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Born in Nagasaki, Japan. From early childhood, I was influenced by an interculturalcontext, Asian and European traditions mixed in a Japanese way of living. During the Edo period, Nagasaki was the only place where trade with West was permitted.There were many old European style buildings and Churches near my house. Since my mother’s family was running a liquor shop in the little China town, I am familiarwith Chinese popular culture and design. In the town of Nagasaki, different religiouscultures and arts such as Shinto, Christianity, Buddhism, and Taoism coexistwithout disturbing each other … That’s what I saw when I was a child. It was a verycolorful and rich view of the world. These experiences can still be appreciated in mywork.

In the city where I was born, there was a long-standing festival. At the festival, the locals become performers, creating a fantastic world of brilliant, rhythmic and fantastic one after another. Nature, gods, exoticism, and stories are expressed in a variety of ways, including dances, floats, songs, musical instruments, pictures, and kimonos. A world where the sea is raging, the rivers are twinkling, and the flowers are dancing. Mysterious and fantastic lands, home of dragons and other incredible creatures; Where people from foreign lands dance with celestial maidens in front of gods and human audience. Daily life is connected to a mysterious and fantastic world. The fantastic world is my hometown, it captured me once and never let me go.