Abstract
This study analyzes souga in the early Showaperiod. For that reason, I looked at its relationshipwith the essay writing education, because theeducation of writing reformed the world ofeducation in Showa. Three souga methods areparticularly well-known. They are Maki-elementaryschool souga, Soushu-elementary schoolsouga, and Nagatoro-elementary school souga. Conse-quently, exchanges among them wereimportant to stimulate their characteristics eachother. Though each of the three souga methodshad different valuable elements, but they did notexchange, or they did not study each other. Therefore, problems of art education remain, andart education today is confusing.
