#Kumamoto University

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Researchers develop proton barrier films using pore-free graphene oxide

Kumamoto University's research team, led by Assistant Professor Kazuto Hatakeyama and Professor Shintaro Ida of Institute of Industrial Nanomaterials, has announced a groundbreaking development in hydrogen ion barrier films using graphene oxide (GO) that lacks internal pores. This innovative approach, published in Small, promises significant advancements in protective coatings for various applications. In their study, the research team successfully synthesized and developed a thin film from a new form of graphene oxide that does not contain pores. Traditionally, GO has been known for its high ionic conductivity, which made it challenging to use as an ion barrier. However, by eliminating the internal pores, the team created a material with dramatically improved hydrogen ion barrier properties.

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[yoga-onion]

Shuri Castle - Burning castle of the Ryukyu Dynasty (Ref)

Shuri Castle, the royal castle of the Ryukyu Dynasty, was once the political, economic and cultural centre of that maritime kingdom. The date of construction of Shuri Castle is not known, but it is thought to have been built in the late 13th and 14th centuries during the Gusuku period.

Until the end of the 16th century, the Ryukyu Kingdom remained independent in turbulent East Asia, as did Korea and Vietnam, but was invaded and ruled by the Satsuma clan (now Kyusyu, Japan), and became a vassal state in the early 17th century.

After several fires and war damage, and repeated rebuilding, the World Heritage Site Shuri Castle was once again destroyed by a sudden fire on 31 October 2019, which lasted about eight hours and destroyed nine buildings and historical heritage sites, including the main hall. It is currently being rebuilt with a view to restoration in 2026.

The first burning occurred in 1453 during the struggle for the throne that followed the death of King Shō Kinpuku of the 1st Shō dynasty (Shiro-Furi Rebellion), when the castle was completely destroyed. The second fire, in 1660, took 11 years to rebuild, and the third fire in 1709 destroyed the main, north and south halls.

After the Ryukyu Disposition following the establishment of Okinawa Pref. by Japanese Government in 1879, the main hall and other buildings of Shuri Castle lost their role as the seat of government and were sold to the Japanese Army's 6th Division (Kumamoto, Japan) as a military camp and then to Shuri Ward (later Shuri City), which used them as school buildings for girls' schools.

It was almost completely destroyed during the Battle of Okinawa (WWⅡ) in 1945 and the construction of the University after the war, leaving only a small portion of the castle walls and building foundations remaining.

Full-scale reconstruction was considered in the 1980s, and the restoration work, which took about 40 years, was completed in January 2019. In October of the same year, a mysterious fire destroyed the castle again.

Shuri Castle, which has been repeatedly persecuted and burnt down but continues to revive, seems to symbolise Ryukyuan culture itself.

首里城 〜 燃え続ける琉球王朝のお城（参照）

琉球王朝の王城、首里城はかつてその海洋王国の政治・経済・文化の中心にあった。首里城の築城年代は明らかではないが、13世紀後半から14世紀にかけてのグスク造営期の時代に築城���れたと考えられている。

琉球王国は16世紀末まで、朝鮮やベトナムと同様に激動の東アジアで独立を保っていたが、薩摩藩 (現在の九州)の侵略と支配を受け、17世紀初頭に属国となった。

世界遺産でもある首里城は、数度の火災や戦災を経て、再建を繰り返してきたが、ついに2019年10月31日、約8時間にわたる突然の火災により、本殿を含む9つの建物や歴史遺産を焼失した。現在、2026年の復興に向け、再建中である。

1度目の焼失は1453年に第一尚氏の尚金福王の死後に発生した王位争い (志魯・布里の乱) であり、城内は完全に破壊された。2度目の焼失は1660年のことであり再建に11年の年月を要した。1709年には3度目の火災が起き正殿・北殿・南殿などが焼失した。

1879年の日本政府による沖縄県設置に至る琉球処分以後は、正殿など首里城の建物は政府の所在地としての役割を喪失し、日本陸軍の第6師団 (熊本) の軍営として、その後は首里区 (後の首里市) に払い下げられ、女学校の校舎として利用された。

1945年の沖縄戦や戦後の琉球大学建設でほぼ全壊し、城壁や建物の基礎の一部が残るのみであった。1980年代に本格的な再建が検討され、約40年の歳月をかけた修復工事が2019年1月に完了した。同年10月、謎の大火災により再び焼失した。

迫害や焼失を繰り返しながらも復活を続ける首里城は、琉球文化そのものを象徴しているようだ。

[versaphile]

After Takashi opens up to his family and friends, life for him and Kaname has never been better. But as graduation looms, their futures are uncertain. They visit nearby Kumamoto to see the universities and Natori-san, but following in Reiko’s footsteps reveals old pain and new peril.

A post-Reveal adventure featuring Natsume and Tanuma, the Fujiwaras being the best, the Horrible Exorcists being only sometimes the worst, the impending end of the Book of Friends, the dangers of feeling bad things for too long, and Nyanko-sensei having to do all the work around here.

I took a short break from the rest of my life and wrote a 54k Natsume Yuujinchou novel! I’ll be posting a chapter a day for the rest of December, and the first two are already up. Please enjoy!

[nijigasakilove]

Episode 2 and things already escalating quickly here! Who tf would threaten Takuya over the fake marriage? Like it’s none of the office’s business.. if they say they’re married they’re married that’s the end of it. Mfs treating Anchorage like it’s Syria 😭 you’re gonna get paid and be at a US branch with better work conditions.

Also, we knew they’d have to meet family eventually, but episode 2 and Takuya dad already here!? News travel way too quickly in this universe lmao. Nice fella and seems genuinely concerned about his son. Also it’s cool to see some Kyushu traditions and wedding customs mentioned! My fave part of Japan, particularly Fukuoka.. and Kumamoto prefecture is gorgeous.

