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Bio◉ Artist (Photo-based)

◉ Martial Artist (Aikido-based)

◉ Liberal Artist (Stanford University WAYS Certified Course Lecturer, Ritsumeikan University International Liberal Arts Course Lecturer, Facilitation-based)

Born in Tokyo Japan, grew in Mexico(3 times totaly 10 years) and now living in Kyoto Japan.

Graduated from Nagoya University Faculty of Science Department of Physics.

He won the Grand prix of the First Japan Photographers Union (JPU) competition.

His themes as artist are "In-betweenness", "Life of the Mongoloid-cultural bloc", "Power of IMO (Shakti)",

In Kyoto he is photographing more than 22 years in one Geisha House as his life work since 1999.

He has several publications including "A Geisha's Journey", "Mon journal de Gesisha", "komomo" etc.

He has held solo exhibitions and participated in photography festivals and photo fairs around the world (Mexico, USA, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Armenia, China, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Japan, etc.)

He is beloinging to Ibasho gallery in Antwerp Belguim.