Born in Kofu in 1933. Graduated from the Kuwasawa Institute of Design in 1962. / EXHIBITIONS : Solo exhibitions have been held at the São Paulo Art Museum, Yamanashi Prefectural Art Museum and so on. / AWARDS : Ljubljana International Graphic Art Biennale, Novi Sad Art Museum Prize; Japan Art Exhibition, Prize of the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; Lahti International Poster Biennale, First Prize; Stuttgart International Calendar Exhibition, First Prize and Silver Prize; Kodansha Cultural Publishing Prize for Book Design; Biennial Exhibition of Print in Wakayama, Honor Prize and Second Prize; The Purchase Prize of the Agency for culture Affairs; Bharat Bhavan International Biennale of Print, Grand-Prix; Ukraine International Print Biennale, Grand-Prix; Grand-Prix of SDA (twice) ; Ibiza International Print Biennale, the 3rd; GABROVO ‘93, First Prize at Graphic Art Division; International Triennial of Graphic Arts in Cracow, Special Prize; Norwegian International Print Triennale, Honorable Mention Prize / COLLECTION : His works have been collected as Permanent Collection in British Museum, São Paulo Art Museum, National Museum of Warsaw, National Museum of Cracow, Bharat Bhavan Roopankar Art Museum, National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto, Yamanashi Prefectural Art Museum, etc.