He later moved to Tokyo, where he graduated from the Department of English at the Tokyo School of Foreign Languages, presently Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. He became acquainted with Seika Tatsumi and Junichi Yoda through his association with the doyo poets’ magazine Chichinoki, which was put together by followers of Hakushu Kitahara, who screened the doyo submitted to Akai tori. He published doyo like Mado and dowa like Shobo to Kuro and Gongitsune in Akai tori. While working as a substitute elementary teacher, he began submitting doyo (children’s songs) and dowa (children’s stories) to the children’s magazine Akai tori, using the pen name Nankichi. Nankichi Niimi is the pen name of Shohachi Niimi, who was born in Aichi Prefecture and graduated from Handa secondary school under the pre-WWⅡ educational system. Courtesy of Niimi Nankichi Memorial Museum Nankichi Niimi
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