Firs daughter born to His Imperial Highness Prince Tomohito Shinno. Princess Akiko graduated from Gakushin University before enrolling at Merton College, University of Oxford. She received her Doctorate in 2010 and went on to founding “Shinyusha” a platform for young children to learn Japanese cultural heritage. She continues to conduct workshops all around the country.

Homangu Kamado and 39th head priest of Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrines. Nobuyoshi Nishitakatsuji is actively involved in the areas of urban development, arts and culture, serving also as a councillor of the Kyushu National Museum while holding various positions within Japanese Shrines.

https://www.dazaifutenmangu.or.jp

A descendant of the deity of the god Sugawara Michizune and the 40th priest of Dazaifu Tenmangu. Nobuhiro Nishitakatsuji is active in the promotion and dissemination of culture by inviting domestic and foreign artists to launch at the Dazaifu Tenmangu Art Program, a platform he founded for presenting cultural diversity in Art.

https://www.dazaifutenmangu.or.jp

Currently posted as Sub Steward of Kiyomizudera Temple, Eigen Onishi acts as the gateway for commoners to the Buddhist faith, bridging tourism/tourists and the Buddha of the temple.

https://kiyomizudera.or.jp

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Named14th generation Kakiemon name in 2002, Imaizumi Imaemon, protects the treasures and traditions of Ironabe Island while continuing to explore the significance and spirit of this traditional craft in modern day, bringing new value to the art form. He was certified as a Living National Treasure in 2014.

Born in 1977, after graduating from Bunka Fashion College Tokyo, Ochiai first began working in a textile company, eventually founding his own brand "FACETASM" in 2007. In 2012 he made his runway show debut in Tokyo Fashion Week. In 2015, he moved his home base overseas, and has continued to showcase his collections at the Paris Fashion Week Men’s since 2016.

A textile brand founded in Denmark in 1968. Kvarad have also released a collaboration line with designer Raf Simmons, made famous for his innovative style combining color and texture.

https://kvadrat.jp/

Born in Arita-cho, Saga in 1968. His father is the 14th generation Living National Treasure. In succession, Sakaida Kakiemon was named 15th generation in 2014. Since then, he has been working on further developing the Kakiemon brand while also showcasing his individual pieces of work in exhibitions.

https://kakiemon.co.jp/

Sato founded SAMURAI after working in Hakuhodo for some time. The symbol mark of The National Art Center Tokyo is one of his most celebrated works. Some of his creative production includes projects with Nissin Foods and Takeda Global. He is the recipient of the Mainichi Design Prize among numerous other design awards.

http://kashiwasato.com/

Born in 1987 and based in Tokyo, Tondabayashi is a multidisciplinary artist whose work range from collages to illustrations, paintings, sculptures, and videography. Her subject matter and motifs are often derived from everyday matters with a sweet yet bizarre, provocative yet inspirational undertone.

http://tondabayashiran.com/

A leading doll artist in the field of Hakata Dolls. Nakamura studied under the famous Potter Toen Murata, doll maker Komao Hayashi and Noh theatere mask artist Kitazawa and has been crafting dolls under the theme of the Tensho Embassy.

https://www.shinkyo-nakamura.com

As the 4th generation, Doll maker of the Hakata dolls, Hiromine Nakamura carrries on the lagacy of his father Shinkyo Nakamura. In recent years, he has been attracting much attention as an up and coming artist bringing in a breath of fresh air into this traditional art form.

https://www.hiromine-nakamura.jp

Born in Okayama Prefecture in 1983. Hashizume worked in sales/promotion before embarking on a new journey as an illustrator. His works include a portrait vending machine and video works that focus on plant observation. His exhibitions are his passion in pursuit of new methodologies in presentation.

https://www.yuya-hashizume.com/

Currently based in Naha city, Honda works with the consciousness of pottery as "Beauty of use", at the same time aiming to ultimately create works that carry a purpose as beauty.

https://www.hondaseitousho.com/

A young artist full of dreams. Already fluent in multiple languages, she is currently studying yet another new one. Lara has over 140,000 followers on instagram and at the young age of 12 in 2017 signed with Samantha Thavasa. Some of her publications include "Little La La Land" and "The Adventures of a horse named Gonta”.