Tokyo Kodomo Club

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Tokyo Kodomo Club (東京こどもクラブ Tōkyō Kodomo Kurabu?), meaning Tokyo Children Club, is an early childhood education program published in Japan in an audio-visual format, distributed monthly on a record. The 7-inch record contained stories and songs, accompanied by a picture book that could be bound in a special folder. The early-childhood education program came in two courses: a 2-4 year old course and a 5-7 year old course. Each of the courses was designed to complete in 12 months. In addition on a quarterly basis, the Club sent out supplimental stories, songs and and other music on a 12-inch record. The recitations on Side A were by "Uncle Maeda" (前田武彦 Takehiko Maeda?), and on Side B, "Bin-chan" (楠トシエ Toshie Kusunoki?). The records were monaural recordings at 33-1/3 rpm. Presently, the recordings have gone out of print, making their procurement quite difficult.

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[edit] Programs

The programs were designed to familiarize children with stories and songs from around the world, with emphasis on European orchestal works. Main story narration often featured Classical music as a background music in order to help set the tone of the story. The bullets found in the index to each lesson were color-coded: red for the main story, blue for the songs and yellow for the occasional extra story. In the original course series, the main stories and songs were bulleted with a star and the extra stories with a circle. However, in later course series, they switched their bullets to red circles, blue squares and yellow triangles, keeping the same color code as before.

[edit] Basic Course

[edit] 2-4 year old

Unit Side A Side B
1 Introduction: This is Tokyo Kodomo Club
Story: Three Little Pigs		 Song: Clinch and Open (むすんでひらいて Musunde Hiraite?)
Song: Cuckoo, Cuckoo
Story: The Zoo (どうぶつえん Dōbutsuen?)
2 Story: The Tortoise and the Hare Song: Tulips (ちゅーりっぷ Chūrippu?)
Song: Elephant (ぞうさん Zō-san?)
Song: Kewpie (きゅーぴーさん Kyūpī-san?)
3 Story: The Giant Turnip (おおきなかぶ Ōki na Kabu?) Song: Chestnut Rolly-rolly (どんぐりころころ Donguri Koro-Koro?)
Story: The Little Lost-one (まいごちゃん Maigo-chan?)
4 Story: The Town Musicians of Bremen Song: Pigeon Coo-coo (はとぽっぽ Hato Poppo?)
Song: Butterfly (ちょうちょう Chōchō?)
Song: Sunset (ゆうやけこやけ Yū-yake Ko-yake?)
5 Story: Little Black Sambo [1] Song: Ant on an Errand (おつかいありさん O-tsukai Ari-san?)
Story: County Mouse and Tokyo Mouse
6 Story: Roll-away Riceball (おむすびころりん O-musubi Kororin?) Song: Bonfire (たきび Takibi?)
Song: Swish-swish-swoosh (きゅっきゅっきゅう Kyŭ-Kyŭ-Kyū?)
Song: March of the Toys (おもちゃのまーち O-mocha no Māchi?)
7 Story: The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids Song: Swing (ぶらんこ Buranko?)
Song: Hen and Chick (にわとりとひよこ Niwatori to Hiyoko?)
8 Story: Momotarō Song: Reply of the Good Kids (よいこのおへんじ Yoi-ko no Henji?)
Song: Horses (おうま O-uma?)
Song: Pine cone (まつぼっくり Matsu Bokkuri?)
9 Story: Little Red Riding Hood Song: Ladybug (てんとうむし Tentōmushi?)
Story: Harumi and Natsuo (はるみちゃんとなつおちゃん Harumi-chan to Natsuo-chan?)
10 Story: Kintarō Song: Crayon (くれよんちゃん Kureyon-chan?)
Song: Let's Play (あそびましょ Asobimasho?)
Song: Dragonfly's Glasses (とんぼのめがね Tonbo no megane?)
11 Story: Goldilocks and the Three Bears Song: Crow's Seven Chiildren (七つのこ Nanatsu no Ko?)
Story: Kindergarten of Friendly Animals and Birds (なかよしどうぶつと小鳥の幼稚園 Nakayoshi Dōbutsu to Kotori no Yōchien?)
12 Story: Hanasaka Jiisan Song: Playhouse (ままごと Mamagoto?)
Song: High-high (たかいたかい Takai-takai?)
Song: The Flower Smiled (おはながわらった O-hana ga Waratta?)

