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1950- Born in Fukuoka, Japan
1970- Studied oil painting under Osamu Ioka in Fukuoka
1970-1978- Worked with the Independent Artists Group in Kyushu Sogen-ki
1972- Began woodblock printing, self-carving and self-printing
1970-1975- Printed silkscreens and lithographs and finally returned to woodblock printing
1975- Held his first woodblock print exhibition at the Fukuoka Cultural Center
1978- Held his first independent exhibition of woodblock prints at the Fukuoka Murakoshi gallery
1978- Exhibited at the renowned Watanabe Gallery in Tokyo
1980- One-man show at the Watanabe Gallery
1981- Participated in a group show at the Tenjin Kora Gallery
Moved to Kyoto and established his own studio
1982- Two group exhibitions
1983- Two group exhibitions
1984- Participated in the Kyoto Art Festival sponsored by the Federation of Art Galleries
Exhibited at the Sogo Department Store in Fukuoka
Exhibited in the College Women's Print Show, Tokyo
1985- Received an award from the Kyoto Federation of Art Dealers at the Kyoto Art Festival
Exhibited in the College of Women's Print Show, Tokyo
"Rainy Day" was purchased by the Asia Society, New York
1986-1992- Exhibited annually with the College Women's Print Show, Tokyo
1990- Exhibited at the Melbourne Etching Gallery, Australia
His works were exhibited in many galleries in the United States, Australia, Canada, and Hong Kong
1991- One-man show at Japanese Art Gallery in London
Visited Switzerland
1992- One-man show at Hachioji Sogo Department Store, Tokyo
One-man show at Kawaguchi Sogo Department Store, Tokyo
One-man show at Yuki Sogo Department Store, Tokyo
One-man show at Yokohama Sogo Department Store
One-man show at Gallery Trend in Shikoku
1992- "Morning Mist" and "Sixteenth Moon" were shown at the College Women's Print Show
1993- "Clouds on Peaks" and " Summer Moon" were shown at CWAJ Show
1994- "Landscape with Sluice" and "Dawn" were shown at CWAJ Show
1995- "Mountain Mist" and "Autumn" were shown at CWAJ
1996- "Soaring Snow" was shown at CWAJ
1998- "Autumn Lake" and "Prime of Spring" were shown at CWAJ
1999- College Women's Print Show
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