was a renowned Japanese lyricist. Vice-president of the Japan Lyricists' Association. Earlier he used the pen name "" (pronounced the same). Songs with lyrics by Yoshioka Kayōkyoku Kazuhiko Shima Sayuri Ishikawa , , , Seri Ishikawa Hiroshi Itsuki Eisaku Ōkawa Miyuki Kawanaka , , , Eiko Segawa Kaoru Chiga Kenji Niinuma Nobue Matsubara Hibari Misora , Harumi Miyako , , Shin'ichi Mori George Yamamoto The King Tones (Tatsurō Yamashita) Cute "Edo no Temari Uta II" Hiroyuki Okita "Kimi Ni Sasageru Lullaby" (Captain Tsubasa) Nursery songs "Omocha no cha-cha-cha" (おもちゃのチャチャチャ), co-lyricist with Akiyuki Nosaka Awards 1989: 31st Japan Record Awards — Lyrics Award — for Akari Uchida's 1980: 13th Japan Lyrics Award — for Miyako Harumi's 1990: 23rd Japan Versification Award — for Sayuri Ishikawa's 2003: 36th Japan Versification Award — for Miyuki Kawanaka's Medal with Purple Ribbon References 1934 births 2010 deaths Japanese lyricists Musicians from Yamaguchi Prefecture 20th-century Japanese musicians