Suzuki was born in
Hiroshima. He studied
English literature at
Tokyo Imperial University (now the University of Tokyo), and later launched a
children's literature magazine called 赤い鳥 (
Akai tori / Red Bird) in 1918. Unusually for its time, the journal emphasized learning from observation and experience rather than rote learning, and focused on everyday language as much as ceremonial language. 196 issues were published. ==Major works==