conjunction with the program, a special booth has been set up at the "Ariake Spring Festival" held at "TOKYO DREAM PARK," which opened on March 27. In addition to exhibiting the award-winning works, there is also a tanka creation experience corner where you can win wonderful prizes.

As a traditional form of Japanese poetry, tanka have been cherished for centuries. With their freedom from seasonal words (kigo) and their delicacy in expressing the subtle movements of the heart in daily life, their popularity is spreading even among the younger generation. "Ginza Diamond Shiraishi" (operated by NEW ART Co., Ltd., Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Eri Hamano) has also consistently conveyed the importance of expressing feelings through words via its bridal jewelry.

The program featured the popular young-generation poet Akira Aomatsu, also active on YouTube under the names "Beteranchi" and "Raijuu," as MC. Guests included the popular young poet Kon Ito and singer-songwriter Kayoko Yoshizawa, known for her unique poetic worldview. They discussed their favorite tanka from the submissions and shared their diverse interpretations of poems about various "couples/pairs."

The full-length video, including talk segments not shown on the program, is now available on YouTube! Please take a look.

▼ Full-length video

https://youtu.be/HCaSXjM3My0

▼ YouTube Short

https://youtube.com/shorts/Up4BDwUXXy8

Three "Ginza Diamond Shiraishi Award" Winning Poems

Thank you for the many submissions. From over 2,000 entries, we have decided on three winners for the Ginza Diamond Shiraishi Award!

・A promise heavier than the love that fills the void in my left hand, bringing light... by Mikasayama Idetsuki

・Laughing together, crying together, talking together—the 'together' part is what feels so right with you... by Omiashi Futoko

・There's a comfortable silence too, coming to the library alone, and leaving as two... by Kayabanashiko

GINZA DIAMOND SHIRAISHI presents Tanka for You in Tokyo Dream Park

A Hands-On Tanka Experience

Simply choose words from the provided cards to match the "5 (first phrase), 7 (second), 5 (third), 7 (fourth), 7 (fifth)" structure to easily create your own tanka! Participate in a lottery, and if you win, you'll receive an original hand cream. Also, all participants will receive a bookmark printed with the Ginza Diamond Shiraishi Award-winning poems.

Post a photo of your completed tanka on social media with the hashtag "#あなたに贈る短歌"!

Participate in the lottery (once per post *Lottery not held on weekdays from 4/6 to 4/24. Experience only available).

Winners receive original hand cream, and all participants get a bookmark of the winning poems.

Wrapping Escalator with Award-Winning Poems

The escalator from the 6th to the 7th floor is wrapped with carefully selected tanka from over 2,000 submissions. Please enjoy the world of tanka inspired by the theme of "a couple/pair."

“TOKYO DREAM PARK” Grand Opening "Ariake Spring Festival"

Event Period: Friday, March 27, 2026 - Sunday, May 10, 2026

*Free admission *No lottery on weekdays from 4/6 to 4/24. Experience only.

Venue/Address: TOKYO DREAM PARK (3-8, Ariake 3-chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo) 3F Atrium

Access: Approx. 5-min walk from "Tokyo Big Sight Station" on the Yurikamome line, approx. 9-min walk from "Kokusai-Tenjijo Station" on the Rinkai line.

Official Website: https://tdp.tv-asahi.co.jp/

*Ginza Diamond Shiraishi NEWS page https://www.diamond-shiraishi.jp/news/tanka_ariake_2026.html

The "Pioneer" of Bridal Jewelry, Ginza Diamond Shiraishi

Ginza Diamond Shiraishi celebrates its 31st anniversary. It is Japan's first* bridal jewelry specialty store.

Established in 1994 with its main store on Ginza Chuo-dori, as of April 2026, it is one of Japan's largest bridal jewelry brands with 68 stores nationwide. With the desire to "bring diamonds to every bride," we deliver high-quality diamonds.

The diamonds selected there are not only based on the "4Cs," known as the quality standards for diamonds, but are also diamonds that emit a more beautiful sparkle, based on the belief that the "brilliance" necessary to be perceived as beautiful is the most important value. The ability to combine a diamond with a ring design of your choice is unique to Ginza Diamond Shiraishi.