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Specializing in arts management and cultural policy, he worked at Arts Maebashi and the Japan Foundation for Regional Art-Activities. He served as an Assistant Professor at the Endowed Chair in the Faculty of Collaborative Regional Innovation at Ehime University, and as Director of Matsuyama Bunka Labo until 2023. He also worked as a Special Advisor for Research at the Minato Arts Center in Minato Ward until 2024. His work focuses on designing systems that support citizen-led and autonomous cultural activities, providing intermediary support, as well as planning and facilitating workshops. He currently serves as a researcher for the Minato City Cultural and Art Activities Support Project . He is also a part-time lecturer at Shikoku Gakuin University, Aichi University, and Aoyama Gakuin University, and supervises art projects for the social welfare corporation Kurushima-kai. His co-authored publications include “Geijutsu to Kankyō Gekijō Seido, Kokusai Kōryū, Bunkaseisaku [Art and the environment: theatre systems, international exchange, and cultural policy]” (Ronsosha) and “A-to wa Itsu A-to ni Naru no ka: A-toka to wa Nanika [When Does Art Become ‘Art’? What Is ‘Artification’?]” (Suiyosha).

Born in Okayama Prefecture in 1979. He left Musashino Art University before completing his degree.
Working with a wide range of techniques and materials that respond to the specific location and context of each project, he has exhibited extensively in Japan and internationally. Guided by the belief that the events and spaces generated through workshops are themselves works of art, he has also conceived and led numerous large-scale workshops.
Major exhibitions include the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial (Niigata Prefecture, 2003, 2009, 2012) and the Sanxia Arts Festival (Taiwan, 2019).
In addition, he has conducted numerous workshops at art festivals, public facilities, and schools.