"Kagetsu Shinshi" - Kagetsu Shinshi

Japanese: 《花月新誌》 - かげつしんし

…Literary circles that these people formed to evaluate each other's writings included Kyuusha (Fujino Kainan), Reitakusha (Shigeno Seisai), and Kaijunsha (Kawada Ouko). Famous poetry and prose magazines include Shinbunshi (July 1875-December 1883), Meiji Shibun, and Kagetsu Shinshi (January 1877-October 1884). In addition, most major newspapers at the time had columns such as Bunen and Shirin, which selected famous writers as judges and welcomed submissions from the general public. In parallel with this trend, Masaoka Shiki, Tayama Katai, Natsume Soseki, Mori Ogai, and others also wrote Chinese poetry. …

From Ryuhoku Narushima

...He is well known for his bold resistance to the government's suppression of free speech and for his witty, satirical writings on current affairs. He also founded and edited the Chinese poetry magazine Kagetsu Shinshi in 1877. His rebellious attitude, which sharply attacked the superficial aspects of modernization based on a literary aesthetic, occupies a unique place in the lineage of anti-modern literature.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Kagetsu Shinshi" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これらの人々が互いの文章を品評するために作った文会には旧雨社(藤野海南)，麗沢社(重野成斎)，廻潤社(川田甕江（おうこう）)などがある。詩文の雑誌として有名なものには《新文詩》(1875年7月～83年12月)，《明治詩文》，《花月新誌》(1877年1月～84年10月)などがあるほか，当時の大新聞には，おおむね文苑や詩林などの欄があり，著名な作家を選者にえらんで一般の投稿を歓迎していた。また，こうした動向と並行して，正岡子規，田山花袋，夏目漱石，森鷗外なども漢詩を作っていた。…