Araragi (magazine)

This article is about the Japanese magazine. For butterfly, see araragi.

Araragi (アララギ) was a Japanese literary magazine of the prewar period.

History and profile

Araragi was established by Itō Sachio in 1908.[1] He was also the editor of the magazine until his death in 1913.[2] Shimagi Akahiko was the next editor of the magazine.[2]

it was a leading magazine of tanka (short poems). A group of poets who contributed to the magazine has come to be known as the Araragi school.

In the postwar period, Araragi continued to publish, and was shut down in December 1997.

Contributors

References

  1. ↑ J. Scott Miller (2010). The A to Z of Modern Japanese Literature and Theater. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-8108-7615-6. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Joseph Koshimi. "Japanese literature of the Shōwa period : a guide to Japanese reference and research materials". Center for Japanese Studies Publications. Retrieved 14 November 2014.