shashasha

Born in Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka in 1939. Moved to Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture after birth and grew up there.
Painter and illustrator. After working as a crew member of a U.S. military ship, he established K2 with Hironori Nagatomo in 1969, and since 1992 has had a studio in New York, where he has worked extensively both in Japan and abroad. He started “PIKADON PROJECT” in 2004, moved his base to Kitakyushu City in 2009, and has been actively engaged in live painting and mural painting, etc. Since the 3.11 disaster, he has often traveled to the Tohoku region to work as an artist. Since the 3.11 disaster, he has often traveled to Tohoku and put all his energy into his work as an artist.