born in a family who ran a family business of Nishijin-ori in Kyoto, so was familiar with weaving by nature. In the late 1960s, I studied dyeing and weaving at Kyoto City University of Arts. Inspired by the old folk style and traditional Japanese colors, I have been fascinated by the primitive and unfinished potentiality. Since the 1970s, my artworks have been selected for the International Tapestry Biennale for five times. I have a desire to express invisible things like sound of wind and waves in color, which creates characteristic elements of repetition. I apply hemp, and plain weave fabric is sewn to create a structure. I make the best use of the characteristics of the material.