Glad we got to see a little of Rika’s true self too. When she’s talking about Maps she really is glowing. I love seeing people talk about things they’re passionate for.

Good episode! Adult workplace romance just hits different

[japonski]

The Bankara Movement (蛮カラ)

Bankara high schoolers. 1929, Kumamoto.

Bankara youth stride through a gate in the early post-war era. 1949, Takushoku University.

In the late 1800s, during the Meiji Restoration (1868–1912), Japan was all about modernizing, and one of the ways the government pushed this was through Western-style clothing. Men’s fashion changed first—shaved heads and topknots gave way to European-style cropped hair. By the mid-1880s, 90% of Tokyo men were rocking a fake-European “randomly cropped” look (散切り頭). Geta (wooden clogs) were swapped for regular shoes and even sneakers, while suits, hats, and ties replaced the old hakama and haori.

For Japan’s high society, wearing Western clothes became the new way of showing they were part of the Civilization and Enlightenment movement (bunmei kaika, 文明開化). The rich and powerful wanted to create a clean, modern look for Japan. By 1898, this whole push for Western fashion became known as the haikara (“high collar”) movement.

But not everyone was into it. The bankara movement grew as a response to all this Western influence. Bankara (蛮カラ) means “barbaric,” and those who followed this style rejected the fancy, foreign clothes, going for a more rugged, traditional vibe. It was especially popular with students and intellectuals who didn’t want to give up Japan’s roots.

The Tonbi Coat

At the same time, the tonbi coat showed how Japan was mixing in Western elements but making them their own. Originally based on the Inverness coat from Scotland, the tonbi was modified to fit the kimono with wide armholes and a cape. Over time, it became so tied to Japanese style that no one even thought of it as a Western thing anymore, to the point that Bankara students liked to wear the tonbi coat over their uniforms as symbol of subversion.

So, while the government was pushing for Western fashion, the bankara movement resisted, and the tonbi coat shows how Japan took some foreign ideas and turned them into something uniquely their own.

Sources: 1,2,3.

[kumamoto-division]

day in the life: Strange Magic workplaces

Aoba works as a librarian. he is responsible of restock shelves,acquiring things like database,journals and magazines for the library. organize program such a story our for children and cataloging and classyfing all the books. It's actually a busy work for him and Aoba hates people who think or say that be a librarian is something "easy" because isn't.

He also take online classes at the university studing universal literature and chinese history as a hobby. He also take some chemist classes,he mainly study online with just a few of pressencial

When Aoba is not busy with the library he works as a model. He model mainly for brands of goth and alternative fashion, wearing dark and fantasy style. He wear especially women clothes like dresses and tight-fitting clothes due to his female figure. and sometimes he model things like perfume and makeup. He started to model after school and just when he was not busy but since a year ago he models more oftem. Aumenting his fame

Of course that's just in the day because during the night Aoba dress up with a long wig,a masquerade gown and his venetian black mask and he out to made arsons and bomb buildings as the arsonist/terrorist bomber Bluefire but if Aoba is honest he preffer the arsons

Kunio works in Kumamoto's "Starless Theater" a theater well know by the musicals and fantasy dramas but also know for be a restaurant with "show nights". Besides his job there as actor he also helps with the theater props and teaching them youngest actors in rehearsals and perform better, Kunio is also the main singer and dancer during the "show nights" when the Starless is also a restaurant

He also has a "second job" as stage magician. Kunio often do street magic shows, sometimes he is hired to perform in restaurants or nightclubs. He even appeared in TV alongside other magicians like Queen Card of minato and a few of nights weekly Kunio started to host his own magic show online. His favorite type of magic is the horror magic because is the magic that's is the most alike theatre

Kunio also works for The Stella Maris as the group's main assasin know as "M" . He has a huge reputation in the underground as a assasin know for be dilligent and efficient but also very bloody with anyone who is hired for kill. But in the supernatural and mundane is know for be a great blood knight, always looking for strong opponents (humans and supernatural). enjoying of all the fights with maniac glee and sadism. the upper class feel a especially fear for him because "M" is know for his great hate towards them and his no mercy ending with rich ones lives

Natsume is a famous artist with several works in different museums and art galleries. Despite his paints are the most knows he also is very good in different types of art (like draws, statutes and ceramic). He also teach art classes in different universities, high schools and elementary schools, he also teach art to kids in orphanages and charity events

Natsume also owe and works in his mystical items and fortune-telling store named "The Pandora Box". Is a store where he sells items like jewels charms, kaychains and wicca stuffs like herbal inciense, homemade snacks,esscencals soils and clothes dessigned by him. But the store is decorated with his portraits and draws as a "gallery" to anyone can buy Natsume's art works. The Pandora Box is also a fortune-telling salon where Natsume works giving tarot card reading using a crystal ball or tea leafs reading. He acts very theatric, seductive and eccentric as fortune-teller but Natsume is very serious with his power of see someone's past,present, future and memories and is careful with the advices and warning he give to his clients. After all he don't want to made prophecy gods and fortune spirits angry

In the underground Natsume is know and dreaded as the infamous poisoner "Semiramis". He mix magic and science to make effective and very deadly poisons and potions. since the type that just provoke a simple paralysis to the poisons that provoke a very slow and painful death and simptoms. His services are very expensive to the ones who can pay it but Semiramis's services are free for poison people like abusive spouses or relatives

Bonus!: Aoba choosed show a few of images from his modeling works and photoshoots, he surely looks beautiful in all of them

[mybeingthere]

Japanese printmaker Gashu Fukami.

Raised in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Gashu Fukami attended Doshisha University in Kyoto, graduating in 1975. During his time in school he discovered the works of Umetaro Azechi and Takeji Asano. These artists inspired Gashu to pursue woodblock printing in 1977. The following year he traveled to the United States to study at Kaji Aso Studio in Boston. Gashu returned to Kyoto in 1983, holding his first solo show in 1988. By 1997, he had moved to Nagasaki, before settling in Fukuoka in 1999.

