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Jun'ichi Kobayashi

こばやし じゅんいち

Kobayashi Jun'ichi

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1911-11-28 (Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan)
死没
1982-03-05 70歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
Children's literature author, Children's song lyricist/poet, Poet, Lyricist, Editor
活動期間
1930年〜1982年
所属
Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (executive director), Japan Children's Song Association (co-founder/involved), Japan Children's Literature Association (co-founder/involved)
所属団体
Japan Children's Song Association, Japan Children's Literature Association, Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC)
影響を受けた人物
Hakushu Kitahara

学歴

Chuo University
Faculty of Economics
国: Japan
Dropped out before graduation

受賞歴

Japan Children's Song Award — Distinguished Service Award
1971
主催: Japan Children's Song Association
結果: 受賞(功労賞)
Akai Tori (Red Bird) Literary Prize
1978
対象作品: Boy's Poetry Collection: Mosaku Jiisan
主催: Akai Tori Literary Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Japan Children's Song Award
1979
主催: Japan Children's Song Association
結果: 受賞
Japan Children's Song Award — Special Prize (posthumous)
1982
主催: Japan Children's Song Association
結果: 受賞(特別賞・没後)
Japan Children's Song Award — Special Prize
1995
対象作品: Posthumous Collection 'Songs for Children' (Kobayashi Jun'ichi & Akutagawa Yasushi)
主催: Japan Children's Song Association
結果: 受賞(特別賞・遺作集)

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Mosaku Jiisan

1978年 Poetry collection

A collection of poems for young readers focusing on family, nature, and nostalgia.

NatureFamilyNostalgiaChildhood

Mitsubachi Bunbun

1975年 Children's song / Poem

Lyrics of a widely known children's song portraying nature in a rhythmic, child-friendly way.

NatureInsectsPlay

Taiko ga naru naru — Shokokumin Poetry Collection

1943年 Poetry collection

A children's poetry collection published in 1943, containing poems originally for wartime children's magazines.

PatriotismChildrenCollective life

Tsuru no Ongaeshi (The Crane's Return of a Favor)

1961年 Picture book

A picture-book retelling of the folktale 'The Crane's Return of a Favor', illustrated by Kōji Fukiya (Fukitani Kouji) in a Kodansha Gold edition.

FolktaleReciprocityAnimals

全著作

  • Taiko ga naru naru — Shokokumin Poetry Collection
  • Oimono Kyoudai
  • The Fat Doctor — Children's Songs
  • Kappa no Kuni (Land of the Kappa)
  • Risu no Shinpai (The Squirrel's Worry)
  • Tsuru no Ongaeshi (The Crane's Gratitude)
  • Noguchi Hideyo
  • Silver Antennae — Boy's Poetry Collection
  • Working Vehicles
  • Lindbergh (biography)
  • Vehicle Speed Comparison
  • I Can Do It Alone
  • Mitsubachi Bunbun
  • Aiue Animal Park
  • The Yellow Ribbon
  • Silver Drops
  • Kujira no Kuu (Kuu the Whale)
  • Mosaku Jiisan
  • Music of the Forest

作家による翻訳

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy (translation)
  • The Yearling (adaptation/translation)
  • The Christmas Letter (adaptation)
  • Duckling and Chick (translation)

作風・主題

文体
Plain, rhythmic style for childrenLyrical, songlike qualityConcise, sound-conscious expression
頻出モチーフ
Nature (animals, insects, seasons)Childhood viewpointMusic and songFamily and nostalgia

評価・遺産

Active for decades in children's literature and songs, he left numerous song lyrics, picture books, and poetry collections for children. He was involved in founding the Japan Children's Song Association and the Japan Children's Literature Association, contributing to the field's development. His reputation continued posthumously through collected works.

関連学会

  • Japan Children's Song Association
  • Japan Children's Literature Association

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library (holds materials)
  • CiNii (academic database records)

大衆文化への影響

  • His children's songs and many school/kindergarten songs continue to be sung in educational settings.

豆知識

  • Birth name was Kobayashi Jun'ichiro.
  • Served as an executive director at JASRAC (Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers).
  • Studied under Hakushu Kitahara.