Chikuma Shobō


Chikumashobo Ltd. is a Japanese book publisher headquartered in, Taitō, Tokyo.
Founded in 1940 by Furuta Akira in cooperation with the writer and critic Yoshimi Usui, it first published the intellectual monthly Tembo in 1946.
In 1953 Usui planned and edited the first edition of the Gendai Nihon bungaku zenshu. Originally issued as 55 volumes and later increased to 99 volumes, this undertaking provided "a model for later collections of literature by Japanese authors".
The firm co-sponsors the Dazai [Osamu Prize] with the city of Mitaka, Tokyo. The prize is awarded annually to an outstanding, previously unpublished short story by an unrecognized author; the winner receives a commemorative gift and a cash award of 1 million yen.

Book series

  • Chikuma Bunko
  • Chikuma Gakugei Bunko
  • Chikuma Shinsho
  • Chikuma Purima Shinsho
  • Chikuma Sensho
  • Chikuma Nihon Bungaku Zenshu
  • Chikuma Nihon Bungaku
  • Chikuma Hyoden Shirizu

    Former book series

  • Chikuma Sosho
  • Chikuma Purima Bukkusu
  • Chikuma Raiburari
  • Gendai Nihon Bungaku Zenshu

    Works cited

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