1966年 年間連載「花椿サロン」

『花椿』には家族にまつわる連載も多くありました。こちらは著名人が家族を語る企画。俳優の長門裕之や倍賞千恵子、作家の武者小路実篤らが登場し、それぞれ妻や妹、孫娘について語っています。家族に対するあたたかいまなざしが文章を通して伝わってきます。

The “Hanatsubaki Salon”
serialized through 1966

Hanatsubaki featured a countless number of serialized columns devoted to the family. This column features a talk about family by prominent artists. Actors Hiroyuki Nagato and Chieko Baisho, and writer Saneatsu Mushanokoji speak about their wife, younger sister, and granddaughter respectively. The warm feelings they each have toward their family members emanate from the words on the page.

1976年～1981年連載
「娘とわたしの時間」増井和子ほか

パリに移住したジャーナリストの増井和子によるコラム。すくすく育つおてんばな娘との日常を母の目線から語るこの企画は、その後、シリーズ化され、増井和子だけでなくほかの執筆者のことばでも語られるようになりました。岸田今日子や大場みな子などが、普段は見せない母の一面をのぞかせます。

“Time Shared with My Daughter”
by Kazuko Masui and others serialized
from 1976 through 1981

This column was written by Paris-based journalist Kazuko Masui. It was written from the point of view of a mother who watched every day as her healthy, spirited daughter grew up. Later, the columns were written not only by Kazuko Masui but other authors as well. These columns give us a rare glimpse into what figures such as Kyoko Kishida and Minako Oba were like as mothers.

1990年代～2011年連載「自分風土記」

家はなくとも、思い出深い場所もまたHomeです。各界で活躍する芸能人の思い出の地を紹介してもらう長寿連載「自分風土記」。人に歴史あり、といいますが、ここに挙げられているのはその人をその人たらしめた原点ともいうべき場所で、ひとつとして同じ場所がないのが面白いところ。さて、あなたのHomeはどこですか？

“Topography of Myself” serialized
from the 1990s through to 2011

Even if there’s no family, the HOME is a place that is rich with memories. The long-running “Topography of Myself” introduces places that hold memories for artists from various fields. We often say that people have history, but it’s interesting how the places chosen by the artists as the root of their being are all different and unique. So, where is your HOME?

1974年2月号「ボクのおかあさん」

連載企画ではありませんが、家族、特に母親に関する特集もありました。ミュージシャンの三上寛や京大教授の会田雄次、文芸評論家の秋山駿、漫画家の赤塚不二夫、作家の池波正太郎らが彼らの母親について寄稿しています。十人十色の母親像が面白いショート・ショート・エッセー集です。

“My Mother” in the February 1974 issue

Although these were not serialized, the magazine also ran special features on family with particular focus on mothers. Musician Kan Mikami, Kyoto University professor Yuji Aida, literary critic Shun Akiyama, manga artist Fujio Akatsuka, and writer Shotaro Ikenami all contributed essays about their mothers. These collections of short short essays show an interesting and varied array of the image of mothers.