2008 – 2012 Photographs of Kamakura City for the competition of World Heritage of UNESCO – Temple architecture, Zen gardens, historical sites and Zen priests
Collections |
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Solo Exhibitions |
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2009 | Sakura : E—Motions: Bazar Community ,Yokohama |
2008 | Diaries of a Kagurazaka Woman 1983 - 2007: Ginza Canon Gallery,Tokyo/Umeda Canon Gallery, Osaka Concourse of Asahi Newspaper,Tokyo |
2006 | Kagurazaka – My stage of People and Architectures 1983-2007: Gallery Manten, Kagurazaka, Tokyo |
2006 | Un Paese, Scanno (Scanno, an Italian village) : HAP, Kagurazaka, Tokyo Art Space ELICONA, Iwaki |
2005 - 2006 | Diaries of a Kagurazaka Woman 1983-2005 Tokyo Geisha 1985-2005: AGNES Hotel & Apartments, Tokyo. |
2005 | Un Paese, Scanno (Scanno, an Italian village): Kagurazaka Art Space ef., Tokyo |
2005 | Diaries of a Kagurazaka Woman: Miwa Cybele Gallery, Melbourne, Australia |
2004 | Diaries of a Kagurazaka Woman Tokyo Geisha: Kagurazaka Art Space ef., Tokyo |
2004 | Yoko Yamamoto's Photograph's Diaries of a Kagurazaka Woman and Tokyo Geisha formed part of the exhibition: Geisha: Beyond the Painted Smile: Peabody Essex Museum, MA Asian Art Museum of San Francisco,CA, USA |
2004 | Diaries of a Kagurazaka Woman 1983-2003 : The Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan, Tokyo |
1999 | Exhibition “Diari: una donna racconota la vita delle geisha 1983 – 1998”: Museo Ken Damy, Brescia Italy |
1999 | Exhibition “Diario d’Immagini”: Institute Giapponese di Cultura, Rome, Italy (Japan Foundation) |
1998 – 1999 | “Kagurazaka Onna Nikki 1983 – 1998”: Galleria Carla Sozzani, Milan, Italy |
1997 | “Diaries of a Kagurazaka Woman 1983 -1997”: Session House, Tokyo, Japan |
1996 | “Diaries of a Kagurazaka Woman 1983 -1996” Art Works, Mishima, Japan |
1994 | “Self-Portrait: Transparent in the Sun 1993-94”: ICAC Weston Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
1992 | “Self-Portrait: Déscription du Soleil”: ICAC Weston Gallery, Tokyo Japan |
Group Exhibitions |
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1999 | Exhibition “Diari: una donna racconota la vita delle geisha 1983 – 1998”: Museo Ken Damy, Brescia, Italy |
1997 | “The Month of Photography, Tokyo ’98 – Female Photographers’ eyes”: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, Tokyo Japan |
1991 | “Emotional Flowers”: Festival d’Art Contemporains, Huy, Belgium |
TV Appearances |
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2005 | Carnets du Japon (France 5) |
1999 | Rai Uno (Italian National TV Station) |
1996 | NHK documentary: Living with IKI women, and other appearances on Japanese TV |
Awards |
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1998 - 99 | Selected for the Japanese Government’s Overseas Program for Artists |
1998 | Writers’ Network Grand Prix |
Education |
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1998 – 99 Milan Italy |
Modern, contemporary art history and theory on the Japanese Government’s Overseas Program for Artists. Black & White and Platinum Printing at Studio F45 |
1993 Oregon USA |
Chibachrome contrast masking printing techniques. Tutor: Christopher Burkett |
1992 Tokyo Japan |
Photography course “Corpus” Tutor: Eikoh Hosoe, Director K-MOPA |
1991 Arles France |
Photography course Tutors: Lucien Clergue, Bernard Plossue |
1988 Kyoto Japan |
Art Theory of Kanoh School painting Tutor: Shoseki Kuroda (Kano School Painter) |
1983 Tokyo Japan |
Japanese Art History and Photography Tutor: Masao Tanaka Documentary Photography Tutor: Shinzo Hanabusa, Institute of Contemporary Photography, Tokyo |
Other Activities |
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2008 | Photographed portraits and exhibition of Yokohama City’s Art project “Kogane-cho Bazal” as a Guest photographer |
2012 | Title and credit photographs for Fuji TV drama Saigo kara Nibanme no Koi" |
2007 – 2008 | Staff Photographer of Kamakura Museum: photographed the Great Buddha statue and national treasures etc |
2007 | Title and credit photographs of Fuji TV drama “Haikei Chichiue-sama” (Dear Father) |
2001 – | Commenced photography of “Nippon Renaissance” – traditional Japanese aesthetics in modern Japan – The series is made up of Noh, Kabuki, Bushido Swordsmanship and Martial Arts, Zen Gardens, Cherry Blossom, Geisha |
1998 – 1999 | Photographed the following themes whilst living in Italy: “Renaissance Architecture”, “Un Paese, Scanno”, “Eppur si Muove” |
1993 | Continued photographing the “Self-Portrait” and “Latitude 43 Degrees North” series whilst travelling in the USA |
1992 | Commenced photography of the “Self-Portrait” and “Latitude 43 Degrees North” series whilst travelling from China to Paris across Eurasia. |
1991 | Published “Kabuki through the background of the theatre”, “Art Nouveau in Prague” and other articles. |
1991 – present | Freelance photographer for major Japanese photo-documentary magazines: “Asahi Graph”, “Taiyo”, “Aera””Tokyo-jin””Fujingaho” inter alia |
1985 | Commenced “Tokyo Geisha” (colour) photo reportage. |
1983 – 2007 | Photography of “Diaries of a Kagurazaka Woman” – a photographic essay of the Geisha world (Chapter 1 shadows and reflections – Chapter 16) and “Kagurazaka – Changing Tokyo” |
1978 – 85 | Employed as a JAL stewardess permitting extensive viewing of art galleries, museums and archaeological sites. |
My father gave me a camera for getting the best results during the five elementary grade | |
General InformationBorn in Mie Prefecture, Japan Degree in Archaeology from Aoyama Gakuin University |