Yoko Naito
www.yokonaito.com
I was born in a small village in Fukuoka where my grandparents' 
house is and grew up in Tokyo area where my parents' house is. 
The experience of the gap between rural and urban life has had 
a significant effect on me. My interest is the correlations of 
nature, humans, animals and their artifacts in the different 
environment. The juxtapositions with a different kind defines 
the significance of existence between each other. These 
contrasts indicate the sharing of space in one universe. My
 project describes some sympathies and similarities in the 
different environments. 

Yoko Naito was born in Japan. She has graduated from Nihon 
University College of Art in Photography Department in Tokyo 
Japan in 2007. She moved to New York in 2009 until 2015. 
Currently, based in Berlin for the Artist in Residence Program. 
She received 3rd Prize in “Travel” and Nominated in “Lifestyle”
 in the Professional category of the Sony World Photography 
Award 2015. Also, she was selected by the Kiyosato Museum of 
Photographic Arts for Young Portfolio award in 2014 & 2015. Her 
works have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in the 
United States, Europe and Japan. 

misaki matsui+//from the white room.

misaki matsui[we are the universe]
We are small, but we are the universe
You have worries, so release them to the universe

misaki matsui / photographer + film director
She was born in Kobe, Japan.
Her theme “no moment without hope”is found throughout her 
films, photos of landscape and portraiture,
and installation projects.
Her mission is to remind people that they can still have hope.
She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
www.misakimatsui.com
- no moment without hope -

//from the white room.[White Story　]
This is the photo book with music CD. They were inspired by the
 images that “whiteness", and convey the message of hope, 
“back to whiteness”
through photos, music, and quotes.

"//from the white room.” is a collaboration project between jun 
ando
(Koto - Japanese harp player / composer) and misaki matsui
 (cinematographer / photographer). They were inspired by the 
images that “whiteness" has - simple, pure, refresh, restart and 
reborn - and convey the message of hope, “back to whiteness” 
through videos, photos, music, and quotes.

Yuko K.
www.peintureyuko.com
I believe the existence of any artist’s sense of view must be 
reflected by the memories of their experiences. 
To me, the method of taking photographs and videos symbolize 
the importance of time. 
Suspending the equal value for both passing time and present 
time, gives me a diverse creator’s awareness and ability to recall 
memories of past experiences I had almost lost in the 
transforming, changing figure.  

After I graduated art university in Japan, I began working as a 
freelance illustrator and painting instructor along with my fine art 
painting and later moved to New York City. Currently I am living in 
NYC and work with various materials in painting, printmaking, 
illustration, mixed media, photographs and videos for the 
methodology of contemporary art.  

Yoko Haraoka
www.yokoharaoka.com
Yoko Haraoka has been mostly concentrating on self-portrait 
projects with an emphasis on humor after experiencing a 
variety of photography fields. Exploring this direction has led 
to numerous exciting and dynamic series that showcase her 
playful and artistic outlook on life.

Yoko Haraoka was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. She moved 
to the U.S. in 2005 and attended New England School of 
Photography in Boston to pursue a career in photography.
She has won an award at the Asian Creative Awards in 2015 and 
her works have been shown in such places as New York, 
Philadelphia, Vermont, and Budapest.  She currently lives in 
New York City.

 kiriko Shirobayashi
www.kirikoshirobayashi.com
My works contain complex meanings not only by their direct 
transmissions but also their reminiscences. The corners of 
our minds, which conceal what we carry underneath our 
consciousness and unconsciousness, are of supreme interest 
to me. My work is not necessarily intended to direct anyone in 
any direction, but more to illuminate aspects of our existence 
and encourage the viewer to develop their own concept. It is 
by this method, I believe, that art cultivates understanding 
and exhibits its own inherent value.

