The contest received 1,675 Vietnamese haikus and 110 Japanese haikus from 608 poets across the country.
The organisers presented one first prize, two second prizes, three third prizes and five consolation prizes in the Vietnamese category and one first prize, one second prize, one third prize and two consolation prizes in the Japanese category.
Haiku is a short, 400 year old form of traditional Japanese poetry.
A traditional haiku consists of 17 syllables arranged in three lines of five, seven and five syllables. The theme of haikus is usually nature or the four seasons, commonly characterised by a kigo, the Japanese word for a seasonal reference.
