Eisaishinshi - Eisaishinshi

Japanese: 穎才新誌 - えいさいしんし

A Meiji period letter magazine. First published on March 10, 1877, by a Tokyo paper manufacturing branch. At the beginning of the Meiji period, when many magazines such as Marumaru Chinbun and Houtan Zasshi placed importance on letters to the editor, this magazine started out as a serious letter magazine for young people, focusing on compositions by elementary school students. The contents of the letters were often textbook-style stereotypes dealing with morality and social advancement, but gradually became more literary in tone. It was published almost weekly, and by 1901, it became a monthly magazine towards the end of its run. Many Meiji period literary figures such as Ozaki Koyo, Omachi Keigetsu, and Tayama Katai were avid readers and contributors to this magazine, and by getting young literature-loving people into the habit of submitting letters, it contributed to laying the foundations for Meiji literature.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

明治期の投書雑誌。1877年3月10日，東京の製紙分社から創刊。《団々（まるまる）珍聞》《芳譚雑誌》のように投書を重視する雑誌が多かった明治初期に，小学校生徒の作文を中心にした青少年の本格的な投書専門誌として出発。投書内容は，修身や立身出世を扱った教科書風の紋切型が多かったが，しだいに文学色を濃くしていった。ほぼ週刊で，末期の1901年ごろには月刊となる。尾崎紅葉，大町桂月，田山花袋ら明治の文学者の多くが本誌の愛読者，投稿者であり，文学愛好の青少年に投稿を習慣づけることによって，明治文学の基盤づくりに寄与した。

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