| Editor: | Shunro Oshikawa Tenpu Aw |
| Editor Title: | Editor-in-chief |
| Category: | Boys' adventure magazine |
| Company: | Hakubunkan |
| Firstdate: | 1908 |
| Finaldate: | 1920 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Based: | Tokyo |
| Language: | Japanese |
Bōken sekai (Japanese: Adventure World) was a boys' adventure magazine which was started during the late Meiji period in Japan. It was headquartered in Tokyo and existed between 1908 and 1920.
Bōken sekai was established in 1908.[1] In the first issue the magazine stated its objective as “to tell exciting stories from throughout the world that will not only inspire a spirit of daring, courage, and sincerity, but eliminate all those runts who are weak, corrupt, and decadent.” It was part of the Hakubunkan Publications[2] and was based in Tokyo.[3] The magazine targeted male students and featured historical heroes and adventure novels.[4] It frequently covered literary work about Japan's victory in the Russo-Japanese War as well as about fantastic adventures around the world.[1]
Shunro Oshikawa was the founding editor-in-chief of Bōken sekai.[5] He was replaced by Tenpu Abe in the post in 1911, and Abe's term ended in 1917.[6] The magazine ceased publication in 1920.[1]