biography |
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| 2014 | Renovated and moved to a century-old Machiya in Kyoto |
| 2013-2014 | Instructor, design drawing for secondary students, Program for Gifted and Talented, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2011-2014 | Instructor, watercolour and illustration, The Hongkong Japanese Club |
| 2006-2014 | Lecturer, History Department, The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| 2005 | PhD in Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University |
| 1997 | BA in Architecture, UC Berkeley |
| 1996 | Transferred from Nagoya University to UC Berkeley |
| 1976 | Born in Shiga, Japan |
solo exhibition |
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| 2018. 8-9 | “City Narratives.“ Art Beatus Gallery, Hong Kong |
| 2014.8 | “Hong Kong Sketchbook.” Art Beatus Gallery, Hong Kong |
| 2013.6-8 | “Cafés à Paris.” Nisimura’s Caffe and Bar, Alliance Française de Hong Kong |
| 2013.1 | “Architecture Sketch-book.” Art Beatus Gallery, Hong Kong |
| 2012.9 | “Belgium and Hong Kong.” Yueh Chiao Art Gallery, Shaw College, Hong Kong |
| 2007.9 | “Paris and Hong Kong.” Yueh Chiao Art Gallery, Shaw College, Hong Kong |
| 2005.7 | “Paris d’été (as part of the 14 Juillet).” Institut français du Japon - Kansai |
art fairs |
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| 2014.11-12 | Art Gallery Week , Art Beatus Gallery, Hong Kong |
| 2014.2-3 | Asia Hotek Art Fair Hong Kong 2014 |
| 2013.10 | Asia Contemporary Art Show, JW Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong |
| 2012.5 | Spoon Art Fair Hong Kong, Grand Hyatt Hotel, Hong Kong |
| 2012.2 | Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Hong Kong |
prizes |
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| 2024.3 | "fishmongers", Fukuoka Prefecture Urban Planning Department 27th "Beautiful Fukuoka Scenery" Competition, Grand-prix |
| 2023.11 | "Higashiyama, Kyoto" Hankyu Railway Postcard Contest - Excellence Award |
| 2021.5 | "Tobi-ume", Fukuoka Prefecture Urban Planning Department 24th "Beautiful Fukuoka Scenery" Competition, Gold Award |
| 2020.11 | "Mt. Fuji, from Meguro/Shinagawa, Tokyo", 25th Mt. Fuji Drawing Competition, Fujinomiya City, Grand Prix |
| 2018.12 | "Ponto-cho Kaburen-jo (Kyoto)", 4th All Japan Art Materials Association Competitionm, Special Recognition Award |
| 2018.10 | " United Church of Christ in Japan - Fukushima Church", 12th Tohoku Architectural Drawing Competition, Tohoku Institute of Technology, Selectec Work |
| 2018.5 | "Mojiko Station", Fukuoka Prefecture Urban Planning Department 21st "Beautiful Fukuoka Scenery" Competition, Silver Award |
| 2018.3 | "Mt Fuji", Tokyo Postcard Award 2018 Hotel Ryumeikan Tokyo Customers' Award |
| 2016.11 | "Umeda Terminus", Hankyu Railway Postcard Contest - Kobe Line Award |
| 2016.1 | "Kyoto Roof", UK Royal Watercolour Society 2016 Competition, Selected |
| 2014.1 | “Rome”, UK Royal Watercolour Society 2014 Competition, Selected |
| 2004.2, 2005.2 | “Demachi-yanagi”, “Monmartre”, Japan Bookstore Association Competition, Selected |
| 2004.5 | “Apartment in Yangon”, Ueno Royal Art Museum Competition, Selected |
