Still Life

The wintertag (winter day) series is one of the winter landscapes in Japan. This series is an ongoing project, starting in January 2014. These are photos at the foot of Mount Fuji and my hometown (central Kanagawa prefecture / An area along the Sagami River). The Lake Yamanaka at the foot of Mount Fuji is approximately 70km distance from my hometown. In my hometown, it snows rarely however, the Lake Yamanaka freezes every year. In November 2016, it snowed for the first time in 54 years in my hometown. The Lake Yamanaka is the headstream of the Sagami River (photo 14, 21) and it is the only lake with natural debouch into the rivers among the Five Lakes of Mount Fuji. These landscapes are simplified by snow and I also tend to express simply and minimally.

America in Kanagawa | There are dotted with US military facilities in Kanagawa where I live. Of these Kamiseya Transmitting Facility in the suburbs of Yokohama was drawn off and the land was returned in 2015. The site area was 24.2k㎡. Cherry blossoms were planted along the surrounding highways as a sign of friendship. It is planed to attract an International Horticultural Exhibition which will be held in 2026, on the site of this US military facility. The purposes of this photo series are to record as one of the history of Japan or the history of Kanagawa which should be created the reborn landscape in the near future. *an ongoing series.

Coastal erosion and the surrounding life | These are photos at the southwest of Kanagawa prefecture (Japan national route 1 Seisho Bypass, 20km section). This series is an ongoing project, starting in September 2018.

This personal series is an ongoing project, which started in 2010. These photos are at my parents’ house and surrounding countryside the Izu peninsula (Shizuoka, Japan). My father purchased a house in 2010. Father said, “When I retire, I’d like to spend the rest of my life in the Izu peninsula”. Mountain-burning on the Mt.Omuro is one of the events of the Izu peninsula. It will be carried out in February every year for refreshment of grasses. I think it to be reincarnation (A never ending cycle of life). It is the last place that my parents live. | 終の住処

My father comes from Takamatsu (Shikoku Island). I went to Takamatsu and Shodoshima for the first time in 30 years. In childhood, I always spent the summer in Takamatsu with my cousin. This series is re-recording of the memories of my childhood. |  Sep.2016 (in Takamatsu) / Aug.2017 (in Shodoshima | Island of Seto inland sea).

Single photo / Extended Photo archives. *Thanks for the feature | photo #07 : EYESCAPE MAGAZINE special issue "CONNECTIONS". photo #10 : The Film Photography Diary. photo #03 : @allcitiesarebeautiful COMMUNITY ROUND-UP N°23. photo #04 : Drive-by Film (@drivebyfilm). photo #22 : post evidence magazine (@post_evidence).

The portrait of the artist who is active based in Kanagawa. Musical actress and Vocalist : Kazumi Abiko / Woodwind Quintet : Ensemble fem / Dancer : Kaori Asahiro / Guitarist : Hidetoshi Ehara.