Kin’ichi Sawaki (Japanese: 沢木 欣一; October 6, 1919 – November 5, 2001)[1] was a Japanese haiku poet and essayist.
Since his father worked as a teacher in Korea, he spent his childhood in Korea until he graduated from junior high school.
He advocated for the idea of "social haiku" in the magazine.
In 1966, he was appointed Professor at the Tokyo University of the Arts.
[2][3] In 1993, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class.