[edit] 5-7 year old

Unit Side A Side B
1 Story: The Happy Prince Song: Sea (うみ Umi?)
Song: Dangerous Takashi (あぶなかったたかしちゃん Abunakatta Takashi-chan?)
[citation needed]
2 Story: Old Man with a Wen (こぶとり Kobu-tori [Jiisan]?) Song: Cradle Song (ゆりかごのうた Yurikago no Uta?)
Song: Seven Evenings (たなばた Tanabata?)
Song: Magical Pocket (ふしぎなポケット Fushigi na Poketto?)
[citation needed]
3 Story: Puss in Boots Song: Sunset (ゆうひ Yūhi?)
Story: World Travels of Usa and Mimi Rabbit (うさちゃんとみみちゃんのせかいりょこう Usa-chan to Mimi-chan no Sekai Ryokō?)
[citation needed]
4 Story: Fūren Haze (from Shack Forest) (ふうれんもうろう(ふるやのもり) Fūren Mōrō (Furu-ya no Mori)?) Song: Koinobori (こいのぼり Koi-nobori?)
Song: Goldfish's Nap (きんぎょのひるね Kingyo no Hirune?)
Song: Tomato (トマト Tomato?)
[citation needed]
5 Story: Seven Stars (Russian Folktale) Song: Satchan (さっちゃん Sat-chan?)
Story: Word-play (ことばあそび Kotoba-asobi?)
[citation needed]
6 Story: Straw Millionaire (わらしべ長者 Warashibe Chōja?) Song: If Guessed Right, You're Smart (あてたらえらいな Atetara Erai na?)
Song: Ten Little Indians
Song: Camel (らくだ Rakuda?)
[citation needed]
7 Story: Snow White Song: Gargling (うがい Ugai?)
Story: Counting Game (かずあそび Kazu-asobi?)
[citation needed]
8 Story: Issun-bōshi Song: Song of the Bird (ことりのうた Kotori no Uta?)
Song: Jump-rope (なわとび Nawa-tobi?)
Song: Spring Came (はるがきた Haru ga Kita?)
[citation needed]
9 Story: Urashima Tarō Song: Merrily We Roll Along (song)
Story: Akio and Fuyuko ( あきおちゃんとふゆこちゃん Akio-chan to Fuyuko-chan?)
10 Story: Pinocchio Song: Mail Goat (やぎさんゆうびん Yagi-san Yūbin?)
Song: Clock Song (とけいのうた Tokei no Uta?)
Song: Mr. Moon (おつきさま O-tsuki-sama?)
11 Story: The Golden Goose Song: Mountain Musician (やまのおんがくか Yama no Ongakuka?)
Story: Spring Summer Autumn Winter (はる なつ あき ふゆ Haru Natsu Aki Fuyu?)
12 Story: The Giant Corn (American Folktale) Song: Chatty Fingers (おはなしゆび O-hanashi Yubi?)
Song: Hungry Song (おなかのへるうた O-naka no Heru Uta?)

[edit] Graduate Course

[edit] 2-4 year old

[citation needed]

Unit Side A Side B
1 Story: Hansel and Gretel Song: London Bridge is Falling Down
Song: Bear Child (こどものくま Kodomo no Kuma?)
Song: Scarab Beetle (こがねむし Koganemushi?)
Song: Rock-Paper-Scissors (じゃんけんぽん Jan-ken-pon?)
2 Story: Pied Piper of Hamlin Song: Button Boy (ぼたんのぼうや Botan no Bōya?)
Song: Birthday (たんじょうび Tanjōbi?)
Story: Chieko's Dream (ちえ子ちゃんの夢 Chieko-chan no Yume?)
3 Story: Emperor's New Clothes Song: Mr. Bunny in the Box (はこのなかのうさぎさん Hako no Naka no Usagi-san?)
Song: Old Man Cobbler (くつやのおじさん Kutsu-ya no O-jii-san?)
Song: Mr. Piggy (こぶたさん Kobuta-san?)
Song: Blocks (つみき Tsumiki?)
4 Story: Jack and the Beanstalk
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5 Story: The Three Wishes Song: Buzz-buzz-buzz Buzy Little Bee (ぶんぶんぶん Bun-bun-bun?)
Song: Catch a Red Bird (あかいとりことり Akai Kotori Tori?)
Song: Rain-fall Bear Cub (あめふりくまのこ Ame-furi Kuma no Ko?)
Song: Sound of Bells (かねのね Kane no Ne?)
6 Story: The Honest Woodcutter Song: Story (おはなし O-hanashi?)
Song: Song of the Mountain (山のうた Yama no Uta?)
Story: Miracle of Fire (火のふしぎ Hi no Fushigi?)
7 Story: The Dog and the Shadow Song: A-ha-ha, A-ha-ha (あはは、あはは A-ha-ha, A-ha-ha?)
Song: Tranquil Lakeshore Meadow (静かな湖畔の Shizuka na Kohan No?)
Song: Parrot (おうむ Ōmu?)
Song: Amusement-park Airplane (ゆうえんちのひこうき Yūenchi no Hikōki?)
8 Story: The Snow Maiden Song: Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree
Story: Hiro's Adventure (ひろちゃんの冒険 Hiro-chan no Bōken?)
9 Story: King Midas Has Donkey's Ears
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10 Story: Cinderella Song: Chick (ひよこ Hiyoko?)
Song: Playhouse (おままごと O-mamagoto?)
Story: Adventures of Shin (新ちゃんの冒険 Shin-chan no Bōken?)
11 Story: The Adventures of Mouse Deer
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12 Story: Ivan the Fool Song: That Dog is Strange (あのいぬへんだ Ano Inu Hen Da?)
Song: Mountain Waltz (やまのワルツ Yama no Warutsu?)
Story: Canary that Flew into the Sky (空を飛んだカナリア Sora o Tonda Kanaria?)