Self-carved and self-printed, his colorful works carry the spirit of Sosaku Hanga into contemporary printmaking.

[evil-gu]

Day 1: Statue Tour Kumamoto

There was a MASSIVE earthquake here in 2016, and as part of the restoration project Oda donated these OP bronze statues to generate tourism (+he gave $8 million). He grew up here.

Each statue has a little story to give narrative to why they are there. Robin is helping at the university bc she's smart, Sanji feeding ppl where the shelter was, Zoro encouraging kids at the local dojo etc. All places hit hard.

The statues are spread out far and wide across the prefecture, so its MEANT to be a challenge to see them all. To collect the souvenir statues is even harder (they do NOT advertise where to buy them, and some are in buildings far, far away from the actual statues!)

Sadly, the mini souvenier statues were almost completely sold out, but I was able to grab a Sanji, Jinbei, and Brook. It was the only true disappointment of the day. Our guide thinks the local gov doesn't really get the goldmine of foreign tourists they would have if they made it easier to plan a trip AND had more exclusive merch available. She is the ONLY PERSON doing these statue tours!

Anyway, here are pics of the first 8! Last two tomorrow

[racequeenparadise]

2024 Race Queen Retirements - Tomomi Tsuda

While working as a campaign girl while at university in Kumamoto Prefecture, a fan suggested to her that she become a Race Queen. Tomomi auditioned for the Autopolis Circuit Queens and was selected for the 2015 team and remained with them until 2017. She moved to Tokyo in 2018 and made her debut as a race queen as a member of the Pacific Racing Team's Drift Dreamers in D1 Grand Prix motor racing.

At the 2019 Tokyo Auto Salon, it was announced that she had become a member of the Subaru BRZ GT Gals Breeze team and stayed with them until 2021. In the same year she was a finalist in the Newcomer Division of the Japan Race Queen Awards 2019. 2022 saw Tomomi move to the Shade Girls team of Shade Racing in both the Super Taikyu and Super GT classes. In the same year as part of Shade Girls, she was nominated in the 2022 Japan Race Queen Awards Costume Division, becoming one of the 10 finalist units. Her final two years as a Race Queen was with Modulo Nakajima Racing as part of the Kenwood Lady team.

Race Queen Appearances

Autopolis Circuit Queen, 2015 to 2017

Pacific Racing Team, Dunlop Drift Dreamers, D1GP, 2018

Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Umbrella Girl, Moto GP Japan, 2018 to 2019

Subaru BRZ GT Gals Breeze, Super GT, 2019 to 2021

Shade Racing, Shade Girls, Super Taikyu and Super GT, 2022

Modulo Nakajima Racing, Kenwood Lady, Super GT, 2023 to 2024

Image Girl and Event Appearances

Tokyo Motor Show, Fujitsu Ten Booth, 2017

Golf Fair 2018 Nikon Booth, 2018

Kirin Jockeys, 2018

Tokyo Game Show, Capcom Booth, 2018 to 2019

JA Iwai Onion Image Model, 2019

Tokyo Motor Show, Subaru BRZ GT Gals Breeze, 2019

Nagoya Motor Show, Subaru BRZ GT Gals Breeze, 2019

Osaka Motor Show, Subaru BRZ GT Gals Breeze, 2019

Tokyo Auto Salon, Subaru BRZ GT Gals Breeze, 2019 to 2020

JAEPO 2019, Bandai Namco Technica Booth

Japan Drugstore Show, Kose Booth, 2022

Tokyo Auto Salon, Modellista Booth, 2023

CP+ 2023, Fuji Film Booth

AnimeJapan 2023, BS11 Booth

Japan Mobility Show, Honda Booth, 2023

Tokyo Game Show, Breakers Vic Game Studios Booth, 2023 to 2024

[hamamatsu-divison]

"everything is possible for a eccentric"

Timeline

Age 0

is born to Yukimura Yakumo and Yukimura Sae

Age 4

His father teach him to read

He found out his father's detective child books

Starts to deduce the riddles and misteries for fun

Age 6

Noticed his mother's strange behaviors

Nellie ask to his father about that but he say him he's "too young to understand" to Nellie's frustration

Age 8

Sae attacks him during a maniac episode and make him a laceration at a leg

After it she ingreses temporaly to a psychiatric

His father explain Nellie his mom have a mental illnes called "schizophrebia"

Nellie starts to research about that and others mental illnes

To distract him of the past attack, Yakumo give him so very books of the Author Jules Verne and Nellie develope a fascination for his works

After a few of months Sae out from the psychiatric and Nellie is happy of see her

Age 12

see his father writing short tales and Nellie becomes intereseted on write by himself

Learn that schizophrebia can be inherited and is secretly scared of inherited the illnes from his mother

To distract himself Nellie starts to looking for events and stories around him in the form of "aritcles" that make him develope interest at journalism

Age 15

His father show him his new works as novelist and Nellie is happy for him

Age 18

Graduates high school and enters to university to obtain his degree in literature

Takes a journalism course as "extracurricular activity"

Sae ingreses to a psychiatric permanently after her mental state worsened, Nellie is sad of that

Age 21

Graduates university with a degree in literature

Starts to write for a newspaper

Nellie write detailed criminal analysis at his articles about crimes that leave people impressed

Meets and befriends Ryukyu Shirone when Nellie was writing stories in kumamoto

Ryukyu introduce Nellie with his couple Aoi Yamamura and their children, Aoba, Kururi and Eden

Nellie befriends the children, especially Eden

Age 23

Starts to work with polices and law workers for his knowledges and abilities as researcher and analiyst but Nellie is often in disagree with them for their black and white point of view