After graduating from Osaka University of Arts, I moved to 
the United States going on to graduate from the School of 
Visual Arts with a MFA in Photography and Related Media.
 I have been exhibiting my work including Allentown Art 
Museum, the Center for Photography at Woodstock, the 
Houston Center for Photography, Delaware Center for the 
Contemporary Arts, Onoma Center, Finland, the 5th Pingyao 
International Festival and the National Museum of Belarus.
I have received awards from GEN ART, LMCC and Photography 
21 and have completed residencies at the MacDowell Colony,
 Headlands Center for the Arts, and Santa Fe Art Institute.

Neo Yuki
www.yukineo.com
My camera taught me I need to stop and take a breath.  Then I 
noticed little flowers blooming at my feet.  Each has its own 
beauty and was blooming as if it was living its fragile life at its 
best.  That was the moment I realized that it‘s ok to be “me”.  
How long did I battle with myself to become someone else? How 
many beautiful things did I pass by that were all meaningful to 
me?  I've decided not to be afraid of being myself.  I will live 
myself wholeheartedly in every moment.  I photograph the 
moments to which my true heart reacts spontaneously. 
I capture them as the precious encounters that I crisscrossed 
and coincidentally shared the same time and space.　I hope 
my work gives you a moment to stop, take a breath and be 
yourself.

Yuki Neo is a New York-based photographer.  She was born in 
Takamatsu, Japan, and studied photography at the International 
Center of Photography in New York City.  She holds an M.S. in 
Advertising from Northwestern University, and formerly worked
in advertising in both the U.S. and Japan.

Takuya Yamauchi

Tranquil sight

1986 Born in Hokkaido,Japan
2011 Completed graduate programs at Musashino Art University,
Photograpy Major

toterapotch

Lifetime pieces are a great variety of particles.
twinkle, sweet, hurt, innocent, salty, tickle . . . It's so delicious.
I'm eating, and then I'm making something with my feeling of 
after eating.

Kyoto City of Arts (Sculpture) , M. A.
My work has been exhibited at the clothes shop and the gallery.

Haruna Yasui
http://esumurubu.com

Was born in Kesennuma-city, Miyagi, Japan in 1987.

Now, independently producing new art-works in copper engraving 
and printing, and
black-and-white pen drawing.

In Yasui's work, there is mixture of the landscape of the reality and
imagination, which is like a glimpse of never-ending tale. In this
tale drawn in black
and white induces people to her unique nostalgic world.
Especially, the view-point of each persona in stories is 
dramatically impressive.

 Pak chi Junkie

”Boys are dressed in boy's wear, had their hair in boy's style.
Girls are dressed in girl's wear, had their hair in girl's style.
Everyone is same. ”

A society came into being, which aimed at stability by keeping 
ideal pyramidal distribution of the population.
The resident under thorough control didn't seemed to notice 
that even they are controlled.

Miori Kobayashi

She born in Oita, Japan. She join the Art Club of Oita-Ueno High 
School, And she has won many awards including Silver prize at 
theArt Competition [The Search for da Vinci] atOsaka Art 
University.And she has the first prize in Oita.
She enter the Tama Art University. Now, she is a second grade 
of the university. 
She has an original brand [NIROSU], produce art and accessories.

Midori Niiyama

"What is present, or absent. Something is 
happening or not happening,"
Was born in Ehime, Japan in 1991. And enrolled 
in Tama Art University Graduate School of 
Art and Design.

Yoshiyuki Maeda
http://shinmekobo.com
Yoshiyuki Maeda was born in Japan, 1991.
He graduated from Tama Art University department of Graphic 
Design in 2013.
After graduating, he produced  "Hakoshka" is a charming creature 
such as a cat, such as a box.
Currently, he is active mainly in picture books and illustrations.

