Born in Ishikawa Prefecture in 1969 and currently based in Okinawa.He withdrew from the Sculpture Program in the Department of Fine Arts at Nihon University College of Art.

As a figure prototype artist, he created numerous prototypes for Japanese figure manufacturers. As a product designer, his disc cover design was included in the MoMA Design Store catalog in New York. In his forties, a mystical experience during meditation led him to shift his career toward contemporary art. From a spiritual perspective, he produces series of works—paintings and prints using banknote materials, idol sculptures, automatic paintings, and meditation-based artworks—exploring themes of historical civilizations and idolatry.

Tartaros Japan’s works synthesize an enormous array of symbols from ancient to modern times—world mythology, art history, subculture, and currency systems. By doing so, he transforms “idol art,” one of the earliest art forms born from humanity’s faith in gods and spirits, into a contemporary expression suited for the 21st century.

He states:

“The 20th century was an age in which God was replaced by science. Through consumption, people came to worship new forms of idols—celebrities, films, games and characters, fashion and lifestyle, nations and currencies. So what do humans worship in the 21st century? The idols of the 21st century are reflections of ourselves.”

Based in Okinawa, he actively exhibits both in Japan and abroad.

He has held numerous solo exhibitions, including:

“Conversion” (2018, Rumbalumba / Ishikawa),
“Shingi” (2019, KinoSho Kikaku / Tokyo),
“Idea” (2020, Minna no Gallery / Tokyo),
“World exchange” (2021, TAGBOAT / Tokyo),
“Babel Again” (2021, Contemporary Tokyo),
“Ukiyo-e Banknote 2022” (2022, Contemporary Tokyo / Tokyo),
“AFTER POP” (2023, TAGBOAT / Tokyo).

He has also participated in many group exhibitions and art fairs, including ART021 Shanghai (2021, China).

In 2014, he was selected for the 9th TAGBOAT AWARD and received both the Jury’s Special Prize and the Yusaku Imamura Prize at the TDW ART FAIR (First Term) in the same year.