Biography

Born in 1953 in Fukushima Prefecture. Graduated from Hosei University, Faculty of Law. After working in the private sector and as a local government officer, he became a nature photographer.

Affiliations & Roles

• Member, Japan Professional Photographers Society (JPS)
• Member, Photographic Society of Japan (PSJ)
• Auditor, Japan Nature Science Photographers Association (JNP)
• Organizer, Photo Dojo "Ichinokai"
• Committee Member, All-Japan Association of Photographers (AJAPS) Kanto Headquarters
• Permanent Lecturer, Photographers Federation of Japan (PFJ)

He advocates "Composing Your Personal Photo Chronicle" for photography enthusiasts to enjoy a fulfilling photographic life. He has served as a judge for numerous photography magazines and contests.

Major Exhibitions

• 1995 "Suigen – Masterpieces of Urabandai" Fuji Photo Salon, etc.
• 1999 "Silence of Oze" Fuji Photo Salon (Tokyo, Osaka)
• 2001 "Precious Nature of Japan – Oze" Fukushima Future Expo venue
• 2002 "Voices of Oze" Pentax Forum (Tokyo)
• 2004 "Voices of Urabandai" Fuji Photo Salon (Tokyo, Osaka)
• 2005 "Voices of Urabandai" Fuji Photo Gallery Utsunomiya (Tochigi)
• 2006 "Voices of Urabandai" Fujicolor Aura (Niigata)
• 2006 "Voices of Oguni – Letters from Oguni Town, Yamagata" Pentax Forum (Tokyo)
• 2007 "Voices of Oguni – Letters from Oguni Town, Yamagata" Fuji Photo Gallery Sendai; Fuji Photo Gallery Utsunomiya (Tochigi), Takasaki (Gunma), Niigata (Niigata)
• 2008 "Voices of Urabandai" Fukushima City Photography Museum
• 2010 "Voices of Sakura" FUJIFILM Photo Salon (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka), Fuji Photo Gallery Niigata
• 2012 "Seasons of Voices – Japanese Archipelago" FUJIFILM Photo Salon (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya), Fukuoka Art Museum; Fuji Photo Gallery Niigata
• 2013 "Tales of Sakura" PENTAX Forum Gallery I & II (Tokyo), Fuji Photo Gallery Niigata
• 2016 "Voices of Flowers – Japanese Archipelago" FUJIFILM Photo Salon (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka), Fuji Photo Gallery Niigata
• 2018 "Voices of Flowers – Japanese Archipelago" Fukushima Terusa Gallery (Fukushima City Photography Museum curated exhibition)
• 2019 "Sakurani-sis" FUJIFILM Photo Salon (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Sapporo), Fuji Photo Gallery Niigata
• 2021 "Seasons of Voices – Japanese Archipelago" Kenko Tokina Gallery (curated exhibition)
• 2022 "Listening to the Spirits in the Wild" FUJIFILM Photo Salon (Tokyo, Osaka) FUJIFILM curated exhibition, AYu:M Shiraoka Town Cultural Exchange Center curated exhibition (Yamagata)
• 2024 "Listening to the Spirits in the Wild" Musée Fukuoka Camera Museum (curated exhibition)
• 2025 "Voices of Life – Japanese Archipelago" FUJIFILM Photo Salon (Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Sapporo)

Others

Column

• Apr 1998 – Mar 1999: "Landscape Graphics" series in Nihon Keizai Shimbun

Calendars

• 2018 RICOH CALENDAR
• 2018– present "Flower Calendar"

Judging Experience

Served as a judge for many competitions, including:

• The 36th JPS Exhibition (Open Call)
• Fujifilm Photo Contest Nature Division (45th)
• All Japan High School Cultural Festival Photo Exhibition (35th)
• Gunma Prefectural Exhibition (64th–67th)
• Niigata Prefectural Exhibition (64th)
• Fukushima Prefectural Exhibition (36th)
• Yamagata Prefectural Exhibition (55th–56th)
• RICOH Imaging Photo Contest (2018)
• Akiyama Shotaro Memorial Yonezawa City Photo Culture Award (8th–13th)
• NTT East Japan Calendar Photo Contests (3rd–4th)
• Photo Day Commemorative Photo Exhibition (16th, 2020)
• All Japan Photographic Federation Branch Competition (2018)
• "The Four Seasons of Akita" Photo Contest
• "The Four Seasons of Michinoku" Photo Contest
• "Fukushima Star & Moon Landscape" Photo Contest (1st–)
• The 38th & 39th "Nature I Found in Saitama" Photo Contest
• Niigata Fujicolor Photo Grand Prix (1st–3rd, 14th)
• 2019 Tochigi Prefecture Asahi Photo Grand Prix
• Nagano Fujicolor "Shinshu Photo Exhibition"
• Mitsuke City Exhibition (38th)
• Sado Photo Contest (Niigata)
• Hanawa Town Dahlia Photo Contest (1st–)
• Oguni Town Photo Contest (1st–)
• Pentax Family Salon Exhibition (38th)
• Monthly magazines: PhotoCon, Cameraman, Nihon Camera
• Bimonthly magazines: Landscape Photography, The Four Seasons of Photos

and more.