Nellie starts to have migraines,hallucinations and mood swings he try to ignore it but not work

His biggest fear becomes true when he is diagnose with schizophrenia

Fall in depression but is supported by Ryukyu and Aoi

Take meds and learn to live with it but deny to tell his father he inherited Sae's illnes

Age 24

Open his publishing-house called "Verne publishing-house"

His father ask him for edit and publish is literature works and Nellie is happy of do it

Age 25

Aoi is muredered by people from aoyama

Nellie lament his friend's death and support Ryukyu

Age 29

His father is defended by Kisouna Yuzairu after be accused of fraud and plagiarism and Nellie fall in love for her

Ryukyu ask Nellie if he want to adopt Eden, Nellie doubt because don't think he can take care well of Eden due to his job and mental illnes

Meet and befriends Kaede Iwasawa who after introduce him with his boyfriend,Jyuto Iruma

Nellie is esceptic of his relationship but see how Jyuto love Kaede genuinly

Age 31

His father is killed by a group called "The Theater"

Nellie starts to research the mistery behind his death

His schizophrebia worsened and have episodes more often

find Eden is "the succubus" but Nellie don't surprised because Ryukyu told him about the supernatural and Eden's abilities

Age 32-present

find a connection with the group know as "The Theater" with the Division Rap Battle

Eden bring him three hypnosis microphone that he taked in one of his "hunts"

He becomes the leader of the Hamamatsu's division team Trickstar alongside Eden Yamamura and Kaede Iwasawa

Schedule

1:30 a.m 6:00 a.m-asleep

6:00 a.m 6:15 a.m-freshens up and have breakfast

6:15 a.m 6:55 a.m-walk to the his publishing-house

6:55 a.m 11:30 a.m-working at his publishing-house

11:30 a.m 12:00 p.m-lunch

12:00 p.m 15:00 p.m-writing for his journalism

15:00 p.m 15:40 p.m-returns home

15:40 p.m 17:00 p.m- do publishing-house paperwork

17:00 p.m 18:00 p.m-free time (feed and play bakeneko or read)

18:00 p.m 18:30 p.m- talks with Eden about their day

18:30 p.m 19:00 p.m-makes dinner

19:00 p.m 19:20 p.m-dinner with Eden and Kaede

19:20 p.m 20:10- out looking for stories

20:10 p.m 20:50-returns home

20:50 p.m 23:00-writing his novel

23:00 p.m 23:30-listen music

23:30 p.m 1:00 a.m-researching/analysing crimes

1:00 a.m 6:00-asleep

Character hashtags

Regular hashtags

#Verne publishing-house

#proud father of a devil

#aspiring novelist

Trauma hashtags

#victim of my own mind

#inherited illnes

#my father's corpse

Other info

Hobby: caligraphy

Weakness:schizophrebia episodes

Trauma:"with every day i slowly lose my mind and i can't reality connect"

Twitter:@VerneEditor

Drinks:yes

Smokes:no

Special skill:"i'm good deducing and analysing crimes"

Intro quote:"My name is Nellie Yukimura do you have a good story for me?"

Trauma quote:"This fucking voices still whisper on my ears! and all the things i see are not real,why? Why i inherited this?!... i'm so scared of this, please someone save me from this,from myself!...please *crying*"

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Breakthrough nanoporous material exhibits giant piezoelectric response

Recently a super-strain nanoporous material, barium calcium zirconium titanate composition (Ba0.85Ca0.15)(Ti0.9Zr0.1)O3 (BCZT) was created, which showcases an extraordinary piezoelectric response (d33 ≈7500 pm V-1) . This value represents an order of magnitude greater than the traditional piezoelectric materials like lead zirconate titanate (PZT). This study, published in Chemical Science, marks the first investigation into the strain dependence of the piezoelectric properties at the nano-level using BCZT. The simple synthesis process coupled with its exceptional piezoelectric capabilities enables nanoporous BCZT to be a highly promising candidate for developing eco-friendly dielectric capacitor and generator for high-density energy harvesting in the future.

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[mikastravels]

 :☆ﾟHow I got to study in Japan

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: .☽ . :☆ﾟ. ───

The process itself was pretty easy for me. As Sojo University is a Partner Univesity of mine I really just had to apply for the spot. After that I barely had to do much else, besides booking a flight.

Booking the flight actually turned out to be the biggest hurdle as we weren't clearly communicated as to when we should arrive or when we would be able to apply for student Visa.

But all went well and we arrived safely in Kumamoto! Luckily we don't even have to pay Tuition nor housing cost as all is being covered by Sojo! We evern wrre picked up by the Teacher in charge of us! Full on service making us feel more than welcome here!

If you wanna learn more about where I study you can check the official Website: here

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: .☽ . :☆ﾟ. ───

[munaeem]

What is HPH-15, ? How can it help diabetic people?

HPH-15 is a groundbreaking new compound. Scientists at Kumamoto University developed it. This compound shows tremendous promise as a more effective treatment for Type 2 diabetes[1][2]. This innovative drug offers multiple benefits for managing the condition, potentially revolutionizing diabetes care. Key Features of HPH-15 Enhanced Glucose Control: HPH-15 activates AMP-activated protein kinase…

[konradnews]

A trip to Amakusa, Kumamoto, where the history and culture learned by Porsche and the University of Tokyo changed from dots to lines and surfaces. What was the answer the children arrived at?

