1967
Born in Matsumoto City, Nagano prefecture.
1986
Graduated from Matsumoto Fukashi Prefectural high school
1990
「NEO INDEPENDANTS '90」 Hypercritical （Tokyo）
1991
Solo Exhibition Hypercritical （Tokyo）
「OTSUBO, Kazumichi / KAWASIMA,Taro "Dermatography"」 Hypercritical （Tokyo）
「YOUTH-QUAKE vol.4」 GOLD （Tokyo）
1992
Solo Exhibition Hypercritical （Tokyo）
1993
Graduated from Tokyo national university of music and fine arts BA Design
「JACA '93 Japan Visual Art Exhibition」 Isetan Museum （Tokyo）
1994
「The 23rd Japan contemporary art exhibition～Tokyo～」 Tokyo Museum of Modern Art （Tokyo）
「The 23rd Japan contemporary art exhibition～Kyoto～」 Kyoto Museum （Kyoto）
「JACA '94 Japan Visual Art Exhibition」Isetan Museum （Tokyo）
「OTSUBO,Kazumichi / MIYAJIMA,Yuki / SIKIYA,Akira / KAWAI,Koh」University Gallery （Tokyo）
1995
「JACA '94 Japan Visual Art Exhibition～Kyoto～」
Graduated from University MA Design
Joined Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
1997
CESA Grand Prize '97 Excellence Award / Graphic Category Award Winner
By 「Gran Turismo」
1998
Transfer to Polyphony Digital Inc.
2001
Retirement of Polyphony Digital Inc.
2002
Solo Exhibition NC Art Gallery （Tokyo）
Solo Exhibition NC Art Gallery （Tokyo）
「CREATOR×CREATOR vol.1 2002-3 A/W」 Ginza MITSUKOSI （Tokyo）
「Prints 21 Grand Prix Exhibition Tokyo」 KOYANAGI Gallery （Tokyo）
「Prints 21 Grand Prix Exhibition Nagoya」 Art Com Gallery （Nagoya）
「Prints 21 Grand Prix Exhibition Osaka」 Art Com Gallery （Osaka）
「The 2nd YAMAMOTO,Kanae Memorial GP of Print」Municipal Museum Kanae Yamamoto （Nagano）
2003
Solo Exhibition 「Light, color, and darkness」 Gallery Art point （Tokyo）
Solo Exhibition 「The end of lights」 NC Art Gallery （Tokyo）
Solo Exhibition 「Selection 2003 "Digital on paper" Part 2」 NC Art Gallery （Tokyo）
Solo Exhibition 「Artworks meets 伊」 Restaurant Tavora （Tokyo）
Solo Exhibition 「The end of lights ～prologue～ summer time mix」 KLEIN BLUE （Tokyo ）
Solo Exhibition 「Girls @ "e"」 NC Art Gallery （Tokyo）
「Japan contemporary art exhibition」 Tokusima SOGO Art Gallery （Tokusima）
「Postcard Communication vol.9」 Ginza Kyubidou Gallery （Tokyo）
2004
Joined Panasonic Corporation
Solo Exhibition Gallery Ami / Kanoko （Osaka）
Solo Exhibition NC Art Gallery （Tokyo）
Solo Exhibition Gallery Ami / Kanoko （Osaka）
「gallerism 2004」 Osaka Prefectural Contemporary Art Center （Osaka）
2005
Solo Exhibition NC Art Gallery （Tokyo）
Good Design Award Communication Design Division Winner
By 「NTT-Docomo FOMA-P900i / P901i "Custom Jacket" Movement」
By 「NTT-Docomo FOMA-P701iD (collaboration with Mr. Taku Sato)」
2006
Internal Awards Panasonic Mobile Communications President's Award
Good Design Award Communication Design Division Winner
By 「NTT-Docomo FOMA P702iD (collaboration with Mr. Taku Sato)」
2007
Good Design Award Winning Product Design Division
By 「SoftBank 810P」
iF communication design award 2007 Winning 2 divisions "Digital media category / Atmosphere category"
By 「Au W51P / W52P mobile phone interface design」
Internal Awards Panasonic Design Company "Senior Designer" Certified
（Based on performance evaluation over the past three years）
2008
Good Design Award Winning Product Design Division
By 「SoftBank 822P / SoftBank 823P」
2009
Good Design Award Winning Product Design Division
By 「NTT-Docomo P-08A」
2013
Retired from Panasonic Corporation to abolish its affiliated company
Joined in Up Arrows, Inc.
2017
Up Arrows, Inc. dissolved
2018
Publish portfolio of works on the Web
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