Sparkling rain : and other fiction from Japan of women who love women / edited by Barbara Summerhawk and Kimberly Hughes ; with introductions by Sawabe Hitomi and Watanabe Mieko.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-216).

The symbolic tree of lesbianism in Japan: an overview of lesbian activist history and literary works / Sawabe Hitomi ; translated by Kimberly Hughes -- An overview of lesbian literature in Japan / Watanabe Mieko ; translated by Laurie Walters -- Beginnings, returning from Asakusa: poem / Otake Kōkichi ; translated by Barbara Summerhawk -- Yoshiya Nobuko: gazing upon the female / Komashaku Kimi ; translated by Kimberly Hughes -- Stories from the lesbian press, Monalisa night / Izumo Marou ; translated by Claire Maree -- Junko's after school project / Mori Natsuko ; translated by Laurie Walters -- The pink drink / Narihara Akira ; translated by Laurie Walters -- Lover / Tōgarashi ; translated by Laurie Walters -- A story of first lover / Uehara Chigusa ; translated by Ronni Alexander -- Pot pourri: unpublished stories and more night footsteps / Asai Saho ; translated by Laurie Walters -- High praise for Plica-chan / Mizoguchi Akiko ; translated by Kimberly Hughes -- Plica-chan (lesbian manga) / Amamiya Sae ; translated by Kimberly Hughes -- Nobita's friend (movie screen play) / Desiree Lim -- Explosions in a faraway sky / Shichi Hakku ; translated by Laurie Walters -- The soul comes back / Shirosaki Nagi -- The mistake / Barbara Summerhawk -- Wider ripples: lesbian fiction in the mainstream / Nakayama Kaho ; translated by Kimberly Hughes.