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Selected Solo Exhibitions

• 1995 - Guidebook to a Rusted World, PARCO Gallery, Tokyo
• 2024 - Les Invisibles, ISETAN Art Gallery, Tokyo
• 2024 - Les Invisibles, SHINSEDO Galerie, Tokyo
• 2024 - Les Invisibles, Galerie 20 Thorigny, Paris
• 2025 - Le Visiteur, Mitsukoshi Contemporary Gallery, Tokyo
• 2025 - Le Visiteur, Tenmaya Gallery, Okayama
• 2025 - Le Visiteur, Galerie 20 Thorigny, Paris

Art Publications

• Les Invisibles (Art Book)
• Paris Scenes (Art Book)

Literary Awards

• 1997 - Winner of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize (The Light of the Strait)
• 1999 - Winner of the Prix Femina Étranger in France (Le Bouddha blanc, French translation of Byakubutsu)

His literary works have been translated and published internationally, including in France, Germany, Spain, Italy, South Korea, China, and more.