Akai tori

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Akai tori
OCLC
52282497

Akai tori (赤い鳥, Red Bird) was a Japanese

literary movements, doshinshugi[1] and jidō bungaku (juvenile literature).[2]

History and profile

Akai tori was founded in 1918, and the first issue was published on 1 July of that year.[3] The founder was Miekichi Suzuki, who also published and edited it until 1936.[4][5] Later Nakayama Taichi acquired the publishing company of the magazine.[2] Akai tori was headquartered in Tokyo.[1] Its sister publication was Josei, a women's magazine published between 1922 and 1928.[2]

Akai tori published stories by

Hakushu Kitahara.[4][9] School children sent their work to the magazine, and Miekichi Suzuki reviewed them and attempted to instruct children how to write essays.[7]

From 1929 to 1931 Akai tori temporarily ceased publication[3] and permanently folded in 1936.[1]

Legacy

The Japan Nursery Rhyme Association named the date of magazine's first issue (1 July) as the Nursery Rhyme Day in Japan.[3] The magazine was studied by different scholars, including Britta Woldering[10] and Elizabeth M. Keith.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Elizabeth M. Keith. "Doshinshugi and realism: A study of the characteristics of the poems, stories and compositions in "Akai tori" from 1918 to 1923". The University of Hong Kong Libraries. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Kazumi Ishii (August 2005). "Josei: A Magazine for the 'New Woman'". Intersections (11).
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-0-8108-6319-4
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  4. ^ a b c "The Red Bird". Anipages. 1 February 2006.
  5. ISBN 978-1-135-06982-7
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  6. ^ "Hananoki Village and the Thieves". International Institute for Children's Literature. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  7. ^
    OCLC 44991792
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  8. ISBN 978-0-19-020109-8
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  9. ISBN 978-0-7579-3854-2
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  10. ^ Nona L. Carter (11 October 2011). "Japanese Children's Magazines, 1888–1949". Dissertation Reviews.
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