List of Japanese women artists

A

• Chako Abeno, manga artist
• Fuku Akino, painter
• Akira Amano, manga artist
• Kozue Amano, manga artist
• Yasuko Aoike, manga artist
• Kotomi Aoki, manga artist
• Ume Aoki, manga artist
• Chiho Aoshima, pop artist
• Hina Aoyama, paper-cutting artist, illustrator
• Kiyoko Arai, manga artist
• Hiromu Arakawa, manga artist
• Sakura Asagi, illustrator, manga artist
• Yū Asagiri, manga artist
• George Asakura, manga artist
• Hinako Ashihara, manga artist
• Izumi Aso, manga artist

  B

• Ippongi Bang, multimedia and manga artist

  C

• Toriko Chiya, manga artist
• Junko Chodos, mixed media artist, now in the United States
• Nanae Chrono, manga artist
• Clamp, manga artists

  E

• Eiki Eiki, manga artist
• Nariko Enomoto, manga artist

  F

• Chie Fueki, Japanese-American painter
• Mihona Fujii, manga artist
• Kazuko Fujita, manga artist
• Cocoa Fujiwara, manga artist
• Hiro Fujiwara, manga artist
• Keiko Fukazawa, ceramicist and sculptor
• Ikuyo Fujita, needle felt artist

  H

• Moto Hagio, manga artist
• Akiko Hatsu, manga artist
• Nanae Haruno, manga artist
• Bisco Hatori, manga artist
• Akiko Higashimura, manga artist
• Tatsu Hirota, painter, introduced nude art in Japan
• Fumiko Hori, Nihonga painter

  I

• Megumi Igarashi, sculptor, manga artist
• Ike Gyokuran, painter, calligrapher, poet
• Leiko Ikemura, Japanese-Swiss painter, sculptor

  K

• Shirley Kaneda, artist, educator, writer, based in New York
• Tamako Kataoka, Nihonga painter
• Kitamura Junko, ceramist
• Chigusa Kitani, painter and painting teacher
• Yuko Takada Keller, artist, curator, writer, based in Denmark
• Asami Kiyokawa, embroidery artist
• Rieko Kodama, video game designer, artist
• Nahoko Kojima, paper cut artist
• Shigeko Kubota, video artist, sculptor
• Yayoi Kusama, multidisciplinary artist, writer
• Ibuki Kuramochi Performance artist, Butoh dancer, Painter

  M

• Migishi Setsuko, painter and illustrator
• Keiko Minami, painter, engraver, poet
• Kimiyo Mishima, ceramic artist
• Samizu Matsuki, painter, educator, now in the United States
• Mariko Mori, contemporary artist
• Mokona, manga artist
• Mitsukazu Mihara, illustrator, manga artist and writer
• Fuyuko Matsui, Nihonga painter
• Aiko Miyanaga, sculptor
• Junko Mori, sculptor

  N

• Tsubaki Nekoi, manga artist
• Minako Nishiyama, contemporary artist
• Betty Nobue Kano, painter, now in the United States

  O

• Nanase Ohkawa, manga artist
• Katsushika Ōi, Ukiyo-e artist
• Yoko Ono, multimedia artist, singer, peace activist
• Emi Ozawa, contemporary artist

  P

• Junco Sato Pollack, textile artist, based in the United States

  R

• Yamashita Rin, icon painter

  S

• Junco Sato Pollack, avant-garde artist, based in Germany
• Shima Seien, nihonga artist
• Yoshiko Shimada, video artist, feminist
• Uemura Shōen, painter
• Michiko Suganuma, Urushi lacquer artist

  T

• Tomoko Takahashi, installation artist, based in London
• Mitsuba Takanashi, manga artist
• Aya Takano, manga artist, writer
• Chieko Takamura, oil painter, paper cutter
• Kiyohara Tama, painter, based in Italy
• Tsuneko Taniuchi, contemporary performance artist
• Atsuko Tanaka, avant-garde artist
• Yoko Tawada, writer, now in Germany
• Kea Tawana, sculptor, now in the United States
• Naoko Tosa, artist

  U

• Hana Usui, visual artist, now in Europe

  W

• Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada, textile artist

  Y

• Hisae Yanase, ceramist
• Matsuda Yuriko, ceramist