Two teams that have been exploring their respective cultures finally meet up. Although they are dimly aware of the existence of another group, where are they and what are they doing? When will they meet? The children had no idea where they were going, what they were doing, or when they would meet. As the two teams sit across from each other, they look excited but also slightly nervous. After…

[akihitotakuma]

AKIHITO TAKUMA CV

1966 Born in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto, Japan 1993 Completed the postgraduate course at Shiga University of Education (Painting Department) 1993 - 94 Studied at Circulo de Bellas Artes de Madrid (Spain) Lives and works in Tokyo & Kanagawa, Japan

Solo Exhibitions 2023 Lines of Flight - The battle is decided in an instant, but I seem to lose most of the time., CADANYURAKUCHO by Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Tokyo 2022 Lines of Flight - Color, Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka 2021 Lines of Flight - skyscraper II, Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka 2020 Akihito Takuma, Galerie Benjamin Eck, Munchen, Germany 2018 Lines of Flight - skyscraper, Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka 2018 Akihito Takuma, Le Confort des Étranges, Toulouse, France 2017 Lines of Flight SA-KU-RA, Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka 2017 Difference et repetition / Tableau en evolution, Gakeigimlet, Kyoto 2016 Difference et repetition / Tableau en evolution, Institut francais du Japon-kyusyu, Fukuoka 2016 Lines of Flight, Gakeigimlet, Tokyo 2016 Lines of Flight, Gakeigimlet, Kyoto 2015 Lines of Flight - Unexpected power, Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka 2014 Lines of Flight, ponyhof artclub, Munchen, Germany 2014 Difference et repetition / Tableau en evolution, Gakeigimlet, Kyoto 2014 Difference et repetition / Tableau en evolution, Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka 2014 Difference et repetition / Tableau en evolution, Institut francais du Japon-Kansai, Kyoto 2012 Lines of Flight, Gakeigimlet, Kyoto 2012 Lines of Flight, Akiyama Gallery, Tokyo 2010 Lines of Flight - to the Sahara, Kinokuniya Gallery, Tokyo 2009 Lines of Flight, Galerie Tokyo Humanite, Tokyo 2008 Lines of Flight, Cubic Gallery Iteza, Kyoto 2007 Lines of Flight, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 2006 Lines of Flight, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 2005 Lines of Flight, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 2004 Lines of Flight, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 2002 I until 1999 from 1990-to give it value in the daily life, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 2001 I whom I don't know-Memory, Cubic Gallery Iteza, Kyoto 2000 To leave, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 1999 Escape the border, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 1998 Painting from Record of Action, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 1998 Expressive Machine for Future, Cubic Gallery Iteza, Kyoto 1997 about Existence, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 1996 It is connected, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 1996 escape from the two clauses confrontation, Cubic Gallery Iteza, Kyoto 1994 Painting from Record of Action, Cubic Gallery Iteza, Kyoto 1992 Devenir, Cubic Gallery Iteza, Kyoto

Group Exhibitions 2024 OSTRANENIE - AKIHITO TAKUMA x KEDIMARI, BENJAMIN ECK PROJECTS, Munchen, Germany 2023 In Your City, CLEAR GALLERY TOKYO, Roppongi, Tokyo 2023 ART SG, Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore 2022 Collection1, Iwaki City Art Museum, Fukushima 2022 TABI / TRIP / TRAVEL / JOURNEY, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe 2022 ART FAIR TOKYO, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo 2021 ART OSAKA, OSAKA CITY CENTRAL PUBLIC HALL, Osaka 2021 Grand Vernissage, GALERIE B\, Hamburg, Germany 2020 CADAN, TERADA B&C HALL, Tokyo 2020 CADAN x SETAN MEN’S - POP UP, ISETAN MEN'S, Tokyo 2020 NATSUKODACHI, Pierre Yves Caer Gallery, Paris 2020 Galeristes, Carreau du Temple Paris, Paris 2020 Show window, Ralph Lauren OMOTESANDO, Tokyo 2019 Andoche Praudel and Akihito Takuma - Les reves de la pluie -, Pierre Yves Caer Gallery, Paris 2019 Duenn x Akihito Takuma - Point x View -, Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka 2019 Satoyama 2019 - Art Festival in between Nature and City, Okagami, Kawasaki 2019 ART FAIR TOKYO, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo 2019 Art Osaka, HOTEL GRANVIA OSAKA, Osaka 2018 KIAF ART SEOUL, COEX HALL, Seoul, Korea 2017 Juan Zurita x Akihito Takuma, Galerie Benjamin Eck, Munchen, Germany 2017 Gengenten, Moritakaya, Iwaki 2017 Adventures on Surface - Apocalypse of Abstraction, Gallery Kounotori, Tokyo 2017 ART FAIR TOKYO, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo 2017 ART in PARK HOTEL TOKYO, PARK HOTEL, Tokyo 2016 ART BUSAN, BEXCO, Busan, Korea 2016 ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA, HOTEL OKURA, Fukuoka 2016 ART in PARK HOTEL TOKYO, PARK HOTEL, Tokyo 2016 In Praise of Shadows, Japanese beauty, Yamagiwa, Tokyo 2015 LUISA KOCH & AKIHITO TAKUMA reflections, ponyhof artclub, Munchen, Germany 2015 STROKE, Praterinsel, Munchen, Germany 2015 ART BUSAN, BEXCO, Busan, Korea 2015 Link Link Art-3, Kakian, Tokyo 2014 Landscapes. Rural vs Urban, The Brick Lane Gallery, London, United Kingdom 2013 ART.FAIR, Staatenhaus am Rheinpark, Auenweg, Cologne, Germany 2013 The Gallery Shinanobashi Collection, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe 2013 mujikobo contemporary × gimlet contemporary, mujikobo, Yokohama 2013 Link Link Art-2, Kakian, Tokyo 2013 Matsuda Art 3, Matsuda high school, Kanagawa 2012 KAMIWAZA, Gakeigimlet, Kyoto/Tokiori, Nagoya/HIGURE 17-15 cas,Tokyo 2012 Black Aesthetics 01 - Avantgarde and Realism, Gakeigimlet, Kyoto 2012 Link Link art, Kakian, Tokyo 2012 Gimlet Cross, Gakeigimlet, Kyoto 2012 Batta mon's batta mon, gallery ARTISLONG, Kyoto 2011 Mark Humphrey Gallery, Southampton, USA 2011 Hatsuden-Private power generation, Kakian, Tokyo 2010 ASIA and RICE, sori arts center of Jeolla Buk-do, Changheum, Korea 2010 Invitation to Our House, at Artist's home in Kanagawa 2009 Permanent Collection 2, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe 2009 ADVENTURERS on SURFACE, exhibit Live & Moris Gallery, Tokyo 2007 Hyakka-Ryoran, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe 2006 Commemoration of Masuo Ikeda art prize, Ginza Yokyo Hall, Tokyo 2005 The 10th Anniversary of Post- Earthquake Restoration- Hyogo International Competition of Painting, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe 2005 Line of Artist, Ishida Taiseisya Hall, Kyoto 2004 Daily life and Not Daily life, Hira Museum, Shiga 2001 - 2005 Seed Project, Kyoto & Shiga 1997 Invitation to Our House, at Artist's home in Shiga 1994 Exhibition of current state of Kyushu art, The Kagoshima Municipal Museum of Art, Kagoshima 1992 Impact Art Festival, The Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto 1991 Kyoto Independent Exhibition, The Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto 1990 Two persons exhibition, Cubic Gallery Iteza, Kyoto

