Hototogisu (magazine)

Hototogisu (Japaneseホトトギス, dt " Gackelkuckuck ") is a haiku magazine of the pre-war Japan, released today by the Hototogisu KG (合資 会社 ホトトギス, Goshi - gaisha Hototogisu ) is issued.

Main purpose of the journal is to promote the haiku. But nature descriptions and prose are encouraged.

The magazine is known, among other things, that Natsume Soseki 's novel "I, the cat " in 1905 ( at the instigation of Takahama Kyoshi ) published therein.

The magazine was founded in January 1897 by Masaoka Shiki. Place of incorporation and the first issue was Matsuyama. The editorial staff during the first year took over Yanagihara Kyokudō. The following year, 1898, the magazine was moved to Tōkyō, Takahama Kyoshi and took over the editorship.

After the death of Shiki in 1902 Kyoshi became his successor and deepened the principle of objective description of nature already advocated by Shiki. It was formed from the so-called Hototogisu school of modern haiku, from which seceded founded by Kawahigashi Hekigotō school of free haiku.

The title Hototogisu ( " Gackelkuckuck " ) derives from the fact that the founder of Masaoka Shiki itself compared with this animal. In fact, the self-chosen pseudonym Shiki is a name for the Gackelkuckuck.

Important members

• Masaoka Shiki
• Kawahigashi Hekigotō
• Takahama Kyoshi
• Sugita Hisajo
• Nakamura Teijo
• Mizuhara Shūōshi
• Yamaguchi Seishi
• Takano suju
• Awano Seiho
• Hoshino Tatsuko
• Nakamura Kusatao
• Takeshita Shizunojo
• Hino Sojo