List of Japanese women writers

A

Sada Abe (1905–1970), autobiographer

Kyōko Aizome (born 1958)

Hotaru Akane (born 1983), blogger, lyricist

Akazome Emon (956–1041), waka poet

Risu Akizuki (born 1958), manga writer

Akira Amano (born 1973), manga writer

Chihiro Amano (born 1982), screenwriter

Kozue Amano (born 1974), manga writer

Yuki Amemiya, manga writer

Moyoco Anno (born 1971), manga writer, fashion writer

Yasuko Aoike (born 1948), manga writer

Kotomi Aoki (born 1980), manga writer

Ume Aoki, manga writer

Kiyoko Arai, manga writer

Motoko Arai (born 1960), science fiction and fantasy writer

Hiromu Arakawa (born 1973), manga writer

Hiro Arikawa (born 1972), light novelist

Sawako Ariyoshi (1931–1984), writer, novelist

Yū Asagiri, manga writer

Maki Asakawa (1942–2010), lyricist

George Asakura (born 1974), manga writer

Hinako Ashihara, manga writer

Izumi Aso (born 1960), manga writer

C

Toriko Chiya, manga writer

Fukuda Chiyo-ni (1703-1775), poet

Nanae Chrono (born 1980), manga writer

E

Eiki Eiki (born 1971), manga writer

Fumiko Enchi (1905–1986)

Maki Enjōji, manga writer

Nariko Enomoto (born 1967), manga writer

Makiko Esumi (born 1966), writer, essayist, lyricist

F

Mihona Fujii (born 1974), manga writer

Kazuko Fujita (born 1957), manga writer

Cocoa Fujiwara (1983–2015), manga writer

Hiro Fujiwara (born 1981), manga writer

G

Empress Genmei (660–721)

H

Moto Hagio

Ayumi Hamasaki

Hani Motoko

Saori Hara

Tsuruko Haraguchi

Nanae Haruno

Hasegawa Shigure

Machiko Hasegawa

Sugako Hashida

Bisco Hatori

Miyuki Hatoyama

Yoko Hayashi

Akiko Higashimura

Asa Higuchi

Keiko Higuchi

Higuchi Tachibana

Aoi Hiiragi (born 1962), manga writer

Saeko Himuro

Matsuri Hino

Taiko Hirabayashi

Fumi Hirano

Honoka

Tatsuko Hoshino

Chieko Hosokawa

Yumi Hotta

I

Yumiko Igarashi

Ai Iijima

Koi Ikeno

Gō Ikeyamada

Ryo Ikuemi

Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto

Lady Ise

Ise no Taifu

Satoko Ishimine

Michiko Ishimure

Noe Itō

Risa Itō

Natsumi Itsuki

Mariko Iwadate

Yūho Iwasato

Kaneyoshi Izumi

Izumi Shikibu

J

Misha Janette

K

Mitsuyo Kakuta

Yoko Kamio

Aya Kanno

Junko Karube

Lady Kasa

Kazuyo Katsuma

Kazune Kawahara

Yumiko Kawahara

Hiromi Kawakami

Kikuko Kawakami

Naomi Kawase

Mizuki Kawashita

Kazumi Kazui

Yuko Takada Keller

Toshie Kihara

Yuki Kiriga

Kishi Joō

Rio Kishida

Yao Kitabatake

Satoko Kizaki

Miyuki Kobayashi

Kodai no Kimi

Rieko Kodama

Yun Kōga

Marie Kondo

Fumiyo Kōno

Erika Kurahashi

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

M

Miyako Maki

Sanami Matoh

Nina Matsumoto

Temari Matsumoto

Akemi Matsunae

Tomoko Matsunashi

Akimoto Matsuyo

Michitsuna no Haha

Mitsukazu Mihara (born 1970), manga writer

Mihiro

Kanan Minami

Kazuka Minami

Kazuya Minekura

Suzue Miuchi

Yuriko Miyamoto

Hideko Mizuno

Junko Mizuno

Setona Mizushiro

Milk Morinaga

Akiko Morishima

Kurumi Morishita

Tama Morita

Yoko Moriwaki

Yuka Murayama

Mayumi Muroyama

N

Ai Nagai (born 1951), playwright

Rieko Nakagawa (born 1935), children's writer, poet

Aya Nakahara

Hisaya Nakajo

Hikaru Nakamura

Yoshiki Nakamura

Midori Nakano

Nakatsukasa

Kiriko Nananan

Lady Nijō

Keiko Nishi

Yoshiko Nishitani

Mariya Nishiuchi (born 1993), singer-songwriter

Princess Nukata

O

Anna Ogino

Mariko Ōhara

Nanase Ohkawa

Mari Okada

Reiko Okano

Kyoko Okazaki

Fuyumi Ono

Hiromu Ono

Natsume Ono

Yumiko Ōshima

Yōko Ōta

Shinobu Ohtaka

Ōtomo no Sakanoe no Iratsume

Mari Ozawa

R

Marimo Ragawa

Nina Revoyr

Rieko Saibara

S

Fumi Saimon

Mayu Sakai

Io Sakisaka

Momoko Sakura

Kanoko Sakurakoji

Erica Sakurazawa

Tomoko Sasaki

Sei Shōnagon

Yoshiko Sembon

Karuho Shiina

Michiru Shimada

Aki Shimazaki

Reiko Shimizu

Takako Shimura

Mayu Shinjo

Chie Shinohara

Hitomi Shiraishi

Kazuko Shiraishi

Shunzei's Daughter

Fuyumi Soryo (born 1959), manga writer

Keiko Suenobu

Yuki Suetsugu

Takasue's Daughter

T

Haruko Tachiiri

Chimako Tada

Kaoru Tada

Tadano Makuzu

Nobuko Takagi

Rumiko Takahashi

Takako Takahashi

Hinako Takanaga

Mitsuba Takanashi

Chishō Takaoka

Keiko Takemiya

Hiroko Takenishi

Kei Takeoka (born 1969), motoring journalist

Yumi Tamura

Yellow Tanabe

Meca Tanaka, manga writer

Mitsu Tanaka

Arina Tanemura

Keiko Tobe

Yana Toboso

Hari Tokeino

Ema Tōyama

Masami Tsuda

Mikiyo Tsuda

U

Miwa Ueda

Toshiko Ueda

Kimiko Uehara

Chica Umino

Yuki Urushibara

W

Wada Ei

Natsuto Wada (1920–1983), scriptwriter, columnist

Maureen Wartski

Masako Watanabe

Taeko Watanabe

Yuu Watase

Y

Nanpei Yamada

Ryoko Yamagishi

Yamakawa Kikue

Mika Yamamoto

Kazumi Yamashita

Mari Yamazaki

Rie Yasumi

Ai Yazawa

Year 24 Group

Mari Yonehara

Akiko Yosano

Akimi Yoshida

Tomoko Yoshida

Wataru Yoshizumi

Yuasa Yoshiko

Kaori Yuki

Shigeko Yuki

Sumomo Yumeka