Korokurō Shimomura (Japanese: 下村虎六郎, 3 October 1884 – 20 April 1955), better known by his pen name Kojin Shimomura (下村湖人), was a Japanese educator, novelist, essayist, and social thinker. He served as principal of Taichū First Middle School (now Taichung First Senior High School) in Japanese Taiwan and later principal of Taihoku Higher School. He was known for his educational philosophy, liberal humanism, and criticism of Japanese militarism during the early Shōwa period.
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