[edit] 5-7 year old

Unit Side A Side B
1 Story: Seal skin (アザラシの皮 Azarashi no Kawa?)
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2 Story: Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox
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3 Story: The Lion That Wore Glasses
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4 Story: Ugly Duckling
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5 Story: The Canterville Ghost

Song: The Boy Writes (ぼうやがかいた Bōya ga Kaita?)
Song: If Mama Was a Baby (ママがあかちゃん Mama ga Aka-chan?)
Song: Little "I dunno" (わからんちゃん Wakaran-chan?)
6 Story: Little Lord Fauntleroy

Song: Teeter-Totter (ぎっこんばったん Gikkon-battan?)
Song: Don't Be Angry (おこりっこなしよ Okorikko Nashi yo?)
Story: Let's Eat It All (なんでもたべよう Nandemo Tabeyō?)
7 Story: Gulliver's Travels Song: Aunt Michelle (ミシェルおばさん Misheru O-ba-san?)
Song: I've Been Working on the Railroad
Song: Doctor Eisenbart
Song: Cowboy's Yodel (うしかいのヨーデル Ushikai no Yōderu?)
8 Story: The Merchant of Venice Song: Rocket (ロケット Roketto?)
Song: The Old Gray Mare
Story: Electric Path (でんきのみち Denki no Michi?)
9 Story: Heidi
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10 Story: Julia and Latos (ユリアとラトス Yuria to Ratosu?)
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11 Story: Bluebeard
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12 Story: Noah's Ark
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[edit] Quarterly suppliments

[edit] Spring

Spring (はる Haru?)

Side A Side B
Song: Spring, Come! (はるよこい Haru yo Koi?) Singing lessons
Song: Spring Came (はるがきた Haru ga Kita?) Story: The White Carousel-horse (しろいもくば Shiroi Mokuba?)
Song: Nightingale (うぐいす Uguisu?)
Song: Cherry-blossom (さくらさくら Sakura Sakura?)
Song: It Opened, It Opened (ひらいたひらいた Hiraita Hiraita?)
Song: Koinobori (こいのぼり Koi-nobori?)
Song: Swish-swish-swoosh (きゅっきゅっきゅう Kyŭ-Kyŭ-Kyū?)
Song: Springbrook (はるのおがわ Haru no Ogawa?)

[edit] Summer

Summer (なつ Natsu?)

Side A Side B
Song: Story of Natchan (なっちゃんのおはな Nat-chan no O-hanashi?) Story: Thumbelina
Song: Star (おほしさま O-hoshi-sama?) Singing lessons
Song: Song of the garden (おにわのうた O-niwa no Uta?)
Song: Water-play (みずあそび Mizu-asobi?)
Song: Frog Chorus (かえるのがっしょう Kaeru no Gasshō?)
Song: Fireworks (はなび Hanabi?)
Song: Snail (かたつむり Katatsumuri?)
Song: Story of the watermelon (すいかちゃんのおはなし Suika-chan no O-hanashi?)

[edit] Autumn

Autumn (あき Aki?)

Side A Side B
Song: Fall, Fall! (ふれー・ふれー Furē–Furē?) Song: Song of Falling Leaves (おちばのうた Ochiba no Uta?)
Song: Maple (もみじ Momiji?) Story: The Tiny Violin (ちいさなばいおりん Chiisa na Baiorin?)
Song: Chestnut Nut Boy (くりのみぼうや Kuri-no-mi Bōya?) Song: Cricket (こおろぎ Kōrogi?)
Song: Dragonfly (とんぼ Tonbo?) Song: Insect Voices (むしのこえ Mushi no Koe?)

