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When you’ve been painting for a long time, you end up storing a lot of your pieces in a warehouse, especially those that you’ve submitted to art competitions. I started submitting my work to the Koufukai and Nitten exhibitions when I was around 25 years old. It was a struggle just to be selected for…

The creation of the ceiling paintings in Fukushou Temple in Noto was a project that required a lot of time and effort. Working together with temple disciples, local residents, and classroom members, we spent three years painting about 200 ceiling paintings. This project was a very valuable experience for us. Last summer, a completion ceremony…

In 2020, I had the opportunity to draw the CD jacket for Chuei Yoshikawa, an artist whom I have been a big fan of for a long time. Let me tell you a little about him. You may know him as the acoustic guitar player who played the intro to Yuming’s “If You Can Wrap…

Previously, I received an order from the Kanazawa Chamber of Commerce to paint the exterior of a shop with over 100 years of history in watercolor. It’s an old photo in black and white, but I colored it with my own imagination and interpretation. It was a difficult and fun job at the same time.…