Natsue Washizu (鷲津 名都江, Washizu Natsue; born January 20, 1948), professionally also known as Kurumi Kobato (小鳩 くるみ), is a Japanese academic, translator, children's singer, actress, television personality and voice actress.

Having debuted as a child singer and actress at the age of four in 1952, she subsequently signed with Victor Entertainment and acted in Japan's first television drama Ponpoko Monogatari.

She conducted research on English nursery rhymes making several publications; in 2004 she returned on television in Yōkoso!

[1] She was recommended to take singing lessons to become a children's singer, and moved to Tokyo to study at Kurumi Art School.

[4][5] From December of the same year, she appeared on Chienowa Club on Radio Tokyo as a children's singer, and when this program was transferred to Radio Tokyo TV with the establishment of the TV station, she became the host, appearing regularly for 16 years until March 1968, when the program was terminated.

[5] While in elementary school, between 1955 and 1961, she was the cover girl of the magazine Nakayoshi, and acted in the Japan's first television drama Ponpoko Monogatari on Radio Tokyo TV and the television drama series Donguri Nikki on Nippon TV.

[1][5] When Otassha Club was reorganized in its 11th year, Washizu decided to study in the United Kingdom when her regular program ended for the first time since her debut at the age of four.

Mother Goose no sekai he, that was aired from December 2004 to January 2005 on NHK Educational, in which she lectured about her research on English nursery rhymes.

[5] Her English teacher had told her that she "is better suited to educate children than appear on the screen", which further motivated her to pursue an academic career.