Fujita Haruko

was a Japanese pianist, teacher, music critic, and jurist. Born to a family of jurists, she became one of the leading Japanese pianists of the 1930s. After the Pacific War she turned from music to jurisprudence, becoming one of the first female students enrolled at University of Tokyo. In later life she primarily worked as an academic, music critic, and constitutional scholar.

Biography Fujita was born in Tokyo in 1918; her father was an international lawyer. In 1923 she and her family moved to Leipzig, Germany, where she became fluent in German. Later in life she also became fluent in English, French, and Italian. After graduating in 1949 she worked as a research assistant at the University of Tokyo, then as a librarian at the National Diet Library; she was promoted to director of the Political Administration Bureau in 1966. After retiring from her post at the National Diet Library, Fujita joined the faculty of Yachiyo International University. She was also a respected constitutional scholar and music critic.

Fujita was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class, in 1988. She died on October 20, 2001.

Legacy In 2009 the Fujita Haruko Memorial Museum was opened in Hachimantai, Iwate.