歌うた会かい始はじめ

noun

Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading

An annual court event held at the Imperial Palace in mid-January, where selected tanka poems on a set theme are recited. The name is often translated as 'Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading' or 'New Year's Poetry Party'.

• 今年ことしの歌うた会かい始はじめの題だいは「光ひかり」です。

  The theme for this year's Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading is 'light'.

• 歌うた会かい始はじめは毎まい年とし1月がつに皇こう居きょで行おこなわれます。

  The Imperial New Year's Poetry Reading is held at the Imperial Palace every January.