Araragi (magazine)
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was a Japanese literary magazine
of the prewar period
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Started in 1908 by Itō Sachio
, it was a leading magazine of tanka (short poems). A group of poets who contributed to the magazine had come to be known as the Araragi school.
In the postwar period
, magazine Araragi continued to publish, and was shut down in December 1997.
Literary magazine
A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry and essays along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letters...
of the prewar period
Empire of Japan
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Started in 1908 by Itō Sachio
Ito Sachio
was the pen-name of , a Japanese tanka poet and novelist active during the Meiji period of Japan.-Biography:Itō was born in what is now Sanmu city, Chiba prefecture, as the younger son to a farming family...
, it was a leading magazine of tanka (short poems). A group of poets who contributed to the magazine had come to be known as the Araragi school.
In the postwar period
Postwar Japan
Postwar Japan refers to the period in Japanese history immediately following the end of World War II in 1945 to the present day. Before and during the war Japan was known as an empire but is now officially the .-Occupation and democratization:...
, magazine Araragi continued to publish, and was shut down in December 1997.
Contributors
- Mokichi Saito
- Sachio Ito