1929
Born in Matsumoto, Japan
Graduated from the Kyoto Municipal School of Fine Arts, Kyoto
2001
Received the Asahi Prize
2003
Received the "Ordre des Arts et des Lettres(*1)"
(*1)The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) is an Order of France, established on May 2, 11557 by the Minister of Culture and confirmed as part of l'Ordre National du Merite by Charles de Gaulle in 1963. Its purpose is the recognition of significant contributions to the arts, literature, or the propagation of these fields.
"Ordre des Arts et des Lettres"