He has made extensive studies on human illusion-based interfaces, related to virtual reality, sensation, consciousness and motion, as well as bionics. His belief that his studies and artistic presentation of technologies are beneficial to society showed him the path of creation in the first place. In 2008, he was awarded Excellence Prize at the Media Arts Festival by Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs. In 2009 and 2011, he received Honorary Mention (interactive art) two times from Ars Electronica, an Austrian cultural, educational and scientific institute.