was a writers' society in

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, chiefly led by

Ozaki Kōyō was a Japanese author and poet. His real name was , and he was also known by various noms de plume including and . Biography Ozaki was the only son of Kokusai (), a well-known carver in the Meiji period. Ozaki is known as a classic Japanes ...

. Ozaki founded the group with and Maruoka Kyūka. Its other members included Kawakami Bizan,

Yamada Bimyō , born , was a Japanese novelist.Suzuki, Tomi. ''Narrating the Self: Fictions of Japanese Modernity''. Stanford University Press, July 1, 1997. , 9780804731621. p44 Jim Reichert, author of ''Yamada Bimyō: Historical Fiction and Modern Love,'' w ...

, and Hirotsu Ryurō. The group's magazine, , launched in 1885, was the first Japanese journal to focus on literature. It ceased publication in October 1889.

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