Calligraphy artist. Born in 1977 in Okayama, Japan. He began calligraphy at the age of 6 and held his first exhibition at 17. In 2001, he graduated from the prestigious Daito Bunka University of Faculty of Chinese Literature. He developed his unique style by combining ancient characters with unconventional calligraphy style and his very artistic expressions are well regarded around the world. He participated in numerous international exhibitions such as Artexpo New York (New York), Biennale Next Step (Paris). He also performed at MoMA (New York). In January 2017, he calligraphed the title of “Onna Jōshu Naotora”, a historical drama series on the national television channel NHK. In 2018, he was the “Guest Artist of the Summer” for the municipality of Andernos-les-Bains. In 2019, he was chosen to calligraph the name of the new Japanese era "REIWA" for Yahoo! JAPAN, which is the biggest web site in Japan and his work was widely recognised. He is currently based in Bordeaux and has been teaching calligraphy at PHILOMATHICS of Bordeaux, as well as at the primary and secondary schools in the region. He also runs workshops at the DON BOSCO Institute in Gradignan.

Born in 1977 in Okayama
Lives and works in Bordeaux, France

EDUCATIONS

1983

Started calligraphy at age of 6

1993

Learning from Kyougetsu Akatsuka

1994

First solo show, Tokyo

1996

Leaning from Setsuzan Tanaka

2001

DAITO BUNKA University, BA, Tokyo

SOLO SHOWS

1998

Solo show, Tokyo

1999

Solo show, Tokyo

2000

Solo show, Tokyo

2002

Solo show, London, UK

2004

Solo show, Tokyo

2008

Solo show, Tokyo

2011

Solo show, Tokyo

2012

Solo show, Tokyo

2013

Solo show, Tokyo

2014

Solo show, Tokyo/Tsu,Mie/Tajimi, Gifu, Taoyuan, Taïwan

2015

Solo show, Bordeaux, France
Solo show, Tokyo

2017

Solo show, Tokyo

2018

Solo show, Tokyo, Andernos-les-Bains, France

2019

Solo show, Tokyo, Bordeaux, France

EXPOSITION COLLECTIVE

2010

Group show, Tokyo

AWARDS

1994

Japan calligraphy education, Naritasan

1999

Kenshin shodoukai

2000

Yomiuri Shohoukai

COLLECTION

Isekuniichigu, Sarutahiko Hongu, Tshubaki temple, Mie, Japon/ Niseko Kaributo temple, Hokkaido, Japon/ Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japon

PERFORMANCES

Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Sendai, Fukuoka, Takamastu, Iwaki,Fukushima, Japon /Taoyuan, Taïwan/ London, UK/ New York, USA / Bordeau, Paris, France/ Tanja, Maroc/ Düsseldorf, Allemagne/ Berne, Suisse/ Dubai, UAE