At first I wanted to be an interior designer.
I found a small leather craft item in a drawer when I was in art college.
I was engrossed in leather craft at that time. It's versatile to work with.
Studing leather craft started as a hobby, but has pleasently grown my life work.

1980

Leather Creation Exhibition  Seiwa Gallery

1984

 

Japan Leather Craft Competition <got Leather Material Association Award> 
Leather Creation Exhibition in Tokyo
Issenten(Craft and Dying Competition) <got Silver Award>
1985 Issenten(Craft and Dying Competition)
1987 "Japan leather Art Exhibition of Select leather crafter"
1988 Leather Creation Exhibition in Tokyo
1989 Publication Design book『Leather・Fantasy of Flower』
1990〜 Japan Leather Association  Judge
1991 Leather Creation Exhibition in Tokyo

1992

Publication Design book『Leather・Fantasy of Flower No2』
Japan Leather Art Exhibition <got British Leather Award>
1994 Japan Leather Art Exhibition <got SIlver Award> 
1995

LEDER95in Holland
Leather Creation Exhibition in Tokyo

1996

 

Youko Kanie・Michiko Matsuda joint Exhibition in Harajuku (Tokyo)  
Leather Picture Exhibition in Yatsugatake       
Leather Creation Exhibition in Shizuoka 

1997

 

Leather Creation Exhibition in Tokyo
Publication Design book『Leather・Fantasy of Flower No3』 
Leather Creation Exhibition (Byakkou art museum in Gunma) 
Leather craft exhibition in Yatsugatake  
1998
Leather Creation Exhibition in Tokyo
Leather craft exhibition in Yatsugatake

1999

 

Leather Craft exhibition in Yatsugatake
Leather Creation Exhibition in Tokyo
Leather Creation Exhibition in Shizuoka
2000
4woman's artist Exhibition (Gallery Goemu In Souka)
Leather Creation Exhibition in Tokyo

2001

 

 

Publication Design book『Leather・Fantasy of Flower No4』
Exhibition in remembrance of Publication at Gallery Yu in Kodaira, Tokyo
Leather Craft exhibition in Yatsugatake
Leather Creation Exhibition in Kofu Ymanasi (Gallery Shifon)
Leather Creation Exhibition in Tokyo

2002

 

Leather Creation Exhibition in Fukuyama (Hirosima Prefecture) 
Leather Craft exhibition in Yatsugatake            
Leather Creation Exhibition in Tokyo

2003

 

Leather Craft exhibition in Yatsugatake
International Leather Art Exhibition < got Silver Award>
Leather Creation Exhibition in Tokyo
2004 Leather Craft exhibition in Yatsugatake

2005

 

 

 

I built my new studio.・・・I needed a lot of time to plan my new studio last year,
              so I couldn't make new pieces.
Leather Craft exhibition in Yatsugatake 
    The Emperor, The Empress and The Princess stayed at the Yatugatake lodge.
     They saw my work "Flowers in highlands"

G5 Leather Art Exhibition in Tokyo    
Leather Creation Exhibition in Tokyo

2006

 

Leather Creation Exhibition in Tokyo 
Leather Craft exhibition in Yatsugatake            
Leather Creation Exhibition in Ashikaga