Shigeru Kuzuhara
Fukuyama, Hiroshima June 25, 1886 – December 7, 1961 was a Japanese children's poet, children's song writer, fairy tale writer, and educator. Kuzuhara wrote 4000 nursery songs, stories and other works. Two of his songs are in the Nihon no Uta Hyakusen compendium by the Ministry of Education of Japan.
Shigeru Kuzuhara

Japanese magazine "The Mainichi Graphic, 6 May 1956 issue" published by The Mainichi Newspapers Co.,Ltd. · Public domain
- Born
- 25 July 1886
- Birthplace
- Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- 7 December 1961
- Occupation
- Poet, songwriter, fabulist, educator
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Education
- Tokyo University of Education
- Languages
- Japanese
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Other songs include the national song of the Boy Scouts of Japan (1957), Hiroshima High School, and about 400 school songs throughout Japan. Every December 7 a local ceremony is held in front of his birthplace by the "Kuzuhara Culture Preservation Association".
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• Born — 25 July 1886 • Birthplace — Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan • Died — 7 December 1961 • Occupation — Poet, songwriter, fabulist, educator
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