is a Japanese manga artist. His real name is pronounced the same way, but is written with the kanji . He graduated from Niigata Prefectural Muramatsu High School two years prior to Yoshifumi Kondà Â. After graduation, he attended Wakà  University where he studied fine arts.
In 1972, Yanagisawa won an honorable mention in the 4th Tezuka Shà  Manga Story contest for his story Makeru na Kisaburà  (submitted under his real name). His contemporary, Kazuhito Kurosaki, also won second place in the same contest. In 1978, he won the 3rd Kodansha Manga Award for shà Ânen for Tonda Couple.