Bochō Yamamura (山村 暮鳥, Yamamura Bochō, January 10, 1884 – December 8, 1924) was a Japanese writer, poet and songwriter. [1] Bochō was born Tsuchida Hakkujū to a peasant family in present-day Takasaki, Gunma and struggled to become educated; his family's poverty prevented him from finishing elementary school.