Nyonin Geijutsu

The Nyonin Geijutsu (女人芸術), which translates to Women's Arts, was a Japanese women's literary magazine that ran from July 1928 to June 1932. It was published by

The Nyonin Geijutsu was first published in July 1928 by Hasegawa Shigure. The magazine was written, edited, designed, and published by women, and their goal was women's liberation. The magazine was funded by Hasegawa's husband, the popular author Mikami Otokichi [ja].^[2]

When the magazine first began publishing, Hasegawa was in charge of publication, Sogawa Kinuko was the editor, and the printer was Hanayo Ikuta. They published it in Hasegawa's home in what is now Shinjuku. Later Hasegawa also edited, and the place of publication moved to what is now Akasaka.^[3]

The May and June 1930 issues were banned.

Some writers for the magazine included Yaeko Nogami, Ichiko Kamichika, Yamakawa Kikue, Takamure Itsue, Yoshiko Yuasa, Miyamoto Yuriko, Fumiko Hayashi, Ineko Sata, Taiko Hirabayashi, Sasaki Fumiko Enchi, and Yoko Ota.^[1] In the magazine's later years, male authors like Hajime Kawakami, Kiyoshi Miki, Eitaro Noro, and Takiji Kobayashi also contributed.^[3]

At first they published serialized novels, poems, essays, and reviews, but eventually they began publishing more pleasure reading and