The Yuki Teikei Haiku Society of the United States and Canada was founded in San Jose, California, in 1975 by Mr. Kiyoshi Tokutomi and Mrs. Kiyoko Tokutomi. The purpose of the founders was to nourish and foster the art of writing haiku in English using the traditional guidelines developed by haiku poets in Japan, where haiku originated. As explained by Mrs. Tokutomi, in Japanese Yu means having, Ki means season, Tei means formal, and Kei means pattern. Therefore in the founders view, yuki teikei haiku, with a season word and utilizing the threeline 575 pattern of syllables, are the proper rendering of the haiku form in English.

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