![]() Taiyō cover | |
Categories | Literary magazine |
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Founded | 1895 |
First issue | January 1895 |
Final issue Number | 1928 34 |
Company | Hakubunkan |
Country | Japan |
Based in | Tokyo |
Language | Japanese |
Taiyō (太陽; The Sun) was a literary and general interest magazine that existed between 1895 and 1928 which covered the Meiji and Taishō eras. The magazine was published in Tokyo, Japan. It is a significant publication which contained mostly literary criticism, samples of Japanese literature and translations of the literary work by international authors. [1] The magazine was one of the publications of Hakubunkan that made it well-known in the country. [2]
Taiyō was founded in 1895, and the first issue appeared in January 1895. [3] [4] Its publisher was Hakubunkan. [3] [5] It was one of the most successful brands of the company. [6] The magazine targeted middle class people who were middle school graduate men and women. [4]
Editors of Taiyō included Yoshino Sakuzō (1878-1933), [6] Takayama Chogyū (1871–1902) and Hasegawa Tenkei (1876–1940). [1] [7] It was instrumental in making romanticism and naturalism more popular in the Japanese literary circles. [1] Therefore, the magazine featured translations of the work by major figures of these literary approaches, including Edgar Allan Poe, Gustave Flaubert, Guy de Maupassant, Mark Twain, Maurice Maeterlinck and Leo Tolstoy. [1] Major naturalist Japanese authors of which works were published in the magazine were Tokuda Shūsei, Tayama Katai and Shimazaki Tōson. [1] Japanese author Shimizu Shikin had a column in the magazine for nearly five years. [8] It was entitled Hanazono Zuihitsu ( Japanese: Scribblings from a Flower Garden), and she used her real name, Kozai Toyoko, in the column. [8]
The content of Taiyō was comprehensive and was not limited to literary works. [9] The magazine was also influential in using innovative technologies such as photography and illustrations. [10] It frequently carried articles on political, military, economic and social commentary and on the Imperial family, women, commerce as well as articles on the natural sciences and cultural trends. [4] [11] The magazine frequently covered articles about the Ottoman Empire which were accompanied with photographs and illustrations. [9]
Takayama Chogyū published articles on literature, philosophy, and aesthetics in the magazine. [12] Masaharu Anesaki wrote for Taiyō under the pen name Anesaki Chōfū, including an article on German composer Richard Wagner's opera work. [13] It was one of the earliest articles about Wagner in Japan. [13] From 1902 Taiyō began to publish selected photographs of natural landscapes in Japan. [14]
Taiyō ended publication in February 1928 after producing 34 volumes and 531 issues. [3] [4] The volumes of the magazine was digitalizated by JKBooks on the JapanKnowledge+ platform. [15] A similar archive also exists at the library of the Ohio State University. [16] The texts published in Taiyō were used to generate a corpus of Japanese language. [5]
![]() Taiyō cover | |
Categories | Literary magazine |
---|---|
Founded | 1895 |
First issue | January 1895 |
Final issue Number | 1928 34 |
Company | Hakubunkan |
Country | Japan |
Based in | Tokyo |
Language | Japanese |
Taiyō (太陽; The Sun) was a literary and general interest magazine that existed between 1895 and 1928 which covered the Meiji and Taishō eras. The magazine was published in Tokyo, Japan. It is a significant publication which contained mostly literary criticism, samples of Japanese literature and translations of the literary work by international authors. [1] The magazine was one of the publications of Hakubunkan that made it well-known in the country. [2]
Taiyō was founded in 1895, and the first issue appeared in January 1895. [3] [4] Its publisher was Hakubunkan. [3] [5] It was one of the most successful brands of the company. [6] The magazine targeted middle class people who were middle school graduate men and women. [4]
Editors of Taiyō included Yoshino Sakuzō (1878-1933), [6] Takayama Chogyū (1871–1902) and Hasegawa Tenkei (1876–1940). [1] [7] It was instrumental in making romanticism and naturalism more popular in the Japanese literary circles. [1] Therefore, the magazine featured translations of the work by major figures of these literary approaches, including Edgar Allan Poe, Gustave Flaubert, Guy de Maupassant, Mark Twain, Maurice Maeterlinck and Leo Tolstoy. [1] Major naturalist Japanese authors of which works were published in the magazine were Tokuda Shūsei, Tayama Katai and Shimazaki Tōson. [1] Japanese author Shimizu Shikin had a column in the magazine for nearly five years. [8] It was entitled Hanazono Zuihitsu ( Japanese: Scribblings from a Flower Garden), and she used her real name, Kozai Toyoko, in the column. [8]
The content of Taiyō was comprehensive and was not limited to literary works. [9] The magazine was also influential in using innovative technologies such as photography and illustrations. [10] It frequently carried articles on political, military, economic and social commentary and on the Imperial family, women, commerce as well as articles on the natural sciences and cultural trends. [4] [11] The magazine frequently covered articles about the Ottoman Empire which were accompanied with photographs and illustrations. [9]
Takayama Chogyū published articles on literature, philosophy, and aesthetics in the magazine. [12] Masaharu Anesaki wrote for Taiyō under the pen name Anesaki Chōfū, including an article on German composer Richard Wagner's opera work. [13] It was one of the earliest articles about Wagner in Japan. [13] From 1902 Taiyō began to publish selected photographs of natural landscapes in Japan. [14]
Taiyō ended publication in February 1928 after producing 34 volumes and 531 issues. [3] [4] The volumes of the magazine was digitalizated by JKBooks on the JapanKnowledge+ platform. [15] A similar archive also exists at the library of the Ohio State University. [16] The texts published in Taiyō were used to generate a corpus of Japanese language. [5]