EDUCATION
2007 Japan Sports Science University, Tokyo, Japan
Bachelor of Science, Sports Science
Licensed, Junior High School & High School Physical Education Teacher
WORK EXPERIENCE
2015 - ongoing Oh Fuji, Inc., Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Japanese Language & Calligraphy Teacher
2019 – 2023 Board Member
Arts District Little Tokyo Neighborhood Council
FELLOWSHIPS
Feb. - May 2020 Shodo for Little Tokyo Artist in Residence
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Oct. - Dec. 2019 Shodo for Little Tokyo Artist in Residence
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
May - July 2018 +LAB Artist Residency Program
Little Tokyo Service Center, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
AWARDS
Aug. 2019 Best Documentary Short, First Street North
Asian Film Festival of Dallas, Texas
May 2019 Nominated, First Street North
Asian Pacific American Film Festival, Washington, DC
Oct. 2017 Kakejiku Japan Calligraphy Exhibition
Winner, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
COMMISSIONS
2013 - ongoing Various Calligraphy Artworks
June 2021 Logo design for Yaegaki Corporation of USA “Roga”
Los Angeles, CA
June 2021 Plate Design for Ramen District
Little Tokyo, L.A.
June 2021 Sign Board for Wolf & Crane Bar
Little Tokyo, L.A.
June 2021 Japanese Scroll Kakejiku for Sony Electronics’ “Samurai Award”
San Diego, CA
May 2021 Logo Design for Restaurant “Sushi Hide”
Little Tokyo, L.A.
May 2021 T-shirt Design for Sony Electronics
San Diego, CA
May 2021 Logo Design for CBD Oil “Ryokushizuku”
Tokyo, Japan
Mar. 2021 Title Movie Design for “Assassin with Son”
Denver, CO
Aug. 2020 Mural Design Collaboration with Kentaro
Terasaki Budokan, Little Tokyo, L.A.
Mar. 2021 T-shirt Design
Terasaki Budokan, Little Tokyo, L.A.
Jul. 2020 Japanese scroll Kakejiku for Sony Electronics “Samurai Award”
San Diego, CA
May 2020 Logo Design for “Moto Ramen”
Culver City, L.A.
Mar. 2020 Interior Calligraphy Artworks
Mako Sushi, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 2020 Calligraphy Logo Design
Go For Broke National Museum, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 2019 Sustainable Little Tokyo “Windows of Little Tokyo”
Los Angeles Public Library Little Tokyo Branch, Little Tokyo, L.A.
Oct. 2019 Calligraphy Title Board for Netflix’s Premiere of Earthquake Bird
Netflix, Los Angeles, CA
Jun. 2019 Calligrapher/Producer for “Terasaki Budokan Promo Video”
Terasaki Budokan, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 2019 Various Large Calligraphy Artworks
Little Tokyo Service Center, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 2018 Calligraphy Flag Artworks
Follow Japan YouTube Company
Dec. 2018 Various Large Calligraphy Artworks
MOE Japanese Functional Art Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
Sept. 2018 Calligraphy Shikishi Artworks
Bunkado, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
May 2018 Calligraphy Mural
Asuka Restaurant, Westwood, CA
Apr. 2018 Calligraphy Products Collaboration
Over the Influence Nobuyoshi Araki Exhibition
Apr. 2018 Calligraphy EIKO Artwork
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Executives, New York Stock Exchange
Nov. 2017 Various Large Calligraphy Artworks
MOE Japanese Functional Art Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
July 2017 Calligraphy Projection Artwork
Shing02 x Mark, Grand Performances, Los Angeles, CA
July 2017 Calligraphy Mural collaboration with Wakana Kimura
Wolf & Crane Bar, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
DIRECTING/PRODUCING
July 2021 Producer, Sony Electronics’ “Samurai Award”
San Diego, CA
June 2021 Director, Shodo for Little Tokyo’s “Struggling to live”
Little Tokyo, L.A.
Mar. 2021 Producer, Promotion Video for “Love to Nippon”
Little Tokyo, L.A.
July 2020 Producer, Sony Electronics’ “Samurai Award”
San Diego, CA
July 2019 Producer, “Terasaki Budokan Promo Video”
Little Tokyo Service Center, Little Tokyo, L.A.
