In 1916, Ōtaguro started the publishing company . It published books and a magazine titled Ongaku to Bungaku, which ran until 1919. He revised and compiled essays he wrote for the magazine into multiple books. By 1921, the company ceased its activities. Ōtaguro went on to publish books for in 1925, who also reprinted works published by Ongaku to Bungakusha.
