Born in Saitama, Japan, in 1995, she graduated from the Photo Fieldwork Seminar at the Nippon Photography Institute in 2017. In 2021, she co-founded Koma gallery in Ebisu, Tokyo, with nine other members. Based at Koma gallery, she presents her work approximately three times a year.
- 2019
- Post Urban, TAP Gallery, Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, Tokyo
- 2021
- Toshi no Hakei (Urban Waveforms), America Bashi Gallery, Ebisu, Tokyo
- 2021
- COLLECT LANDSCAPE #1, Koma gallery, Ebisu, Tokyo
- 2021
- Collect Landscape | Tohoku, Koma gallery, Ebisu, Tokyo
- 2022
- Nippon Dochu Shigarakitanuki 1, Koma gallery, Ebisu, Tokyo
- 2022
- Japan Moment by Japanese Creators, Sunway Geo Avenue, Selangor, Malaysia
- 2022
- SHOKUSAI, Koma gallery, Ebisu, Tokyo
- 2023
- Nippon Dochu Shigarakitanuki 2, Koma gallery, Ebisu, Tokyo
- 2023
- Brother Nostalgia, Koma gallery, Ebisu, Tokyo
- 2023
- Nippon Dochu Shigarakitanuki 3, Koma gallery, Ebisu, Tokyo
- 2024
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Landscape with Tanuki, Koma gallery, Ebisu,Tokyo
(Part of the Yebisu International Festival for Art & Alternative Visions 2024 Regional Collaboration Program)
- 2024
- Converging Paths -Visions of Asia: Photographic Journeys, Sunway Geo Avenue, Selangor, Malaysia
- 2024
- Nippon Dochu Shigarakitanuki 4, Koma gallery, Ebisu, Tokyo
- 2024
- Brother Nostalgia, Space Ant, Seoul, Korea
- 2025
- Stay Gold, Koma gallery, Ebisu, Tokyo
I often traveled across Japan, simply for the joy of wandering aimlessly. I loved feeling the local breeze and discovering new landscapes that were fresh and meaningful to me.
On these journeys, there was something I frequently came across: the tanuki—ceramic raccoon dog figurines from Shigaraki. Until then, I had paid them little attention, but once I became aware of them, I couldn’t help but notice them everywhere. I discovered that these figurines came in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and colors, beyond the well-known ones often seen in front of shops. Reflecting on these tanuki-adorned landscapes, which have become such an ordinary part of life for Japanese people, I find them both oddly peculiar and deeply endearing.
How far does this landscape with tanuki extend? My journey around these whimsical figures has only just begun.