Awards 2014 Saatchi Online SHOWDOWN Finalist 2011 Saatchi Online SHOWDOWN Finalist 2005 The 10th Anniversary of Post-Earthquake Restoration- Hyogo International Competition of Painting, Second Prize 2005 20th Holbein Scholarship Exhibitioner

Public collections Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe Iwaki City Art Museum, Fukushima Color museum, Tokyo Ueshima collection, Tokyo Hirose collection, Hiroshima Maibara Shiga prefectural high school Suzuki Design & Build, Machida

Selected Bibliography 2021 Maria Abramenko, "Bottomless Darkness", Nasty magazine, 20 May 2021 Marie-Charlotte Burat, "A Fresh Perspective on Society in 'Lines of Flight'", Pen-online, 12 March 2020 Katsuya Ando, "Why did I buy Akihito Takuma's painting?", 12 Jan 2018 Atsuo Yamamoto, “From 'Painting from Record of Action' to 'Lines of Flight': the works of Akihito Takuma”, Lines of Flight 2004 - 2018 2017 Andrey V., Juan Zurita and Akihito Takuma On Show at Benjamin Eck, 16 November, Widewalls 2017 Akihito Takuma, "GP hall - Industrial Blue", Cover of LP jacket 2016 Yutaka Mikami, “Painting of Akihito Takuma", No.16 - The Bulletin of the faculty of Representational studies of Wako University 2016 Akihito Takuma, “A Study of Contemporary Art in Germany : Irony, Humor and Political Criticism", No.16 - The Bulletin of the faculty of Representational studies of Wako University 2015 Mitsuo Yoshikawa, ART OSAKA Leaflet 2014 Toshiya Ueno, Link-Link-Art2, Review, Document of MEGA project 2014 Michiaki Nanba, review, HAPS 2012 Hitoshi Dehara, “Freedom of Flight”, Akiyama Gallery Catalog 2012 Art square, 29 April, Kyoto Newspaper 2012 Chiemi Sano, Review, Arts Magazine”Collector” (November) 2011 Akihito Takuma, Saatchi Online Interviews SHOWDOWN’s Top Finalists 2011 Akihito Takuma, Lesson practice which took in contemporary paintings, Art Education Society of Japan, No.294  2010 Ren Fukuzumi, Review, artscape 2010 Takeshi Sugawara, “At the Dunes of Merzouga”, KINOKUNIYA Gallery Catalog 2009 Akihito Takuma, “momentary brightness”, Galerie Tokyo Humanite Catalog 2009 Akihito Takuma, “A study of the Relation Between Art Education and Postmodern Era”, Art Education Society of Japan, No.292  2008 Yutaka Mikami, “Gray light”, Galerie Iteza Catalog 2008 Toru Kawamura, Review, 6 September, Kyoto Newspaper 2007 Akihito Takuma, “Lines of Flight”, ACRYLART2007, p.61 2005 Ichiro Hariu, Jurors’ Comments, 10th Anniversary of Post- Earthquake Restoration- Hyogo International Competition of Painting Catalog 2005 Shigenobu Kimura, Jurors’ Comments, 10th Anniversary of Post- Earthquake Restoration- Hyogo International Competition of Painting Catalog 2005 Oh Kwang-su, Jurors’ Comments, 10th Anniversary of Post- Earthquake Restoration- Hyogo International Competition of Painting Catalog 2005 “Art scene”, Nichiyo-bijutsukan, NHK-TV, 23 January 2005 Unsigned, "Fantastic atmosphere", Asahi Newspaper, 5 February 2005 Unsigned, "Find a vast landscape", Kyoto Newspaper, 15 February 2005 Yutaka Hayami, ARTRAMBLE, vol.8, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art 1999 Shinichiro Ozaki, Review, SHIJO Gallery 1998 Minoru Otagaki, Review, 20 June, Kyoto Newspaper 1997 Eiji Yamamori, Review, 15 June, Asahi Newspaper 1997 Hideyuki Yamanaka, Review, 5 July, Kyoto Newspaper 1997 Unsigned, "Exhibition at our house", Chunichi Newspaper, 8 July 1996 Shinji Komoto, Review, SHIJO Gallery 1992 Yusuke Nakahara, Review, BBC-Biwako-TV 1991 Yoshiaki Inui, Review, BBC-Biwako-TV 1990 Akihito Takuma, Contemporary Art Messages '90, The International Art Center of Kyoto

