Biography

Born in 1944 in Uryu-town, Hokkaido.

In 1964, entered Hokkaido Gakugei University (now Hokkaido University of Education) to receive specialized education in Japanese calligraphy.

In the 1970s, started calligraphy activities from a young age and continuously participated in prominent domestic calligraphy exhibitions, winning numerous awards. Not limited to Japan, has exhibited or organized exhibitions in Europe, China, South America, and other countries, actively engaging in overseas activities. Has exhibition records at the Musée Guimet (Paris), Royal College of Art Gallery (London), as well as exhibition records in Vienna, Stockholm, Edmonton, Beijing, São Paulo, Hanoi, and more.

In Japan, served as a Professor at Hokkaido University of Education, taught at SOAS, University of London, and Oxford University.

Held positions in well-known calligraphy-related organizations such as Nitten, Sogen Shodokai, Mainichi Shodokai, Japan Poem and Prose Writers Association, Hokkaido Shodoten, and contributed to the development of calligraphy societies in Japan. As a specialist in calligraphy education, nurtured numerous artists, pursued mutual improvement, and also led an artist group called "Shodo Kenkyu-Shoken" where calligraphy artists gather.

Details of global activities

1982 Munich Traditional Art Exhibition (Munich)

1988 Mainichi Exhibition China Exhibition & Europe Exhibition (Beijing, Vienna)

1989 Visiting Lecturer at SOAS, University of London. Researcher at the British Museum

1990 Hokkaido and Canada Alberta Sister City 10th Anniversary Memorial Exhibition (Edmonton)

1991 Commemorative Artwork Production for the UK "Japan Festival '91" (London)

1993 “JAPANESQUE” - Duo Exhibition of Lacquer and Calligraphy (London, Edmonton, Sapporo)

1998 Contemporary Japanese Representative Artists Exhibition (Beijing, Stockholm)

2000 Erection of the "Uryu" Stone Monument in the Japanese Monument Forest in Longmen and Baiyuan, China. Mainichi Exhibition Berlin Exhibition (Berlin)

2001 China-Longmen World Heritage Registration Commemorative China-Japan Exchange Exhibition (Luoyang)

2013 100 masters of calligraphy, the representative of contemporary Japan (Guimet Museum, Paris)

2015 Calligraphy of Contemporary Japan Exhibition (Guimet Museum, Paris)

Additionally, there is a record of exhibitions in Vienna, Stockholm, Edmonton, Beijing, São Paulo, Hanoi, and other places.