Mimei Ogawa

Biography

Born in Takada, Niigata Prefecture, as Ogawa Kensaku. Graduated from the English Department of Waseda University. In 1910 he made his debut as a children's author with "The Red Ship" (Akai Fune). Major works include "The Red Candle and the Mermaid" (Akai Rōsoku to Ningyo) and "The Golden Ring" (Kin no Wa). He produced a vast body of fairy tales that defined modern Japanese children's literature.

Literary Schools / Movements

Publication Venues (26 venues)Click to filter works by venue

• Akai Tori
• Asahi Shimbun
• Bungei
• Bunshō Sekai
• Chūōkōron
• douwa
• fujin_club
• fujin_koron
• fujin_no_tomo
• gendai
• Jiji Shimpō
• king
• kodomo_no_kuni
• kodomo_no_tomo
• mainichi
• Mita Bungaku
• Other publication venues
• Shinchō
• Shin-shōsetsu
• shojo_club
• shonen_club
• shukan_asahi
• sunday_mainichi
• Standalone publication
• waseda_bungaku
• Yomiuri Shimbun

Selected Works (610 works recorded in Aozora Bunko)

• 面影 (Omokage) (1905)
• 童謡 (Dōyō) (1906)
• 稚子ヶ淵 (Itokena Ko Fuchi) (1906)
• 森の妖姫 (Mori no Yōki) (1906)
• 百合の花 (Hyaku Gō no Hana) (1906)
• 迷い路 (Mayoi Ro) (1906)
• あかい雲 (Akai Kumo) (1906)
• お星さま (O Hoshi Sama) (1906)
• 三か月 (San Kagetsu) (1906)
• 子もりうた (Ko mo Riu Ta) (1906)
• 嵐の夜 (Arashi no Yoru) (1906)
• 海の少年 (Umi no Shōnen) (1906)
• お母さん (Okāsan) (1907)
• おもちゃ店 (Omocha Ten) (1907)
• 蝋人形 (Rō Ningyō) (1908)
• 櫛 (Kushi) (1908)
• 北の冬 (Kita no Fuyu) (1908)
• 暗い空 (Kurai Sora) (1908)
• 捕われ人 (Toraware Jin) (1908)
• 老婆 (Rōba) (1908)
• 点 (Ten) (1909)
• 管笛 (Kan Fue) (1909)
• 黄色い晩 (Kīroi Ban) (1909)
• 抜髪 (Nukegami) (1909)
• 越後の冬 (Echigo no Fuyu) (1910)
• 不思議な鳥 (Fushigi na Tori) (1910)
• 闇 (Yami) (1910)
• 扉 (Tobira) (1910)
• 悪魔 (Akuma) (1910)
• 森の暗き夜 (Mori no Kuraki Yoru) (1910)

Showing top 30 of 610 works. Read in Japanese for full list.

References

• Wikipedia (English) — Source for biographical summary (CC BY-SA)
• Aozora Bunko — Source for the complete works list (CC BY 4.0)
• Japanese version of this page — Full bibliography and bibliophile information