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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
  Japanese Tea Garden 5 Monuments,
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
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
  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)
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)