was a Japanese children's book author. He was born in Tokyo Prefecture, and attended Waseda University. Bibliography Yan Majin no umi, about the Menashi-Kunashir Battle, winner of the Japanese Association of Writers for Children Prize in 1970 Okaasan no umareta ie Kiseki kurabu Fushigi na furoshiki tsuzumi See also Japanese literature List of Japanese authors External links English-language page on Majin no umi Japanese children's writers People from Tokyo 1921 births 2003 deaths Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon