Twelve themes for the contest were announced in late March: haze, nightingale, willow, cherry blossoms, kerria, wisteria, late spring, early summer, cuckoo (hototogisu), deutzia, summer grass, and love.
3月初めに示された題は霞、鶯、柳、桜、款冬（山吹）、藤、暮春、首夏、郭公（ほととぎす）、卯花、夏草、恋の12。