| Chiharu Matsuyama | |
| Birth Name: | 松山千春 |
| Birth Date: | 1955 12, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Ashoro, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Genre: | Japanese folk music |
| Years Active: | 1977–present |
| Label: | Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. |
| Website: | Official Website[1] |
Chiharu Matsuyama (松山千春, born December 16, 1955) is a Japanese folk singer and songwriter.
He made his debut with the single Tabidachi in 1977, and success soon followed with the two hits Toki no Itazura and Kisetsu no Nakade.[2]
Matsuyama has been portrayed in film by Shunsuke Daitō.[3] Daitō played him in a 2008 film based on Matsuyama's autobiographical work Ashoro Yori, published in 1979.[4]