After studying animation dance on his own, He studied under Butoh dancer Shoichi Fukushi from the age of 17. He has been active as a dancer in Butoh, a performing art that originated in Japan. His creed as a Butoh dancer is to “move slowly.”

His representative works include the “Mame Series,” a series of dances based on the theme of beans, such as “Tofu no Sekai,” “Zou to Mame,” and “Coffee ni Kansuru Mame no Hanashi.

He has also created many works that expand the interpretation of choreography. These include “Grilling and Eating Fish over a Charcoal Fire,” a dance in which participants who have never met each other before grill fish together; “Choreography for You,” which choreographs personal everyday life; and the “Radio Gymnastics Road” project, in which radio calisthenics is turned into a dance art form.

He is also active as TEAM MASK, a unit with mask artist Kotaro Sakazume and photographer Elya Osaki.

He runs “Uso no tobacco”, a store in Asakusabashi, Tokyo, which specializes in playing cards by pretending to be a cigarette. Under the concept of “Let’s carry the spirit of fun with us,” the store collects and introduces unique products and games from Japan and overseas that can be easily carried around and propagate the spirit of fun.

He plans a series of lectures called ” Jyugyo” in the store with a café attached, creating a place for adults to learn to play independently.

He has also made it his life’s work to pretend that “money exchange” is a game, an activity that has attracted attention at Japan’s largest board game event, the Game Market, and other events.

Uso no tobacco / Money Exchange

He has been active for many years as a performer of “impro” a show in which he creates a story improvisationally without a script.

He also performs for children and shows with elements of street performance. He is also actively involved in “mask” improvisation, one of the few such performances in the world, and is known for his unique performances that cannot be seen anywhere else.

In recent years, she has been interested in and conducting research on “The Bechdel Test,” a format that explores the issue of gender bias.

He plans and produces workshops and teaches training courses for companies, educational institutions, and performers.

His experience ranges from implementing theater and stage programs at elementary, middle, and high schools and universities to developing training programs for corporations and designing workshops for products in collaboration with manufacturers.He also works as a planning supervisor, concept designer, and facilitator.

He is particularly active in corporate projects, where he aims to make ordinary work more enjoyable and creative by incorporating art projects both inside and outside of the business.

Because of his specialties as a mask maker, he has received many requests for programs that focus on acting with masks and on the body.

In recent years, he has been asked to give lectures and reports on the themes of “stores,” “free time,” “money,” “giving,” “public,” and “soundness,” among others.

He is an ongoing lecturer at the PARA theater in Jimbocho.