Exhibitions
2015   Cats Cats Cats Exhibition vol.3 /Kaohsiung&Taipei,Taiwan
2015   TOKYO art crossing BERLIN ARTISTS’ BOOK PROJECT 
/Berlin,Germany
2015   JAPANESE YOUNG ARTISTS' BOOKS FAIR_9th
 /New York,U.S.A
2015   YOUNG ARTISTS' BOOKS FAIR_9th/Tokyo,Japan
2014   DESIGN FESTA vol.40 /Tokyo,Japan
2014   The NY Art Book Fair /New York,U.S.A
2014   JAPANESE YOUNG ARTISTS' BOOKS FAIR_8th
 /New York,U.S.A

Haruka Hiramatsu
http://hiramatsuharuka.com/
Native of Tokyo. Active in a variety of fields, focusing on the 
production of illustrations, art and animation. Graduated from 
the Department of Design, Faculty of the Arts, Joshibi University 
of Art and Design. Her series of works, based on a mechanical 
world view, feature her fine depiction of "parts" integrating with 
other "parts", have tickled the hearts of women. They have 
gained popularity in the book fairs and events overseas as well.

Miyuki Sakurai
http://sakuraimi.wix.com/yuki
To release the shutter of the camera,and wants to emotion also 
recorded.Huge memory that is stored in which to live every day,
And the work to be printed with the nee,is an important starting 
point.I will work while collecting an opportunity.

Born 1988 in Ibaraki.
Graduated from Musashino Art University
（BA Fine Art,Printmaking）.
After graduating from college,I have the prints produced
 in Ibaraki Prefecture.

Shoko Okano

Visual enjoyment and children of the world. Curiosity, between
dream and reality.

Department of Crafts Tama Art University. I belong to The 
Picture Books Creation Research Society of the university.

Nao Kawai

①grandpa`s space soup
with the message that what seems to be your week is very simple, 
and a new view of the world opens up beyond it
②tourity　
Tourity is a coined word: tourist+city=Tourity 
It search for the semitransparent, fictional and constantly  
changing cities

Born 1993  　currently enrolled in Musashino Art University
working as a designer  and drawing comic and ilust everyday.

Takuya Takano
shintoghi.com
Takuya Takano was born in Yamagata Tohoku Japan. 
he started to make his Pop-up books when he was at university.
And his artist activity as SHINTOGHI began in middle of 2014.
his web site is here. shintoghi.com

Yuka Imai

This picture book features the theme of a Japanese vowel sound 
and expresses feelings.
The most of contents are illustrations and are recommended for 
a small child.
Please enjoy it in parent and child together！

Sara Sato

I was born in Chiba, Japan in 1993.
I entered the Tokyo Zokei University.
I am a second year art college student.
I works in picture books and oil painting.

Narumi Hosokawa

『Nana-chan』『Ami-chan』『Girly Darkness』
I am an artist and I draw an illustration. Ilust' theme is 
"girlish charm".
I made these books because I want girls to be free,and a great deal
 of personality.

2015 Admission to Tama Art University 
        「Ankoku-syoujo-ten  vol.7」「Ginza-Bisyoujo-kan」
        「Ginza Modern Art Girls-ten」　at Ginza Modern Art 
        「i feel seal design contest 」 award of excellrnce

Shiori Takigawa

We sometimes have a various feelings like pleasure, funny, sad, 
and soon. But at the same time we feel it difficult to convey the feeling to
others.
I'd like to express that sense of feeling through my own picture 
book.

Musashino Art university the 3rd year.
I make picture books by wooden types.

Yukie Takeda

Forest give her imaginations.
She is trying to make tales that have many feelings, like fear, 
relief and nostalgia.

Yukie Takeda was born in Nara, Japan, in 1994 and was grown up
 in Tokyo.
She entered Musashino Art University in 2013, and now she is 
studying painting and printing.
She regularly exhibited her picture books in university art festival 
between 2013 and 2015.
She has produced picture books with various methods, e.g., oil 
painting, pastels,  copper print and lithograph.
Also she has joined painting performance group called POKKE 
which showed performance and ran workshops in several cities 
since 2014.

Masaki Ooishi

Picture books for young people.
I draw the picture bookｓ for young people.

Yoko Haraoka
www.yokoharaoka.com
Yoko Haraoka has been mostly concentrating on self-portrait 
projects with an emphasis on humor after experiencing a 
variety of photography fields. Exploring this direction has led 
to numerous exciting and dynamic series that showcase her 
playful and artistic outlook on life.

