Profile
1941 | Born in Amagi Fukuoka, Japan |
1963 | Graduated from Daito Bunka University in Tokyo |
AWARDS | |
1965 | Mainichi Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan |
1968/70/71 | Keisei Avant-Garde Calligraphy Show, Tokyo, Japan |
1949/70 | Over 50 other Awards |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
1963/71 | Mainichi Exhibition, Keisei Avant-Garde Calligraphy Show, Tokyo, Japan |
1970 | 1970 American Cultural Center, Fukuoka, Japan |
1976 | 1976 Japan Now, San Francisco Art Commission, San Francisco |
1977 | 1977 Chatenay-Malabuy France |
2005/06/07 | Akasaka Prince Hotel, Tokyo, Japan |
ONE-MAN SHOWS | |
1963/71 | Annually in Tokyo and Fukuoka, Japan |
1972 | Chaterton Gallery, Los Angeles |
1973 | Blanks and Zerzan Gallery, Eureka, California |
1976 | 1976 Swanson Art Gallery, San Francisco |
1976 Gallery Oishi, Fukuoka, Japan | |
1979 | 1978 Gallery Muraokaya, Fukuoka, Japan |
1979 Gallery Bon, Tokyo, Japan | |
1980 | Asian Foundation Gallery, San Francisco |
1981 | Gallery Shioh, San Francisco |
1983 | 1983 Casa Del Rio Gallery, Chicago |
1985 | Mikimoto Hall, Tokyo, Japan |
Tokyo Foreign Press Club, Tokyo, Japan | |
1985/87/89/92/94/96/99/2002/05/07 | Iwataya Department Art Gallery, Fukuoka, Japan |
1987 | 1987 Sodosha Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
1988 | 1988 Tsuruya Department, Kumamoto, Japan |
1988/90/93/95/98/2001 | Gallery Piazza, Sausalito, California |
1994 | 1994 Private Collection Gallery, San Francisco |
199 | 1995 Private Collection Gallery, New York |
1994/2000/05/07 | Gallery Piazza, Omotesando, Tokyo, Japan |
2005 | 2005 Bridgestone Museum, Fukuoka, Japan |
2006 | 2006 Yokohama Alina, Yokohama, Japan |
2008 | 2008 "Images of The 12 Bodaishins" Galleria Deco, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
2008 | 2008 "Images of The 12 Bodaishins" Hakone Garden, Saratoga, California |
2010 | 2010 "Images of The 12 Bodaishins" Japan Club, New York |
2011 | 2011 "Images of The 12 Bodaishins" Mitsukoshi Department Store, Fukuoka, Japan |
2011 | 2011 "Images of The 12 Bodaishins" Gallery Piaza, Tokyo, Japan |
2011 | 2011 "Images of The 12 Bodaishins" Paris, France |
2012~13 | 2012 "Images of The 12 Bodaishins" Frankfute, German |
2013 | 2013 "Images of The 12 Bodaishins" Lyon, France |
MONUMENTS | |
US & Japan Sister Cities Simada, Richmond City Park, California |
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Japanese Tea Garden 5 Monuments, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco |
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POSTER DESIGN | |
1981/82/83 | Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, Berkeley, California |
1980/8 | Nomura Kyogen, Noh Theatre, San Francisco |
1982 | 1982 New York City Cherry Blossom Festival, New York |
1986 | 1986 Composer, Toru Takemitsu Modern Music Concert, San Francisco |
1991/93 | Shichigahama International Village, Sendai, Japan |
TRADEMARK DESIGN for many companies | |
PUBLIC ACTIVITIES, LECTURE AND DEMONSTRATIONS |
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Asian Art Museum, San Francisco | |
Humbolt State University, Eureka, California | |
College of the Redwoods, Redwood, California | |
Foothill College, Palo Alto, California | |
College of Marin, San Rafael, California | |
Consulate of Japan, San Francisco | |
PERFORMANCE (Contemporary Japanese Calligraphy) |
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1979 | TNC Broadcasting, Fukuoka, Japan |
1986 | 1986 Fuji TV Broadcasting, San Francisco |
1987/8 | 1987 Asian Art Museum, San Francisco (2.5x5m) |
1981/88/89/2012/13/14/15 | 1988 Asian Art Museum, San Francisco (2.5x5m) |
1989 Japanese Drum Festival, Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley (2.5x12m) | |
California State Fair, Sacramento, California | |
1990 | 1990 LA Chamber Music Festival, Los Angeles (2.5x7m) |
1991 | 1991 Anchorage Festival of Music, Alaska (2.5x5m) |
1992 | 1992 Last Eclipse Hawaii Festival, Hawaii (3x5m)x5 |
2002 | Composer, Isao Matsushita Modern Music Concert, Tokyo, Japan (1.5x12m) |
2008/09/10 | Hakone Garden Festival, Saratoga, California (2.5x7m) |