Majored in Japanese Studies in Doctoral Program at International Research Center for Japanese Studies
2014 - 2017
Majored in Japanese history in Doctoral Program at the National Museum of Japanese History
2010 - 2013
Majored in Comparative Culture in the Master's Program at Graduate School of Taisho University
2000 - 2004
Majored in Representational Studies at Wako University
1993 - 1999
Studied at Junior and Senior High School attached to Joshibi University of Art and Design
■Research Achievement
BOOKS
2021
What is the Kannon Statue: Modern and Contemporary Peace Monuments
2020
“The Role of Buddhist Artifacts in the 1970 World Exposition, Japan,”, in Mayuko Sano ed., Expo-logy: How to
Grasp the World, World Expositions
2019
“The Symbolism of 'Between' Buddhism and Christianity: A Study of the Marian Kannon Statue in the Pacific
Ocean,“; in Shigemi Inaga ed., Reflections and Changes: Vessels of Cultural Transmission and the Reality
of Erosion and Change.
2016
“The Lao Pavilion at the Osaka World's Fair as a Buddhist Temple,“; in Koji Osawa ed., Buddhism in Japan
and Southeast Asia. (all in Japanese)
PAPERS
2020
“The Establishment of the Kannon Statue as a 'Symbol of Peace': A Monument Born from the Era of Modernization
and War,“ Annual Review of Manyo Antiquities 18
2018
“Peace Monuments and Kannon Statues: Beliefs and Forms in the Statues in Nagasaki Peace Park,” Religion and
Society 24
2018
“The monuments of war and peace: the changing representations of Kannon in modern and contemporary Japan,”
Analecta Nipponica：Journal of Polish association for Japanese studies 7
2017
“From prayer to inheritance, the transformation of the role of the peace monument: Hiroshima Peace Memorial
Park, On monuments of the old Nakajima-hon-machi” Journal of Next-Generation Humanities and Social Sciences 13
2016
“Possibility of Workshop to Experience Buddhism through Creative Activities : The Making of Clay Buddhas,”
Annual Review of Religious Studies 31
2016
“Kannon image as ‘Symbol of Peace’ : the Kannon statues gift from Ryojun YAMAZAKI,” Bulletin of the Society
for the Study of Buddhism 25
2015
“The Peace Prayer Kannon statue of EXPO'70 : Non-denominational development of Tomoiki Movement,” Modern
Buddhism 22
2015
“Memory of the Atomic Bomb and Statues of Kannon : A Case Study of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Peace Parks,”
Sokendai Review of Cultural and Social Studies11 (all in Japanese)
AWARDS, GRANTS
2020
The 15th International Research Institute of Religion Award, Encouragement Award, Dissertation: “Research on
Kannon Statues in Peace Prayer Beliefs”
2019
The 15th Chugai Nippo Rikotsu Prize, “Contemporary 'Maria Kannon' and the Memorial for the War Dead: Cases
from Iwo Jima, Leyte, Guam, and Saipan“
2018
Kajima Foundation for the Arts, “Research Grant on Art“
2017
Sokendai Cultural Forum 2017 Poster Award “Formation and Development of Modern Kannon Statues“
■Work Experience
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012
[The Dependent Origination in This Life] Gallery Toki no wasuremono, Tokyo
2011
[Boundary line] Ginza Visee, Tokyo
2009
[Imagine clear water] Tachikawa Ginza space Atte, Tokyo
2008
[A moment for two] New Tokyo International Airport ANA lounge, Tokyo
2008
[Monochromatic world] Basement gallery bar voice, Tokyo
2007
[Specimen of Life] Golden child cafe, Nagoya
2007
[Atmosphere] Shinjyuku promenade gallery, Tokyo
2007
[Flower Bed] Basement gallery bar voice, Tokyo
2006
[Just Another Pretty Face?]Uplink gallery, Tokyo
2006
[The end of rainy season] Gendai Heights /gallery Den, Tokyo
1997
[Another myself] Lieu-Place, Tokyo
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013
[ART NAGOYA 2013] Westin Nagoya Castle, Nagoya
2013
[KYOTOKYO 2013] ADANAS 253 GALLERY, Paju-si
2012
[ULTRA005] Spiral Garden, Tokyo
2012
[KIAF/12] Coex Korea Exhibition Center, Seoul
2011
[Exhibition Himawari] New Tokyo International Airport ANA lounge, Tokyo
2010
[LIFE-Kimijima Ayako＋Sagawa Kazuto] Porto Gallery, Yokohama
2010
[Tricolore2010] Gallery Toki no wasuremono, Tokyo
2010
[9 Muses] Gallery Toki no wasuremono, Tokyo
2007
[8th Spiral Independent Creators Festival] Spiral Garden, Tokyo
2007
[The Uiwang International Placard Art Festival],Baekun Lake Plaza, Uiwang City
2006
[7th Spiral Independent Creators Festival] Spiral Hall, Tokyo
2006
[9th Taro Okamoto Award for Contemporary Art] Taro Okamoto Museum of Art, Kanagawa