[edit] Winter

Winter (ふゆ Fuyu?)

Side A Side B
Story: The Little Match Girl Song: Snow (ゆき Yuki?)
Song: New Years (おしょうがつ O-shougatsu?) Song: Snowman (ゆきだるま Yuki-daruma?)
Song: Stare-down (にらめっこ Niramekko?) Song: Icicle Measurements (つららのせくらべ Tsurara no Se-kurabe?)
Song: Song of the Kite (たこのうた Tako no Uta?) Song: Bean-toss (まめまき Mame-maki?)
Song: Jingle Bells
Song: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Song: Joy to the World
Song: O Tannenbaum
Song: Silent Night

[edit] The Purple Flowers

The Purple Flowers: Mother who Fell Ill (むらさきのはな：びょうきになったおかあさん Murasaki no Hana: Byōki ni natta O-kā-san?)

Side A Side B
Song: Bear Climbed over the Mountain Song: Mom is Busy (かあさんはいそがしい Kā-san wa Isogashii?)
Song: Meadow March (そうげんのマーチ Sōgen no Māchi?) Singing lessons
Song: Mary Had a Little Lamb
Song: Picnic (ぴくにっく Pikunikku?)
Song: Song of a Bird (ことりのうた Kotori no Uta?)
Song: Brahms' Lullaby
Song: Found It! (みーつけた Mītsuketa?)

[edit] Let's sing with Dad

Let's sing with Dad (おとさんとうたいましょう O-tō-san to Utaimashō?)

Side A Side B
Story (1) Story (3)
Story (2) Song: Hol-di-li-di-a (ホルディリディア Horudiridia?)
Song: Sur le pont d'Avignon
Song: Sōran-tune (そうらんぶし Sōran bushi?)
Song: Lullaby of Itsuki (いつきのこもりうた Itsuki no Komori-Uta?)
Song: At Uncle's Pastures (おじさんのまきばで O-ji-san no Makiba de?)
Song: Li'l Eel, Li'l Carp (どじょっこふなっこ Dojokko Funakko?)
Song: Egg and the Chicken (タマゴとニワトリ Tamago to Niwatori?)
Song: Folktune from Kagoshima (かごしまおはらぶし Kagoshima Ohara-bushi?)
Song: The Sea (うみ Umi?)

[edit] Uncle's Pastures

Uncle's Pastures (おじさんのまきばで O-ji-san no Makiba?)

Side A Side B
Story: Uncle's Pastures (おじさんのまきばで O-ji-san no Makiba?) Story: Yuka's Shopping (ゆかちゃんのおかいもの Yuka-chan no O-kaimono?)
Song: I've Been Working on the Railroad Song: Let's Go For A Stroll (おさんぽしよう Osampo shiyou?)
Song: Summer Mountain (なつのやま Natsu no Yama?) Song: Good Friend (いいなともだち Ii na Tomodachi?)
Song: Song For a Rainy Day (あめふりのひのうた Ame-furi no Hi no Uta?) Song: Flower Ring (はなのまわりで Hana no Mawari de?)
Song: Moo Moo Cow (もうもううしさん Mou-mou Ushi-san?) Song: Clip-clop Clatter-clatter ( Poka-Poka Teku-Teku?)
Song: Just One More Lullaby (もーつあるとのこもりうた Mo-hitotsu Aru to no Komori-uta?)
Song: Gleaming Star (ちかちかおほしさま Chika-chika O-hoshi-sama?)

[edit] Kodomo Concert Hall

The Kodomo Concert Hall series were recordings of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.

Kodomo Concert Hall No. 1: Introduction to the Orchestra (オーケストラ入門 Ōkesutora Nyūmon?)
Kodomo Concert Hall No. 2: Swan Lake
Kodomo Concert Hall No. 3: Around the World in Music (音楽せかいめぐり Ongaku Sekai-meguri?)
Kodomo Concert Hall No. 4: A Musical play: Maya the Bee
Kodomo Concert Hall No. 5: The Nutcracker
Kodomo Concert Hall No. 6: Peter and the Wolf
Kodomo Concert Hall No. 7: Full of Fun Sounds (たのしいおとがいっぱい Tanoshii Oto ga Ippai?)

[edit] Uncle Kōji's Story Bag

Uncle Kōji's Story Bag (コージおじさんのおはなしぶくろ Kōji ojisan no Ohanashibukuro?)

