Earns M.A. degree in Fine Art from Tsukuba Univ. Numerous solo and group exhibitions since 1983. Won 22nd Kimura Ihei Award in 1997, Higashikawa Domestic Photographer Award and Mainichi Art Award in 2000. For a more detailed biography, also see PhotoWho'sWho . Limestone is one of the few natural resources in which Japan is totally self-sufficient.
Japan is in fact a land of limestone.
Limestone is a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium carbonate which can be formed from the skeletons of marine microorganisms and coral. Whole cities are based on this limestone. It's the origin or base material of cities. This is where the photographer's fascination with limestone lies. Some 200 million tons of limestone are taken every year from all around Japan, scarring or slicing off the tops of countless hills and mountains.