【Japan’s Best Starry Sky】Achi Village, Nagano Prefecture – Short Story Writing Course Anyone Can Do
Achi Hirugami Tourism Bureau Press Release: October 8, 2025 [Japan’s Best Starry Sky] Achi Village, Nagano Prefecture: Short Story Writing Course for Anyone A workshop with instructor Masatomo Tamaru, open to everyone from elementary school students to adults. Achi Hirugami Tourism Bureau Co., Ltd. (CEO: Yuji Shirasawa), located in Achi Village, Nagano Prefecture, known for Japan’s best starry sky, will host a workshop called “Anyone Can Write a Short Story Course” on Monday, November 3, 2025 (Culture Day) at Achi no Sato Hirugami in Hirugami Onsen, with Masatomo Tamaru as instructor. Anyone can learn how to write a short story.
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https://hirugamionsen.jp/shortshort-workshop/ 2. Telephone reservation 0265-43-3001 (Achi Hirugami Tourist Bureau 9:00~17:30) If there is space available at the venue on the day, we will also accept reservations on the day. ■ Sponsored Achi☆Hirugami Tourism Bureau People who have never written a novel or are not good at writing, and anyone from elementary school students to adults, can easily participate. ■Notes 1. Photographs and video recording will be conducted by the organizers and media at the workshop venue. Customers inside the venue may be captured in the images. Please note that your work may be featured on television, in newspapers, magazines, and online by media outlets. 2. Please note that outstanding works will be published on the organizer’s website and social media. ■Copyright Copyright of the work belongs to the entrant. However, you agree that the organizer reserves the right to use the images for their own promotional and exhibition purposes.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/18496/289/18496-289-6748b46cd1a51c8f39323a18dc53cc89-1500×999.jpg Short Story Writer Masatomo Tamaru Born in Ehime Prefecture in 1987. Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo and completed the Graduate School of Engineering at the same university. Made his debut as a writer in 2011. In 2012, his work “Umizake” (Sea Sake) won the Grand Prize at the Jitsuryusha Short Story Contest. “Umishu” was made into a short film starring Peace’s Matayoshi Naoki and screened at the Cannes Film Festival and other events. He has served as jury president for the Botchan Literary Award and has been holding short story writing classes across the country since 2013, making him a leader in the contemporary short story genre. The content of his writing classes will be included in the Japanese language textbooks for fourth grade elementary school students (Kyoiku Publishing) from 2020. His novel “Sakuracho” will be included in the Japanese language textbooks for first grade junior high school students (Kyoiku Publishing) from 2021. In 2017, he launched “Short Shorts Garden,” a website for submitting 400-character works, in an effort to further popularize the genre. His many books include “Umi-iro no Bottle” and the “Otogi Company” series. He has appeared in numerous media outlets, including “Jonetsu Tairiku” and “SWITCH Interview Masters.” ◆Masatomo Tamaru official website
https://masatomotamaru.com/
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