Born in 1978, an illustrator from Hyogo Prefecture Japan. He graduated from Osaka University of Arts, Department of Design. He has worked on numerous book covers, including CD covers for ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION and Masashi Sada, "Mystery Solving After Dinner", "The Night Is Short and Walk on Girl", and music textbooks. His art books "Blue" and "NOW" have sold over 130,000 copies.