The boy in the left photo is me about 38 years ago in SumauraPark. You can see the beach at that time. Then, the right photo shows what I look like now. Am I losing my hair…?

■ Born in Kobe Japan. August 13th, 1959. Blood type : B
■ When I was a student, I encountered illustration as an occupation and in which I found my calling!
■ In 1980, I started working at Hideo Okuno’s Design Office in Osaka, where I assisted to paint sceneries and to create designs for Takarazuka Musical Revue brochures. As my monthly salary there was only 30,000 yen, I depended upon part time jobs for a living at that time.
■ Then I became a graphic designer and I have been a freelance illustrator since 1987. (That was triggered by my meeting various people who had found pride, challenge and fulfillment in their jobs. Mr. Yasushi Yagi was one such person who was then a designer for Esprit, a clothing company based in San Francisco. At that time I was studying in the U.S., as one of my friends recommended me to do so.)
■ Then I was involved in creating characters, figures and illustrations. Since 1992, when I moved my base to Tokyo from Kobe, my major job included doing illustrations for kids goods.

■ Although it is impossible to introduce all of my achievements, I will try to mention as many as possible. The following is the list of the companies etc. in random order that I have done business with.

■ Benesse Corporation : Book covers of "Preschool Courses".
■ Gakken : Book covers of "Yoiko no Gakushu" and "Minna Okiku Nare" ( text books for kids).
■ MEITO Co.,Ltd : Covers of "Hiroba"(magazines for kids) .
■ Kyoikudojinsha.co.,Ltd : Notebooks that come in 40 varieties for schoolchildren
■ Tokyo Shoseki : Character designs of textbooks for junior highschool students.　Figures that are used in the textbooks for schoolchildren in the first to second grades.
■ Kobun Shoin : Figures for an arithmetical teaching materials
■ Kodansha : Figures for an animation of the Aesop fairy tale(Disney video series)
■ Shogakukan
■ Sekaibunka Publishing
■ Hikarinokuni
■ Froebel-kan
■ Japan Broadcasting Publishing
■ Nijyuni Co.,Ltd : Illustrations for "QC"pulished in 2000 and for "ONE"pulished in 2001.
■ Shobunsha Publications,Inc : Figures for bookcovers of "Let's go with a family."
■ Figures for a picture book, Bremen Town Musicians.
■ Fuji Television Network : Icons for a kids program.
■ Prizes of arcade games : My Penguins (Penguins' holiday series) had become a model.
■ Kimuratan co. : "IPOP" : clothes for kids(0-6 years old) .
■ Emblems and applique : The dog, the cat, the alligator, the rabbit and the frog that I have drawn had become a model.
■ Shueisha : Figures for a cover of a magazine, Office You.