Yoko Haraoka was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. She moved 
to the U.S. in 2005 and attended New England School of 
Photography in Boston to pursue a career in photography.
She has won an award at the Asian Creative Awards in 2015 and 
her works have been shown in such places as New York, 
Philadelphia, Vermont, and Budapest.  She currently lives in 
New York City.

Yoko Naito
www.yokonaito.com
I was born in a small village in Fukuoka where my grandparents' 
house is and grew up in Tokyo area where my parents' house is. 
The experience of the gap between rural and urban life has had 
a significant effect on me. My interest is the correlations of 
nature, humans, animals and their artifacts in the different 
environment. The juxtapositions with a different kind defines 
the significance of existence between each other. These 
contrasts indicate the sharing of space in one universe. My
 project describes some sympathies and similarities in the 
different environments. 

Yoko Naito was born in Japan. She has graduated from Nihon 
University College of Art in Photography Department in Tokyo 
Japan in 2007. She moved to New York in 2009 until 2015. 
Currently, based in Berlin for the Artist in Residence Program. 
She received 3rd Prize in “Travel” and Nominated in “Lifestyle”
 in the Professional category of the Sony World Photography 
Award 2015. Also, she was selected by the Kiyosato Museum of 
Photographic Arts for Young Portfolio award in 2014 & 2015. Her 
works have been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in the 
United States, Europe and Japan. 

misaki matsui+//from the white room.

misaki matsui[we are the universe]
We are small, but we are the universe
You have worries, so release them to the universe

misaki matsui / photographer + film director
She was born in Kobe, Japan.
Her theme “no moment without hope”is found throughout her 
films, photos of landscape and portraiture,
and installation projects.
Her mission is to remind people that they can still have hope.
She currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
www.misakimatsui.com
- no moment without hope -

//from the white room.[White Story　]
This is the photo book with music CD. They were inspired by the
 images that “whiteness", and convey the message of hope, 
“back to whiteness”
through photos, music, and quotes.

"//from the white room.” is a collaboration project between jun 
ando
(Koto - Japanese harp player / composer) and misaki matsui
 (cinematographer / photographer). They were inspired by the 
images that “whiteness" has - simple, pure, refresh, restart and 
reborn - and convey the message of hope, “back to whiteness” 
through videos, photos, music, and quotes.

Yuko K.
www.peintureyuko.com
I believe the existence of any artist’s sense of view must be 
reflected by the memories of their experiences. 
To me, the method of taking photographs and videos symbolize 
the importance of time. 
Suspending the equal value for both passing time and present 
time, gives me a diverse creator’s awareness and ability to recall 
memories of past experiences I had almost lost in the 
transforming, changing figure.  

After I graduated art university in Japan, I began working as a 
freelance illustrator and painting instructor along with my fine art 
painting and later moved to New York City. Currently I am living in 
NYC and work with various materials in painting, printmaking, 
illustration, mixed media, photographs and videos for the 
methodology of contemporary art.  

 kiriko Shirobayashi
www.kirikoshirobayashi.com
My works contain complex meanings not only by their direct 
transmissions but also their reminiscences. The corners of 
our minds, which conceal what we carry underneath our 
consciousness and unconsciousness, are of supreme interest 
to me. My work is not necessarily intended to direct anyone in 
any direction, but more to illuminate aspects of our existence 
and encourage the viewer to develop their own concept. It is 
by this method, I believe, that art cultivates understanding 
and exhibits its own inherent value.

After graduating from Osaka University of Arts, I moved to 
the United States going on to graduate from the School of 
Visual Arts with a MFA in Photography and Related Media.
 I have been exhibiting my work including Allentown Art 
Museum, the Center for Photography at Woodstock, the 
Houston Center for Photography, Delaware Center for the 
Contemporary Arts, Onoma Center, Finland, the 5th Pingyao 
International Festival and the National Museum of Belarus.
I have received awards from GEN ART, LMCC and Photography 
21 and have completed residencies at the MacDowell Colony,
 Headlands Center for the Arts, and Santa Fe Art Institute.

toterapotch

Lifetime pieces are a great variety of particles.
twinkle, sweet, hurt, innocent, salty, tickle . . . It's so delicious.
I'm eating, and then I'm making something with my feeling of 
after eating.

