Japan

“Journal of the Japan Guitar Society” was published by from 1983 until July 1987 in Tokyo, Japan.

The Japanese journal “The Study of Mandolin and Guitar” 「マンドリンとギター研究」was published by Morishige Takei from March 1924 until October 1941. This journal started after a publishing pause from his first journal “Mandolin and Guitar” 「マンドリンとギター」caused by the Great Kanto Earthquake in September 1923. In October 1941 Takei paused publication again, then restarted in January 1942 with “Material for the Study of Mandolin and Guitar” 「マンドリンギター研究資料」.

The Japanese journal “Mandolin and Guitar” 「マンドリンとギター」was published by Morishige Takei from April 1916 until August 1923. The series was interrupted by the Great Kanto Earthquake in September 1923. Takei restarted the journal under a new title in 1924, “The Study of Mandolin and Guitar” 「マンドリンギター研究」.

The Japanese guitar journal 「楽友」was titled “Musikfreund Zeitschrift für Zupfmusik” in German and had no official English title.

The Japanese guitar journal Frets 「マンドリン•ギター研究誌フレット」was published from 1958 until 1992.

The Japanese guitar journal Guitar Friend 「ギターの友」was published monthly from 1955 to at least 1963.

The Japanese guitar journal R.M.G. “マンドリン•ギター評論” was published from February 1927 until September 1929.

The original Armonia アルモニア was published in Japan by Chuzaemon Sawaguchi 澤口忠左衛門 from 1927 to 1941 (see my post dedicated to this journal). Isao Takahashi 高橋功 began publishing under this same Armonia name from January 1954 and continued until the last issue in November 1959.

The Japanese guitar journal Armonia “アルモニア” was published from January 1927 to October 1941 by Chuzaemon Sawaguchi 澤口　忠左衛門 in Sendai, Japan.

The Japanese guitar journal “Japan Guitar” or “ギター日本” was published from April 1966 to March 1970.