Kyosen Ōhashi (大橋 巨泉, Ōhashi Kyosen, March 22, 1934 – July 12, 2016) was a *anese television host and writer. He also served briefly as a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet of *an. His real name was Ōhashi Katsumi (大橋 克巳).

Born in Sumida, Tokyo, he grew up in Chiba prefecture and dropped out of the Waseda University. Declaring "semi-retirement", he then spent most of his time outside *an, particularly in Canada during the summer, as well as in Australia and New Zealand during the winter in the northern hemisphere, in which he ran his "OK Gift Shop" (OK stands for Ohashi Kyosen).

When he resigned in the House of Councillors, Ōhashi was succeeded by Marutei Tsurunen, the first European-descended and openly foreign-born *anese person to serve in the Diet.

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External links

• http://www.kyosen.com/ - the official website (this website appears to be down)