# List of Japanese women artists

This is a list of women artists who were born in Japan or whose artworks are closely associated with that country.

## A

* Chako Abeno, manga artist
* Fuku Akino (1908–2001), painter
* Akira Amano (born 1973), manga artist
* Kozue Amano (born 1974), manga artist
* Yasuko Aoike (born 1948), manga artist
* Kotomi Aoki (born 1980), manga artist
* Ume Aoki, manga artist
* Chiho Aoshima (born 1974), pop artist
* Hina Aoyama (born 1970), paper-cutting artist, illustrator
* Kiyoko Arai, manga artist
* Hiromu Arakawa (born 1973), manga artist
* Sakura Asagi, illustrator, manga artist
* Yū Asagiri, manga artist
* George Asakura (born 1974), manga artist
* Hinako Ashihara, manga artist
* Izumi Aso (born 1960), manga artist

## B

* Ippongi Bang (born 1965), multimedia and manga artist

## C

* Toriko Chiya, manga artist
* Junko Chodos (born 1939), mixed media artist, now in the United States
* Nanae Chrono (born 1980), manga artist
* Clamp, manga artists

## E

* Eiki Eiki (born 1971), manga artist
* Kinuko Emi (1923–2015), painter
* Nariko Enomoto (born 1967), manga artist

## F

* Chie Fueki (born 1973), Japanese-American painter
* Mihona Fujii (born 1974), manga artist
* Kazuko Fujita (born 1957), manga artist
* Cocoa Fujiwara (1983–2015), manga artist
* Hiro Fujiwara (born 1981), manga artist
* Keiko Fukazawa (born 1955), ceramicist and sculptor
* Ikuyo Fujita (birth year unknown), needle felt artist

## H

* Moto Hagio (born 1949), manga artist
* Haruko Hasegawa (1895–1967), war painter
* Akiko Hatsu (born 1959), manga artist
* Nanae Haruno, manga artist
* Bisco Hatori (born 1975), manga artist
* Q Hayashida (born 1977), manga artist
* Akiko Higashimura (born 1975), manga artist
* Tatsu Hirota (1904–1990), painter
* Fumiko Hori (1918–2019), Nihonga painter
* Kayoko Hoshino (born 1949), ceramicist

## I

* Megumi Igarashi (born 1972), sculptor, manga artist
* Yuki Iiyama (born 1988)
* Ike Gyokuran (1727–1784), painter, calligrapher, poet
* Leiko Ikemura (born 1951), Japanese-Swiss painter, sculptor
* Tari Ito (born 1951), performance artist

## K

* Sachiko Kamimura (born 1970), animator and character designer
* Shirley Kaneda (born 1951), artist, educator, writer, based in New York
* Betty Nobue Kano (born 1944), painter, now in the United States
* Tamako Kataoka (1905–2008), Nihonga painter
* Mari Katayama (born 1987), multimedia artist
* Katsushika Ōi (1800–1866), Ukiyo-e artist
* Yuko Takada Keller (born 1958), artist, curator, writer, based in Denmark
* Kitamura Junko (born 1956), ceramist
* Chigusa Kitani (1895–1947), painter and painting teacher
* Kiyohara Tama (1861–1939), painter, based in Italy
* Asami Kiyokawa (born 1980), embroidery artist
* Rieko Kodama (born 1963), video game designer, artist
* Nahoko Kojima (born 1981), paper cut artist
* Shigeko Kubota (1937–2015), video artist, sculptor
* Yayoi Kusama (born 1929), multidisciplinary artist, writer

## M

* Toshi Maruki (1912–2000), painter, illustrator, activist
* Keiko Masumoto, contemporary ceramist
* Matsuda Yuriko (born 1943), ceramist
* Fuyuko Matsui (born 1974), Nihonga painter
* Samizu Matsuki (1936–2018)), painter, educator
* Mei Matsuoka (born 1981), children's illustrator and author
* Migishi Setsuko (1905–1999), painter and illustrator
* Mitsukazu Mihara (born 1970), illustrator, manga artist and writer
* Keiko Minami (1911–2004), painter, engraver, poet
* Kimiyo Mishima (born 1932), ceramic artist
* Aiko Miyanaga (born 1974), sculptor
* Mokona (born 1968), manga artist
* Junko Mori (born 1974), sculptor
* Mariko Mori (born 1967), contemporary artist

## N

* Chiyoko Nakatani (1930-1981), children's picture book illustrator
* Tsubaki Nekoi (born 1969), manga artist
* Minako Nishiyama (born 1965), contemporary artist

## O

* Obetomo (born 1979), illustrator and animator
* Nanase Ohkawa (born 1967), manga artist
* Yoko Ono (born 1933), multimedia artist, singer, peace activist
* Emi Ozawa (born 1962), contemporary artist

## P

* Junco Sato Pollack (active since 1970s), textile artist, based in the United States

## S

* Shima Seien (1892–1970), nihonga artist
* Yoshiko Shimada (born 1959), video artist, feminist
* Toko Shinoda (1913–2021), painter, calligrapher
* Michiko Suganuma (born 1940), Urushi lacquer artist
* Hiromi Suzuki (dates unknown), visual poetry artist and fiction writer

## T

* Tomoko Takahashi (born 1966), installation artist, based in London
* Mitsuba Takanashi (active since late 1990s), manga artist
* Aya Takano (born 1976), manga artist, writer
* Chieko Takamura (1886–1938), oil painter, paper cutter
* Tsuneko Taniuchi, contemporary performance artist
* Atsuko Tanaka (1932–2005), avant-garde artist
* Yoko Tawada (born 1960), writer, now in Germany
* Kea Tawana (c. 1935–2016), sculptor, active in the United States
* Yoko Terauchi (born 1954), sculptor
* Tomiyama Taeko (1921–2021), painter
* Naoko Tosa (born 1961), artist

## U

* Shōen Uemura (1875–1949), painter
* Hana Usui (born 1973), visual artist, now in Europe

## W

* Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada (born 1944), textile artist

## Y

* Ayano Yamane (born 1977), manga artist
* Yamashita Rin (1857–1939), icon painter
* Hisae Yanase (1943–2019), ceramist
* Yuri Yokomizo, illustrator and graphic designer