Kyoto City of Arts (Sculpture) , M. A.
My work has been exhibited at the clothes shop and the gallery.

Haruna Yasui
http://esumurubu.com

Was born in Kesennuma-city, Miyagi, Japan in 1987.

Now, independently producing new art-works in copper engraving 
and printing, and
black-and-white pen drawing.

In Yasui's work, there is mixture of the landscape of the reality and
imagination, which is like a glimpse of never-ending tale. In this
tale drawn in black
and white induces people to her unique nostalgic world.
Especially, the view-point of each persona in stories is 
dramatically impressive.

Miori Kobayashi

She born in Oita, Japan. She join the Art Club of Oita-Ueno High 
School, And she has won many awards including Silver prize at 
theArt Competition [The Search for da Vinci] atOsaka Art 
University.And she has the first prize in Oita.
She enter the Tama Art University. Now, she is a second grade 
of the university. 
She has an original brand [NIROSU], produce art and accessories.

Yoshiyuki Maeda
http://shinmekobo.com
Yoshiyuki Maeda was born in Japan, 1991.
He graduated from Tama Art University department of Graphic 
Design in 2013.
After graduating, he produced  "Hakoshka" is a charming creature 
such as a cat, such as a box.
Currently, he is active mainly in picture books and illustrations.

Exhibitions
2015   Cats Cats Cats Exhibition vol.3 /Kaohsiung&Taipei,Taiwan
2015   TOKYO art crossing BERLIN ARTISTS’ BOOK PROJECT 
/Berlin,Germany
2015   JAPANESE YOUNG ARTISTS' BOOKS FAIR_9th
 /New York,U.S.A
2015   YOUNG ARTISTS' BOOKS FAIR_9th/Tokyo,Japan
2014   DESIGN FESTA vol.40 /Tokyo,Japan
2014   The NY Art Book Fair /New York,U.S.A
2014   JAPANESE YOUNG ARTISTS' BOOKS FAIR_8th
 /New York,U.S.A

Haruka Hiramatsu
http://hiramatsuharuka.com/
Native of Tokyo. Active in a variety of fields, focusing on the 
production of illustrations, art and animation. Graduated from 
the Department of Design, Faculty of the Arts, Joshibi University 
of Art and Design. Her series of works, based on a mechanical 
world view, feature her fine depiction of "parts" integrating with 
other "parts", have tickled the hearts of women. They have 
gained popularity in the book fairs and events overseas as well.

Miyuki Sakurai
http://sakuraimi.wix.com/yuki
To release the shutter of the camera,and wants to emotion also 
recorded.Huge memory that is stored in which to live every day,
And the work to be printed with the nee,is an important starting 
point.I will work while collecting an opportunity.

Born 1988 in Ibaraki.
Graduated from Musashino Art University
（BA Fine Art,Printmaking）.
After graduating from college,I have the prints produced
 in Ibaraki Prefecture.

Takuya Takano
shintoghi.com
Takuya Takano was born in Yamagata Tohoku Japan. 
he started to make his Pop-up books when he was at university.
And his artist activity as SHINTOGHI began in middle of 2014.
his web site is here. shintoghi.com

Neo Yuki
www.yukineo.com
My camera taught me I need to stop and take a breath.  Then I 
noticed little flowers blooming at my feet.  Each has its own 
beauty and was blooming as if it was living its fragile life at its 
best.  That was the moment I realized that it‘s ok to be “me”.  
How long did I battle with myself to become someone else? How 
many beautiful things did I pass by that were all meaningful to 
me?  I've decided not to be afraid of being myself.  I will live 
myself wholeheartedly in every moment.  I photograph the 
moments to which my true heart reacts spontaneously. 
I capture them as the precious encounters that I crisscrossed 
and coincidentally shared the same time and space.　I hope 
my work gives you a moment to stop, take a breath and be 
yourself.