Story Bag No. 1: Why is the Ocean Salty? (うみのみずはなぜしおからいか Umi no Mizu wa Naze Shio-karai ka?)
Story Bag No. 2: Snow Woman (ゆきおんな Yuki-onna?)
Story Bag No. 3: Happy Flowers (しあわせのはな Shiawase no Hana?)
Story Bag No. 4: Cinderella of the Southern Isles (みなみのしまのシンデレラ Minami no Shima no Shinderera?)
Story Bag No. 5: Egg Number Three (たまごさいばん Tamago San-ban?)
Story Bag No. 6: Sun-shine and the Golden Chain (おてんとうさんときんのくさり Otentō-san to Kin no Kusari?)
Story Bag No. 7: Table-cloth from the North-wind (きたかぜくれたテーブルかけ Kita-kaze Kureta Tēburu-kake?)
Story Bag No. 8: Nightengale's Home (うぐいすのさと Uguisu no Sato?)

[edit] Sing in English Group

The Tokyo Kodomo Club issued two courses of children’s songs in English for the Japanese audience in the Sing in English Group (英語で歌う会 Ei-go de Utau Kai?) series. These songs were sung by Esther Ghan and her children. The Let’s Sing English Songs (英語で歌いましょう Ei-go de Utaimashō?) course was designed similarly to their Japanese courses, where the lesson units were distributed monthly on a record. Each of the courses was designed to complete in 12 months, with the course set spanning two years. For the older children, Folk-album for All (みんなのフォーク・アルバム Minna no Fōku-arubamu?) in a set of 6 lesson units and a Christmas suppliment were provided. It also spanned over two years.

[edit] Let’s Sing English Songs (1)

Unit Side A Side B
1 Ten Little Indians (same as Side A)
2 Are You Sleeping ? (same as Side A)
3 London Bridge (same as Side A)
4 Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone ? (same as Side A)
5 A Tisket, A Tasket (same as Side A)
6 The Bear Went Over The Mountain (same as Side A)
7 My Bonnie (same as Side A)
8 Sailing, Sailing Lovely May
9 The Mulberry Bush (same as Side A)
10 Mary Had A Little Lamb (same as Side A)
11 Twinkle, Twinke, Little Star (same as Side A)
12 Hush, Little Baby (same as Side A)

[edit] Let’s Sing English Songs (2)

Unit Side A Side B
1 Six Little Ducks (same as Side A)
2 Three Blind Mice (same as Side A)
3 The Little Skunk (same as Side A)
4 Simple Simon (same as Side A)
5 Brother Come And Dance With Me (same as Side A)
6 Sweetly Sings The Donkey (same as Side A)
7 Billy Boy (same as Side A)
8 Row, Row, Row Your Boat Merrily We Roll Along
9 The Muffin Man (same as Side A)
10 Pop Goes The Weasel (same as Side A)
11 Looby Loo (same as Side A)
12 Three Little Kittens (same as Side A)

[edit] Folk-album for All (1)

Unit Side A Side B
1 Happy Birthday To You When The Saints Go Marching In
2 Puff The Magic Dragon Danny Boy
3 You Are My Sunshine Greensleeves
4 Long, Long Ago Cradle Song
5 Do - Re - Mi Waltzing Matilda
6 The Camptown Races Sipping Cider Through A Straw
X'mas We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Jingle Bells		 Silent Night
Auld Lang Syne

[edit] Folk-album for All (2)

Unit Side A Side B
1 Michael, Row The Boat Ashore Rock A Bye, Baby
2 Did You Ever See A Lassie ? The Blue Bells Of Scotland
3 To Market, To Market Aura Lee
4 Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms Annie Laurie
5 Hey, Diddle, Diddle Early One Morning
6 The Man On The Flying Trapeze Hush - A -Bye
X'mas Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
Deck The Hall		 The Twelve Days Of Christmas

[edit] Other

  • Bin-Chan's Song and Story (びんちゃんのうたとおはなし Bin-chan no Uta to O-hanashi?): Spring, Springbrook (はるのおがわ Haru no Ogawa?), Koinobori (こいのぼり Koi-nobori?), Summer.

[edit] Contact information

Original Address:

  • Tokyo Kodomo Club
    15-5 Hachiyama-chō
    Shibuya-ku, Tōkyō, Japan 〒150-0035
  • Telephone (pre-exchange expansion): 81-3-464-1311 (03-464-1311 in Japan)
  • Telephone (post-exchange expansion): 81-3-3464-1311 or 81-3-3464-7468 (03-3464-1311 or 03-3464-7468 in Japan)
  • Postal transfer: Tokyo 5-88764

Current address:

  • Tokyo Kodomo Club
    12-4 Asahi-chō
    Hachiōji-shi, Tōkyō, Japan 〒192-0083
  • Telephone: 81-42-656-6756 (042-656-6756 in Japan)

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