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Akihito Takuma CV

1966 Born in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto, Japan 1993 Completed the postgraduate course at Shiga University of Education (Painting Department) 1993 - 94 Studied at Circulo de Bellas Artes de Madrid (Spain) Lives and works in Tokyo & Kanagawa, Japan

Solo Exhibitions 2023 Lines of Flight - The battle is decided in an instant, but I seem to lose most of the time., CADANYURAKUCHO by Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Tokyo 2022 Lines of Flight - Color, Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka 2021 Lines of Flight - skyscraper II, Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka 2020 Akihito Takuma, Galerie Benjamin Eck, Munchen, Germany 2018 Lines of Flight - skyscraper, Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka 2018 Akihito Takuma, Le Confort des Étranges, Toulouse, France 2017 Lines of Flight SA-KU-RA, Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka 2017 Difference et repetition / Tableau en evolution, Gakeigimlet, Kyoto 2016 Difference et repetition / Tableau en evolution, Institut francais du Japon-kyusyu, Fukuoka 2016 Lines of Flight, Gakeigimlet, Tokyo 2016 Lines of Flight, Gakeigimlet, Kyoto 2015 Lines of Flight - Unexpected power, Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka 2014 Lines of Flight, ponyhof artclub, Munchen, Germany 2014 Difference et repetition / Tableau en evolution, Gakeigimlet, Kyoto 2014 Difference et repetition / Tableau en evolution, Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka 2014 Difference et repetition / Tableau en evolution, Institut francais du Japon-Kansai, Kyoto 2012 Lines of Flight, Gakeigimlet, Kyoto 2012 Lines of Flight, Akiyama Gallery, Tokyo 2010 Lines of Flight - to the Sahara, Kinokuniya Gallery, Tokyo 2009 Lines of Flight, Galerie Tokyo Humanite, Tokyo 2008 Lines of Flight, Cubic Gallery Iteza, Kyoto 2007 Lines of Flight, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 2006 Lines of Flight, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 2005 Lines of Flight, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 2004 Lines of Flight, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 2002 I until 1999 from 1990-to give it value in the daily life, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 2001 I whom I don't know-Memory, Cubic Gallery Iteza, Kyoto 2000 To leave, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 1999 Escape the border, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 1998 Painting from Record of Action, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 1998 Expressive Machine for Future, Cubic Gallery Iteza, Kyoto 1997 about Existence, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 1996 It is connected, Shinanobashi Gallery, Osaka 1996 escape from the two clauses confrontation, Cubic Gallery Iteza, Kyoto 1994 Painting from Record of Action, Cubic Gallery Iteza, Kyoto 1992 Devenir, Cubic Gallery Iteza, Kyoto

Group Exhibitions 2024 OSTRANENIE - AKIHITO TAKUMA x KEDIMARI, BENJAMIN ECK PROJECTS, Munchen, Germany 2023 In Your City, CLEAR GALLERY TOKYO, Roppongi, Tokyo 2023 ART SG, Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore 2022 Collection1, Iwaki City Art Museum, Fukushima 2022 TABI / TRIP / TRAVEL / JOURNEY, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe 2022 ART FAIR TOKYO, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo 2021 ART OSAKA, OSAKA CITY CENTRAL PUBLIC HALL, Osaka 2021 Grand Vernissage, GALERIE B\, Hamburg, Germany 2020 CADAN, TERADA B&C HALL, Tokyo 2020 CADAN x SETAN MEN’S - POP UP, ISETAN MEN'S, Tokyo 2020 NATSUKODACHI, Pierre Yves Caer Gallery, Paris 2020 Galeristes, Carreau du Temple Paris, Paris 2020 Show window, Ralph Lauren OMOTESANDO, Tokyo 2019 Andoche Praudel and Akihito Takuma - Les reves de la pluie -, Pierre Yves Caer Gallery, Paris 2019 Duenn x Akihito Takuma - Point x View -, Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka 2019 Satoyama 2019 - Art Festival in between Nature and City, Okagami, Kawasaki 2019 ART FAIR TOKYO, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo 2019 Art Osaka, HOTEL GRANVIA OSAKA, Osaka 2018 KIAF ART SEOUL, COEX HALL, Seoul, Korea 2017 Juan Zurita x Akihito Takuma, Galerie Benjamin Eck, Munchen, Germany 2017 Gengenten, Moritakaya, Iwaki 2017 Adventures on Surface - Apocalypse of Abstraction, Gallery Kounotori, Tokyo 2017 ART FAIR TOKYO, Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo 2017 ART in PARK HOTEL TOKYO, PARK HOTEL, Tokyo 2016 ART BUSAN, BEXCO, Busan, Korea 2016 ART FAIR ASIA FUKUOKA, HOTEL OKURA, Fukuoka 2016 ART in PARK HOTEL TOKYO, PARK HOTEL, Tokyo 2016 In Praise of Shadows, Japanese beauty, Yamagiwa, Tokyo 2015 LUISA KOCH & AKIHITO TAKUMA reflections, ponyhof artclub, Munchen, Germany 2015 STROKE, Praterinsel, Munchen, Germany 2015 ART BUSAN, BEXCO, Busan, Korea 2015 Link Link Art-3, Kakian, Tokyo 2014 Landscapes. Rural vs Urban, The Brick Lane Gallery, London, United Kingdom 2013 ART.FAIR, Staatenhaus am Rheinpark, Auenweg, Cologne, Germany 2013 The Gallery Shinanobashi Collection, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe 2013 mujikobo contemporary × gimlet contemporary, mujikobo, Yokohama 2013 Link Link Art-2, Kakian, Tokyo 2013 Matsuda Art 3, Matsuda high school, Kanagawa 2012 KAMIWAZA, Gakeigimlet, Kyoto/Tokiori, Nagoya/HIGURE 17-15 cas,Tokyo 2012 Black Aesthetics 01 - Avantgarde and Realism, Gakeigimlet, Kyoto 2012 Link Link art, Kakian, Tokyo 2012 Gimlet Cross, Gakeigimlet, Kyoto 2012 Batta mon's batta mon, gallery ARTISLONG, Kyoto 2011 Mark Humphrey Gallery, Southampton, USA 2011 Hatsuden-Private power generation, Kakian, Tokyo 2010 ASIA and RICE, sori arts center of Jeolla Buk-do, Changheum, Korea 2010 Invitation to Our House, at Artist's home in Kanagawa 2009 Permanent Collection 2, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe 2009 ADVENTURERS on SURFACE, exhibit Live & Moris Gallery, Tokyo 2007 Hyakka-Ryoran, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe 2006 Commemoration of Masuo Ikeda art prize, Ginza Yokyo Hall, Tokyo 2005 The 10th Anniversary of Post- Earthquake Restoration- Hyogo International Competition of Painting, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe 2005 Line of Artist, Ishida Taiseisya Hall, Kyoto 2004 Daily life and Not Daily life, Hira Museum, Shiga 2001 - 2005 Seed Project, Kyoto & Shiga 1997 Invitation to Our House, at Artist's home in Shiga 1994 Exhibition of current state of Kyushu art, The Kagoshima Municipal Museum of Art, Kagoshima 1992 Impact Art Festival, The Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto 1991 Kyoto Independent Exhibition, The Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto 1990 Two persons exhibition, Cubic Gallery Iteza, Kyoto

