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Head of Hokuriku Calligraphy Academy, Japan Trustee of National Mainichi Calligraphy Society, Japan Trustee of Toyama Art and Culture Society, Japan Chairman of Tokyo Hokushin Calligraphy Society, Japan Chairman of Hokuriku Mainichi Calligraphy Exhibition, Japan Senior Art Consultant of Shanghai Fukutan University, China Honorary Member of Shanghai Chinese Picture Academy, China Honorary Researcher of Shanxi Province History Museum, China Honorary Trustee of Shanghai Culture Exchange Company, China Vice-Chairman of Anhui Province Huangshan City Calligraphy Society, China Honorary Consultant of Guilin Calligraphy and Painting Academy, China Honorary Trustee of Kunming Calligraphy Artist Society, China Honorary Chairman of Wuxi City Calligraphy Artist Society, China |
Exhibitions / Demonstrations (*solo exhibition)
2008 Calligraphy Demonstration, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
2007 International Art Exchange Exhibition, Liaoning Province, China
Hokuriku Calligraphy Academy Exhibition, Tokyo Ginza Gallery Museum, Japan
Calligraphy Demonstration, Honolulu Art Academy Hall, Hawaii, United States
Calligraphy Demonstration, Toyama Character Festival 2007, Japan
Ichiboku-Isso Exhibition, Toyama Hall, Japan
Bokkou Calligraphy Society Exhibition, Toyama Hall, Japan
North Japan Press New Year Shikishi Exhibition, Toyama, Japan
New Year Charity Calligraphy Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
2006 North Japan Press New Year Shikishi Exhibition, Toyama, Japan
Hokuriku Calligraphy Academy Exhibition and Demonstration, Henan Province Museum, China
Bokkou Calligraphy Society Exhibition and Demonstration, Toyama Hall Gallery, Japan
2005 Hokuriku Selected Artists Mainichi Modern Calligraphy Exhibition, Toyama Japan
North Japan Press New Year Shikishi Exhibition, Toyama, Japan
Kiev Japanese Modern Artists Exhibition, Kiev, Ukraine
Hokuriku Calligraphy Academy Exhibition, Tokyo Ginza Gallery Museum, Japan
Hokuriku Calligraphy Academy Exhibition, Hunan Province Changsha Museum, China
2004 One Hundred Modern Calligraphy Artists Exhibition, Tokyo Central Museum, Japan
* Father and Daughter Exhibition, Kyoto R & W Gallery, Japan
2002 North Japan Art Grand Prix Exhibition, Toyama, Japan
Japan-China Calligraphy Artists Exchange Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan and Beijing, China
2001 North Japan Art Grand Prix Exhibition, Toyama, Japan
2000 * Solo Exhibition, Philadelphia, United States
North Japan Art Grand Prix Exhibition, Toyama, Japan
Berlin Japanese Calligraphy Exhibition, Japan
Berlin Japanese Calligraphy Exhibition, Germany
1998 Mainichi Modern Calligraphy Exhibition, Stockholm, Sweden
1994 * Solo Exhibition and Demonstration Tour, Sao Paulo, Brazil and Lima, Peru
1993 Calligraphy Demonstration, Debrecen Flower Carnival, Hungary
1990 Group Touring Exhibition, Frankfurt, Germany and Paris, France
Copenhagen Art Exhibition, Denmark
1987 * Solo Exhibition and Demonstration Tour, Sao Paulo, Brazil and Lima, Peru
1986 * Solo Exhibition and Demonstration, Shanxi Province History Museum, China
1982 Mainichi Modern Calligraphy Exhibition, Japan
1980 * Solo Exhibition, Shanghai, China
1979 * Solo Exhibition, Philadelphia, United States
1973 Mainichi National Calligraphy Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
1972 Mainichi National Calligraphy Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
1974 Mainichi National Calligraphy Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
1967 Group Touring Exhibition, Paris, France and Madrid, Spain
1965 Hong Kong Academy Exhibition, China
1958 Japan Calligraphy Star Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
1957 The Japan Fine Arts Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
Community Activities
1965 - 2007 Visited China every Spring as leader of Japan-China Calligraphy Art Exchange Association
1966 - 2007 Conducted calligraphy classes and acted as Master and Mentor to generations of Japanese calligraphy students
Published monthly calligraphy magazine ‘Shin Rinchi’
Hosted annual Hokuriku Calligraphy Exhibition every autumn
Hosted annual Women’s Calligraphy Exhibition every summer
Hosted annual North Japan Manyo Calligraphy Exhibition every autumn
Hosted annual New Year Calligraphy Competition every January
2006 Hosted students from Sao Paulo University for 1 month intensive calligraphy program
Awards and International Collections
2005 Eternal Art Collection, Prague Arts University, Czech Republic
2004 North Japan Press Culture Testimonial, Japan
2002 Special Prize, North Japan Arts Grand Prix Exhibition, Japan
2001 Special Prize, North Japan Arts Grand Prix Exhibition, Japan
Toyama Prefecture Culture Testimonial, Japan
1998 Culture Testimonial from the Minister for Education, Japan
Toyama Press Culture Testimonial, Japan
1993 Honour Prize, Shanghai Calligraphy Art Academy, China
1986 Toyama Prefecture Culture Testimonial, Japan
1982 Grand Prix, Mainichi Modern Calligraphy Exhibition, Japan
1973 Mainichi Award, Mainichi Calligraphy Exhibition, Japan
1972 Award, Mainichi Calligraphy Exhibition, Japan
1971 Award, Mainichi Calligraphy Exhibition, Japan
1958 Semi-Grand Prix, Japan Calligraphy Star Exhibition, Japan
1957 Award, The Japan Fine Arts Exhibition, Japan
