Jun'ichi Yoda

was a Japanese poet and a leading figure among Japanese authors of children's books during the Shōwa period.

Early life Junichi Yoda was born in 1905 in Setaka (now Miyama), Fukuoka, the second son of Yotarō Asayama and Sue, and was adopted as the heir of the Yodas, relatives of the Asayamas.

Literary career While teaching at elementary schools in Chikugo, Yoda studied under Kitahara Hakushū. Then he went to Tokyo and became an editor of Akai Tori (Red Bird), an influential children's literature magazine which Miekichi Suzuki published and where Nankichi Niimi was active at that time. In 1929, Yoda published his first book for children, Flag, Bee, and Cloud (「旗・蜂・雲」).

Works "A Goat and a Dish" 「山羊とお皿」 "12 Stumps" 「十二の切株」 "Bippu and the Town Mayor" 「びっぷとちょうちょう」 "A Song of Playing with a Ball Hitting with the Hand" 「てまりのうた」 "The Complete Works of Junichi Yoda" 「与田凖一全集」