Poet Shuntaro Tanikawa interacts with young people by live distribution March 1st 20:21

In order for junior and senior high school students to learn about various ways of life and values, an online service that allows artists active on the front line to interact with young people has begun. One day, a poet, Shuntaro Tanikawa, gives a message to young people. And so on.

This online service, InspireHigh, was launched last month by junior high school and high school students, a web media company that provides music and other culture information.

Live stories of artists and entrepreneurs who became instructors can be sent live, and those who become members can ask questions in real time using a smartphone.

One day's lecturer was Shuntaro Tanikawa (88), a poet representing Japan after the war, and Tanikawa, who set out to shoot at home, looked back on his teenager and said, "I was worried about the future, It's important to find the answer without fear, as it will help you progress to the next step. "

The participant asked, "How do you define an adult?" "A person who can look directly at the child inside me is an adult. I can release my childhood by writing poetry." Was answered.

On the 1st, participants had time to write poems, and in the free poems that were announced, Mr. Tanikawa commented, "The poetry is interesting even when it has meaningless words."

After finishing the live broadcast, Mr. Tanigawa said, "It's important to first love the unknown world. I still want to touch the unknown world, so there are places like this for teenagers I feel enviable. "