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, or NHK Tokyo Children's Chorus, is the children's choir attached to the Tokyo Broadcasting Station (JOAK) of the NHK - Japan Broadcasting Corporation radio-TV network. Since 1943 NHK had used the
Otowa Yurikago Kai Otowa Yurikago Kai () is a Japanese children's choir, established in 1933. It is so named from Otowa-cho, a place name in Bunkyō, Tokyo, where it was born, Yurikago, a Japanese word for cradle, and Kai, meaning an association or group. It has p ...
, established in 1933, to be its children's choir, but since 1952 has organized its own. Through its broadcasting and recording activities, it has played an important role in popularizing Japanese and overseas children's songs in Japan. It also toured extensively throughout the world and has won important awards, such as in
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World Amateur Chorus Competition (No. 2 in the children's area), the Centennial of
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's Birth Competition (No. 1 in the children's area), EBU World Chorus Competition (No. 1 in the children's area), etc.The Profile of NHK Tokyo Children's Choir
(in Japanese)


See also

* Children's choir *
Otowa Yurikago Kai Otowa Yurikago Kai () is a Japanese children's choir, established in 1933. It is so named from Otowa-cho, a place name in Bunkyō, Tokyo, where it was born, Yurikago, a Japanese word for cradle, and Kai, meaning an association or group. It has p ...
* Beijing Angelic Choir *
Vienna Boys' Choir The Vienna Boys' Choir (german: Wiener Sängerknaben) is a choir of boy sopranos and altos based in Vienna, Austria. It is one of the best known boys' choirs in the world. The boys are selected mainly from Austria, but also from many other count ...


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External links


Official Site
(in Japanese)
Otowa Yurikago Kai
(in Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nhk Tokyo Children's Choir Organizations based in Tokyo Choirs of children Japanese choirs Musical groups established in 1952 Musical groups from Shibuya 1952 establishments in Japan