The Craftsman’s History
Year an item/contents
1986 Won a distinguished service prize for Kindergarten Education.
Services toward the develoment of Kindergarten education.
1988 Participated in EXPO’88 in Ausralia
Demonstrated how to make the Sanuki Chochin.
*Won a ground prize award to advertisement designed
in the yellow book
From NTT
*Restored Konpira Kabuki chochin
Restored a fine color print chochin of Edo Era,
1989 Held an exhibition in West Coast of U.S.A.and various places
in Europe
Exhibited Sanuki Chochin
1990 Participated in EXPO’90 Osaka
(International Green and Flower Exhibition)
Demonstrated the making of Chochin shaped flower(like lotuses)
at the Japanese Govemment booth.
1991 *Participated in the Japan Home Town Fair ’91
Introduced and demonstrated how to make the biggest chochin
in the world.at Tokyo Dome
*Participated in the Japan festival in Singapore.
Exhibited and demonstration of Chochin.
1992 *Presented Sanuki Chochin to China.
Presented Sanuki Sanju Ippongake Chochin via
Kagawa Prefectural office.
*Participated in EXPO’92 in Spain.
Exhibited Sanuki Chochin
*Participated in the international Ship and Sea Exhibition in Italy.
Demonstrated aerial apuarium of Chochin and
exhibited 124 kinds of chochins shaped fish.
*Made the biggest Chochin formed Daikon (radish) in Japan.
For Tokyo Nerima Festival as a symbol.
1993 *Awarded a great International prize of Art,
An order of Cultural Awarded.
For meritorious deed of Sanuki Ippongake.
*Participated in EXPO’93 in Germany.
Exhibited Sanuki Chochin.
*Exhibited the Chochin in the presence of the Emperor
at the 48th National Athletic Meet.
Demonstrated and explained Sanuki Chochin to the Emperor.
*Awarded a medal of honor in Art.
For Achievement of the specialized field from the American
Cultural foundation.
1995 *Awarded athe Grand International Prize
Nominated a master craftsman
*Paraticipated the third National Art Festival
Explained the chochin to Prince and Princes Takamado no Miya.
1996 *Joined Takamatsu Winter Festival
Exhibited Santa-Claus’Family made from the materials used
in the chochinlantern(A
Happy bell)
1997 *Awarded a bounty prize of Takamatsu City.
For contribtion to the developing culture of Takamatsu city
Yokosuka Art hall
Played the guitar made from the materlals used for a Chochin lantern
(a special musical instrument for the sight and hearing impaired )
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