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 supplemental stories, songs 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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The programs were designed to familiarize children with stories and songs from around the world, with emphasis on European orchestral 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.
Unit | Side A | Side B |
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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 Children (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 ) |
Full of Stories (おはなしがいっぱい O-hanashi ga ippai ) | |
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Side A | Side B |
Baron Münchhausen Swan Prince (はくちょうのおうじ Hakuchō no Ōji ) |
Nursing Father (とうさんのかんびょう Tō-san no kanbyō ) Little Women |
Unit | Side A | Side B |
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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 | Song: Do-Re-Mi Song: Mochi-making of the Mice (ねずみのもちひき Nezumi no Mochi-hiki ) Story: Ganchan's Dream (がんちゃんのゆめ Gan-chan no Yume ) |
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 | Song:Mr. Soap (せっけんさん Sekkekn-san ) Song:New Home (あたらしいうち Atarashii Uchi ) Song:Potato (じゃがいも Jaga-imo ) Song:First in Being Early in the Morning... (あさいちばんはやいのは Asa Ichi-ban Hayai no wa ) |
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 | Song: Odds and Ends of a Child (こどものがらくた Kodomo no Garakuda ) Song: Tiger (とら Tora ) Song: Medicine Bag (おくすりのふくろ O-kusuri no Fukuro ) Song: Lunchbox (おべんとばこ O-bento-bako ) |
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 ) |
Unit | Side A | Side B |
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1 | Story: The Happy Prince | Song: Sea (うみ Umi ) Song: Frère Jacques Song: Dangerous Takashi (あぶなかったたかしちゃん Abunakatta Takashi-chan ) |
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: Evening of the Seventh (たなばた Tanabata ) Song: Magical Pocket (ふしぎなポケット Fushigi na Poketto ) |
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 ) |
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 ) |
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 ) |
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 ) |
7 | Story: Snow White | Song: Gargling (うがい Ugai ) Story: Counting Game (かずあそび Kazu-asobi ) |
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 ) |
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 ) |
Overture Collection | |
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Side A | Side B |
Light Cavalry Overture Overture to Marriage of Figaro Die Fledermaus Overture |
Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila 1812 Overture |
Unit | Side A | Side B |
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1 | Story: Seal skin (アザラシの皮 Azarashi no Kawa ) |
Song: Don't-Know-Child (しらないこ Shiranai-ko ) |
2 | Story: Brer Rabbit and Brer Fox |
Song: Let's Hold Hands (手をつなごう Te o Tsunagō ) |
3 | Story: The Lion That Wore Glasses |
Song: Race with Mom (ママとかけっこ Mama to Kakekko ) |
4 | Story: Ugly Duckling |
Song: On the bridge of Avignon (アビニョンばしで Abinyon-bashi de ) |
5 | Story: The Canterville Ghost |
Song: The Boy Writes (ぼうやがかいた Bōya ga Kaita ) |
6 | Story: Little Lord Fauntleroy |
Song: Teeter-Totter (ぎっこんばったん Gikkon-battan ) |
7 | Story: Gulliver's Travels |
Song: Aunt Michelle (ミシェルおばさん Misheru O-ba-san ) |
8 | Story: The Merchant of Venice |
Song: Rocket (ロケット Roketto ) |
9 | Story: Heidi |
Song: Friendship Song (ともだちのうた Tomodachi no Uta ) |
10 | Story: Julia and Latos (ユリアとラトス Yuria to Ratosu ) |
Song: Drops Song (ドロップスのうた Doroppusu no Uta ) |
11 | Story: Bluebeard |
Song: Balloon that Climbed Up to the Sky (そらへのぼったふうせん Sora e Nobotta Fūsen ) |
12 | Story: Noah's Ark |
Song: Spring Breeze (はるのかぜ Haru no Kaze ) |
Spring (はる Haru )
Side A | Side B |
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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 ) |
Summer (なつ Natsu )
Side A | Side B |
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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 ) |
Autumn (あき Aki )
Side A | Side B |
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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 ) |
Winter (ふゆ Fuyu )
Side A | Side B |
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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 |
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 |
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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 ) |
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 |
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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: Itsuki Lullaby (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 ) |
Uncle's Pastures (おじさんのまきばで O-ji-san no Makiba )
Side A | Side B |
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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 ) |
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 ) |
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 ) |
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 six lesson units and a Christmas supplement were provided. It also spanned over two years.
Unit | Side A | Side B |
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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) |
Unit | Side A | Side B |
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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) |
Unit | Side A | Side B |
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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 |
Unit | Side A | Side B |
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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 |
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