Chronology

1960 Born in Chiba, Japan
1983 Graduated from Musashino Art University
1983-   Studied under photographer Kenji Higuchi
1985 Graduated from Nippon Photography Institute
Started carrier as a freelance cameraman
1992 Started covering the Ainu people
1999 Started covering abandoned railroad tracks in Tokyo
2004 Received 4th Sagamihara Photo Award for New Photographers
2012 Received 28th Higashigawa Special Artist Award

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