June 2018 Director/Producer, “First Street North”
Little Tokyo, L.A.
EVENTS
July 2021 KEIRO’s “Virtual Keiro no Hi Festival” Interview
Little Tokyo, L.A.
July 2021 Little Tokyo Service Center’s “Sake on the Couch”
Little Tokyo, L.A.
Jan. 2021 Kakizome Guest Speaker
The Japanese Art Center in Israel x The Embassy of Japan in Israel
Feb. 2020 Calligraphy Artworks for Vacheron Constanti
Beverly Hills, CA
Jan. 2020 Calligraphy Demonstration for Tokyo, Tokyo
Event from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Hudson Loft, L.A
Dec. 2019 Calligraphy Artworks for Grand Seiko
Biltmore Fashion Park, Phoenix, AZ
Dec. 2019 Calligraphy Artworks for In & Out Annual Party
Dec. 2019 Calligraphy Artworks for Grand Seiko x Godzilla
Goya Studios, Hollywood, CA
Nov. 2019 Calligraphy Artworks for Grand Seiko
Hyde Park, Newport Beach, CA
Nov. 2019 Calligraphy Artworks for Grand Seiko
Westime, Beverly Hills, CA
Oct. 2019 Calligraphy Artworks for Hello Kitty
World Market, New York, NY
Oct. 2019 Calligraphy Artworks for Hello Kitty
World Market, Greenbrae, Chicago, IL
Sept. 2019 Calligraphy Artworks for Nisei Week’s “Baby Show”
Union Church of Los Angeles, CA
Aug. 2019 Calligraphy Artworks & Film Screening of “First Street North”
Visual Communications & Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Aug. 2019 Calligraphy Artworks for Hello Kitty
World Market, San Francisco, CA
Aug. 2019 Calligraphy Artworks for Hello Kitty
World Market, Torrance, CA
Aug. 2019 Calligraphy Artworks for Nisei Week’s “Pup-up Pawty”
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Aug. 2019 Calligraphy Artworks for Nisei Week’s “Sunset on the Plaza”
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
May 2019 Calligraphy Artworks for Toyota x Hello Kitty
Toyota Headquarters, TX
May 2019 Calligraphy Artworks
California State University Northridge, CA
Apr. 2019 Calligraphy Artworks
Japanese American Bar Association, Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 2019 Calligraphy Artworks for Japangeles x Hello Kitty
Hollywood, CA
Oct. 2018 Calligraphy Artworks for Japangeles x Kirin
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Aug. 2018 Calligraphy Artworks for Nisei Week’s “Baby Show”
Union Church of Los Angeles, CA
July 2018 Calligraphy Artworks for Amazon’s Treasure Truck Isle of Dogs Movie Screening
Grand Park, Los Angeles, CA
EXHIBITONS
SOLO
Jan. 2020 Calligraphy of Heart
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Sept. 2018 Calligraphy of Heart
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 2018 Japanese Scrolls Kakejiku
Aikido Center L.A. Exhibition, Spain
Jan. 2018 Japanese Scrolls Kakejiku
Aikido Center L.A. Exhibition, Cuba
GROUP
Nov. 2018 Artstagia First Annual Multi-art Convention
Innerspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
June 2018 Ota Civic Hall Aprico
Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Oct. 2017 Kakejiku Japan Calligraphy Exhibition
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
LECTURES & WORKSHOPS
July 2021 Calligraphy Lecture for “Anime Expo Lite”
Los Angeles, CA
May 2021 Calligraphy Lecture for University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Apr. 2021 Calligraphy Workshop for University of California, Davis
Los Angeles, CA
Apr. 2021 Calligraphy Workshop for Metro with Susu Attar for Empty Your Cup
Los Angeles, CA
Jul. 2020 Calligraphy Workshop
Kizuna, Little Tokyo, L.A.
Jul. 2020 Calligraphy Lecture for “Anime Expo Lite”
Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 2020 Calligraphy Workshop
Zenshuji Soto Mission, L.A.
