Born 1977 in Tokyo. Photographer. Ph.D. in Fine Art, Tokyo University of the Arts. He has been publishing his works of his creation, traveling all corners of the globe from rural areas to megacities. He was awarded with The Domon Ken Award in 2011 for CORONA (Seidosha) and with Lifetime Achievement Award of The Photographic Society Award in 2020 for his EVEREST (CCC Media House) and Raiho-shin, ritual visits of deities in masks and costumes (Shogakukan).