Photographer, Photojournalist / President for DIGIHOUND L.L.C. since March 2002.

Born in January 1958 at Fukuoka Japan. Live in Kobe, Japan since 1993.

In former times, I was work as commercial photographer. Also, I experienced as Editor for local magazine at Fukuoka.as start as professional photojournalist. Also had several of art exhibition at local galleries in Fukuoka JAPAN. Accepted photos for Modern Art Org exhibition twice.

4WD travel at Australia 17,000km include outback at 1988. By that result, Exihibition at DOI Photo Gallery, TOKYO 1989.

Worked for several of magazines include some photograph for Asahi-Weekly magazine since 1986 to 1996 as freelance. Some of my report of Iditarod or IRMSSSDR has been published to Asahi-Shinbun newspaper, too. Especially, 1993 Iditarod start was the first large named newspaper's exposure that sent a picture via phone-line worldwide network by instant photo, scanner and pc with modem. 1996 IRMSSDR was the first large named newspaper's exposure that took pictures by Richoh's digital camera then sent via Internet as freelance person in Japan.

Website www.pictinas.com (started as pict.com) publish since 1995.

Since 1990 to 1993, CCV (Cross Country Vehicle) magazine's editor, photographer and writer. Computer experience is more than 10 years. Especially with PC/AT and Windows, I have enough experience to built and use. Then also I was write the story and had column for Pasokon Hihyou (Personal Computer Review) magazine.

After end of 2004, I'm mainly using Mac OS X. Now it's Leopard on G5 2.5.

Written book;

Yonkusyonarie (4WD car dictionary) published by Dainihon Kaiga Co.,Ltd.

The Nissan Patrol & Safari published by Dainihon Kaiga Co.,Ltd.

create your own visited states map

or check out these Google Hacks.

What a big country... need 50 years to been all states if you visit one per year.

create your own visited countries map

Brazil is not fine info because too big country. I've been Manaus only.

For Australia, I've been anywhere except state of Tasmania and part of North East. Because drove up to the Alice Springs then Perth was next town via Gun-barrel highway (off-road).