Jan. 2020 Calligraphy Workshop for Tokyo, Tokyo
Event from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Hudson Loft, Los Angeles, CA
Oct. - Dec. 2019 Senior Calligraphy Workshops
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 2019 First Street North Calligraphy Lecture
Nibei Terasaki Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
July 2019 Calligraphy Lecture for “Anime Expo”
Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
May 2019 Calligraphy Lecture
Japan Sports Science University International Center, Tokyo, Japan
Feb. 2019 Calligraphy Workshop
Zenshuji Temple, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 2019 Calligraphy Workshop
Notre Dame High School, Sherman Oaks, CA
Dec. 2018 Oshogatsu Calligraphy Workshop
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 2018 Calligraphy Lecture
Nibei Terasaki Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
Sept. 2018 Calligraphy Workshop
Netflix, Los Angeles, CA
June - July 2018 Senior Calligraphy Workshops
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
May 2018 Calligraphy Workshop
Asian Pacific Heritage Month
Jan. - Feb. 2018 Calligraphy Workshops
MOE Japanese Functional Art Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
July 2017 Calligraphy Lecture
Nikkei Senior Garden, East Los Angeles, CA
Apr. 2017 Calligraphy Workshop
Hollenbeck Palms & Ore
Oct. 2016 Calligraphy & Earthquake Support
Hiroyasu-nishi Elementary School, Kumamoto, Japan
PERFORMANCES
May 2021 Calligraphy Performance for NBC News
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Little Tokyo, L.A.
Oct. 2020 Calligraphy Performance for JACCC’s “2020 Virtual Autumn Festival”
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Little Tokyo, L.A.
June 2020 Live Calligraphy Performance for Next Gen Geijutsuka
Los Angeles, CA
May 2020 Live Calligraphy Performance for “Reiwa Japan”
Little Tokyo, L.A.
Feb. 2020 Live Calligraphy Performance for “Afternoon of Peace”
Aratani Theatre, Little Tokyo, L.A.
Feb. 2020 Live Calligraphy Performance for “Protecting Ibasho”
Aratani Theatre, Little Tokyo, L.A.
Dec. 2019 Live Calligraphy Performance
Oh Fuji Inc., Little Tokyo, L.A.
Oct. 2019 Live Calligraphy Performance for Tuesday Night Cafe
Union Center for the Arts, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 2019 Live Calligraphy Performance for Tuesday Night Cafe
Union Center for the Arts, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Sept. 2019 Live Calligraphy Performance for “Keiro no Hi”
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Aug. 2019 Live Calligraphy Performance in collaboration with traci kato-kiriyama
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
July 2019 Live Calligraphy Performance in collaboration with Paul Dante
LAX International Airport, CA
Apr. 2019 Live Calligraphy Performance in collaboration with Mark de Clive-Lowe
Aratani Theatre, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 2019 Live Calligraphy Performance in collaboration with Walter Nishinaka
Artstagia 2nd Annual Multi-art Convention, The Regent L.A., Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 2019 Live Calligraphy Performance for CSUF’S Japan Expo
California State University Fullerton, CA
Jan. 2019 Live Calligraphy Performance
Little Tokyo Towers, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 2019 Live Calligraphy Performance with Walter Nishinaka for Oshogatsu Family Festival
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 2018 Live Calligraphy Performance for Oshogatsu New Year’s Event
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 2018 Live Calligraphy Performance for Artstagia 1st Annual Multi-art Convention
Innerspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 2018 Live Calligraphy Performance with U.S. Kabuki Kenkyu Kai’s Shinsei Kai
Aratani Theatre, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 2018 Live Palm Leaf Calligraphy Performance
The Petersen Automotive Museum, Wilshire, CA
Sept. 2018 Live Palm Leaf Calligraphy Performance for Keiro no Hi Festival
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Aug. 2018 Live Palm Leaf Calligraphy Performance
Nanka Wakayama-Kenjinkai, CA
July 2018 Live Calligraphy Performance
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 2018 Live Calligraphy Performance for Love to Nippon
LAPD Headquarters, L.A.
Nov. 2017 Live Calligraphy performance at Grand Seiko Grand Opening
Westime, Beverly Hills, CA
Mar. 2017 Calligraphy Performance for the 7th Anniv. of Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Memorial
Downtown Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 2017 Live Calligraphy Performance with Wakana Kimura for New Year’s Celebration
Westfield, Santa Anita, CA
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