Awards 2014 Saatchi Online SHOWDOWN Finalist 2011 Saatchi Online SHOWDOWN Finalist 2005 The 10th Anniversary of Post-Earthquake Restoration- Hyogo International Competition of Painting, Second Prize 2005 20th Holbein Scholarship Exhibitioner

Public collections Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art, Kobe Iwaki City Art Museum, Fukushima Color museum, Tokyo Ueshima collection, Tokyo Hirose collection, Hiroshima Maibara Shiga prefectural high school Suzuki Design & Build, Machida

Selected Bibliography 2021 Maria Abramenko, "Bottomless Darkness", Nasty magazine, 20 May 2021 Marie-Charlotte Burat, "A Fresh Perspective on Society in 'Lines of Flight'", Pen-online, 12 March 2020 Katsuya Ando, "Why did I buy Akihito Takuma's painting?", 12 Jan 2018 Atsuo Yamamoto, “From 'Painting from Record of Action' to 'Lines of Flight': the works of Akihito Takuma”, Lines of Flight 2004 - 2018 2017 Andrey V., Juan Zurita and Akihito Takuma On Show at Benjamin Eck, 16 November, Widewalls 2017 Akihito Takuma, "GP hall - Industrial Blue", Cover of LP jacket 2016 Yutaka Mikami, “Painting of Akihito Takuma", No.16 - The Bulletin of the faculty of Representational studies of Wako University 2016 Akihito Takuma, “A Study of Contemporary Art in Germany : Irony, Humor and Political Criticism", No.16 - The Bulletin of the faculty of Representational studies of Wako University 2015 Mitsuo Yoshikawa, ART OSAKA Leaflet 2014 Toshiya Ueno, Link-Link-Art2, Review, Document of MEGA project 2014 Michiaki Nanba, review, HAPS 2012 Hitoshi Dehara, “Freedom of Flight”, Akiyama Gallery Catalog 2012 Art square, 29 April, Kyoto Newspaper 2012 Chiemi Sano, Review, Arts Magazine”Collector” (November) 2011 Akihito Takuma, Saatchi Online Interviews SHOWDOWN’s Top Finalists 2011 Akihito Takuma, Lesson practice which took in contemporary paintings, Art Education Society of Japan, No.294  2010 Ren Fukuzumi, Review, artscape 2010 Takeshi Sugawara, “At the Dunes of Merzouga”, KINOKUNIYA Gallery Catalog 2009 Akihito Takuma, “momentary brightness”, Galerie Tokyo Humanite Catalog 2009 Akihito Takuma, “A study of the Relation Between Art Education and Postmodern Era”, Art Education Society of Japan, No.292  2008 Yutaka Mikami, “Gray light”, Galerie Iteza Catalog 2008 Toru Kawamura, Review, 6 September, Kyoto Newspaper 2007 Akihito Takuma, “Lines of Flight”, ACRYLART2007, p.61 2005 Ichiro Hariu, Jurors’ Comments, 10th Anniversary of Post- Earthquake Restoration- Hyogo International Competition of Painting Catalog 2005 Shigenobu Kimura, Jurors’ Comments, 10th Anniversary of Post- Earthquake Restoration- Hyogo International Competition of Painting Catalog 2005 Oh Kwang-su, Jurors’ Comments, 10th Anniversary of Post- Earthquake Restoration- Hyogo International Competition of Painting Catalog 2005 “Art scene”, Nichiyo-bijutsukan, NHK-TV, 23 January 2005 Unsigned, "Fantastic atmosphere", Asahi Newspaper, 5 February 2005 Unsigned, "Find a vast landscape", Kyoto Newspaper, 15 February 2005 Yutaka Hayami, ARTRAMBLE, vol.8, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art 1999 Shinichiro Ozaki, Review, SHIJO Gallery 1998 Minoru Otagaki, Review, 20 June, Kyoto Newspaper 1997 Eiji Yamamori, Review, 15 June, Asahi Newspaper 1997 Hideyuki Yamanaka, Review, 5 July, Kyoto Newspaper 1997 Unsigned, "Exhibition at our house", Chunichi Newspaper, 8 July 1996 Shinji Komoto, Review, SHIJO Gallery 1992 Yusuke Nakahara, Review, BBC-Biwako-TV 1991 Yoshiaki Inui, Review, BBC-Biwako-TV 1990 Akihito Takuma, Contemporary Art Messages '90, The International Art Center of Kyoto