Yuki Neo is a New York-based photographer.  She was born in 
Takamatsu, Japan, and studied photography at the International 
Center of Photography in New York City.  She holds an M.S. in 
Advertising from Northwestern University, and formerly worked
in advertising in both the U.S. and Japan.

Takuya Yamauchi

Tranquil sight

1986 Born in Hokkaido,Japan
2011 Completed graduate programs at Musashino Art University,
Photograpy Major

 Pak chi Junkie

”Boys are dressed in boy's wear, had their hair in boy's style.
Girls are dressed in girl's wear, had their hair in girl's style.
Everyone is same. ”

A society came into being, which aimed at stability by keeping 
ideal pyramidal distribution of the population.
The resident under thorough control didn't seemed to notice 
that even they are controlled.

Midori Niiyama

"What is present, or absent. Something is 
happening or not happening,"
Was born in Ehime, Japan in 1991. And enrolled 
in Tama Art University Graduate School of 
Art and Design.

Shoko Okano

Visual enjoyment and children of the world. Curiosity, between
dream and reality.

Department of Crafts Tama Art University. I belong to The 
Picture Books Creation Research Society of the university.

Nao Kawai

①grandpa`s space soup
with the message that what seems to be your week is very simple, 
and a new view of the world opens up beyond it
②tourity　
Tourity is a coined word: tourist+city=Tourity 
It search for the semitransparent, fictional and constantly  
changing cities

Born 1993  　currently enrolled in Musashino Art University
working as a designer  and drawing comic and ilust everyday.

Yuka Imai

This picture book features the theme of a Japanese vowel sound 
and expresses feelings.
The most of contents are illustrations and are recommended for 
a small child.
Please enjoy it in parent and child together！

Sara Sato

I was born in Chiba, Japan in 1993.
I entered the Tokyo Zokei University.
I am a second year art college student.
I works in picture books and oil painting.

Narumi Hosokawa

『Nana-chan』『Ami-chan』『Girly Darkness』
I am an artist and I draw an illustration. Ilust' theme is 
"girlish charm".
I made these books because I want girls to be free,and a great deal
 of personality.

2015 Admission to Tama Art University 
        「Ankoku-syoujo-ten  vol.7」「Ginza-Bisyoujo-kan」
        「Ginza Modern Art Girls-ten」　at Ginza Modern Art 
        「i feel seal design contest 」 award of excellrnce

Masaki Ooishi

Picture books for young people.
I draw the picture bookｓ for young people.

Shiori Takigawa

We sometimes have a various feelings like pleasure, funny, sad, 
and soon. But at the same time we feel it difficult to convey the feeling to
others.
I'd like to express that sense of feeling through my own picture 
book.

Musashino Art university the 3rd year.
I make picture books by wooden types.

Yukie Takeda

Forest give her imaginations.
She is trying to make tales that have many feelings, like fear, 
relief and nostalgia.

Yukie Takeda was born in Nara, Japan, in 1994 and was grown up
 in Tokyo.
She entered Musashino Art University in 2013, and now she is 
studying painting and printing.
She regularly exhibited her picture books in university art festival 
between 2013 and 2015.
She has produced picture books with various methods, e.g., oil 
painting, pastels,  copper print and lithograph.
Also she has joined painting performance group called POKKE 
which showed performance and ran workshops in several cities 
since 2014.

Haruna Yasui
http://esumurubu.com

Was born in Kesennuma-city, Miyagi, Japan in 1987.

Now, independently producing new art-works in copper engraving 
and printing, and
black-and-white pen drawing.

In Yasui's work, there is mixture of the landscape of the reality and
imagination, which is like a glimpse of never-ending tale. In this
tale drawn in black
and white induces people to her unique nostalgic world.
Especially, the view-point of each persona in stories is 
dramatically impressive.