In June, he began to issue "Geibun," by merging the discontinued "Mezamashi-gusa" with "Geien" (artistic and literary circles) edited by Bin UEDA (although the publication was later disconnected due to troubles with the publisher, he began to issue "Mannengusa" as a replacement in October).
6月、廃刊になっていた『めざまし草』と上田敏の主宰する『芸苑』とを合併し、『芸文』を創刊（その後、出版社とのトラブルで廃刊したものの、10月に後身の『万年艸』を創刊）。