Zoo pioneer looks to connect people, nature, community

Zoo pioneer looks to connect people, nature, community

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo taken May 27, 2014 shows Shigeyuki Yamamoto, director of the Toyama Municipal Family Park Zoo, standing inside the Tombo no Sawa (dragonfly forest) at the zoo in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

Zoo pioneer looks to connect people, nature, community

Zoo pioneer looks to connect people, nature, community

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo taken May 28, 2014 shows a mother and her child walking inside the Tombo no Sawa (dragonfly forest) at the Toyama Municipal Family Park Zoo in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

Kozaburo Hirai, composer of 'Tombo no Megane,' dies at 92

Kozaburo Hirai, composer of 'Tombo no Megane,' dies at 92

TOKYO, Japan - Kozaburo Hirai (file photo), a pioneer of Japanese choral music and who composed a number of popular children's songs, including ''Tombo no megane'' (the dragonfly's glasses) and ''Ski,'' died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital Nov. 30, his family said. He was 92.

Zoo pioneer looks to connect people, nature, community

Zoo pioneer looks to connect people, nature, community

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo taken May 27, 2014 shows Shigeyuki Yamamoto, director of the Toyama Municipal Family Park Zoo, standing inside the Tombo no Sawa (dragonfly forest) at the zoo in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)(Kyodo)

Kozaburo Hirai, composer of 'Tombo no Megane,' dies at 92

Kozaburo Hirai, composer of 'Tombo no Megane,' dies at 92

TOKYO, Japan - Kozaburo Hirai (file photo), a pioneer of Japanese choral music and who composed a number of popular children's songs, including ''Tombo no megane'' (the dragonfly's glasses) and ''Ski,'' died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital Nov. 30, his family said. He was 92. (Kyodo)