While still a university student, Kawabata re-established the Tokyo University literary magazine Shin-shichō ("New Tide of Thought"), which had been defunct for more than four years.
Sewaktu masih mahasiswa, Kawabata menghidupkan kembali majalah sastra Universitas Tokyo, Shin-shichō (Arus Pemikiran Baru) yang telah mati lebih dari empat tahun.