Wood Block Print Studio Alp

A Journy to the Landscape with Light and Wind.

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Profile

Born 1946, Tokyo.
I take photographs and draw sketches in the mountains during all seasons. My paintings are inspired by my climbing experiences. I carve the blocks and print the paintings by myself.
  • Member of KOZANKAI Alpine Club belonging to Tokyo Moutaineering Federation.
  • Member of All Japan Mountain Photographers Association.
  • Member of Japan Mountain Pictures Association
  • Member of Yoshida Woodblock Print Academy.
  • Dojin of Nippon Hangain.
  • Member of Japan Academic Society of Mountain Culture.
  • Member of The Japanese Alpine Club.

Biography

  • 1988Lions club award, All Japan MountaineeringPhotography Exhibition.
  • 1989Nikon prize.
  • 1992From this year, my prints are exhibited at Kabutoya picture gallery in Ginza.
  • 1997Syuzan Sho award.
  • 2000Forestry Agency Director General's award.
  • 2001Japan Camera prize.
  •   Recipient of Best International Mountaineering Sketch Award.
  •   Minami Machida Private Exhibition.
  •   Kamakura Woodblock Print Exhibition.
  • 2003Mamiya OP prize.
  • 2004Kamakura Woodblock Print Exhibition.
  •   Tokyo American Clulb PrivateExhibition.
  • 2005Chuo-ku Nihonbashi Public Library Exhibition.
  •   Montbell Club Japan Traveling Exhibition (September - December).
  •   CWAJ Woodblock Print Exhibition.
  • 2006CWAJ Woodblock Print Exhibition.
  •   Montbell Club Japan Traveling Exhibition (November - February).
  • 2007Tokyo Newspaper Publisher's "Gakujin" Award.
  • 2008Setagaya Museum Woodblock Print Exhibition.
  •   Montbell Club Japan Traveling Exhibition (March - July).
  • 2009CWAJ Woodblock Print Exhibition.
  •   Adopted as a painting of a Calendar of CWAJ Woodblock Print Exhibition.
  • 2010Montbell Club Japan Traveling Exhibition (November - August).
  • 2011Montbell Club Japan Traveling Exhibition (September - April).
  • 2012Montbell Club Japan Traveling Exhibition (April - January).
  • 2013One-man exhibition in Mont-bell Tokyo-Kyobashi store salon
  • 2013One-man exhibition in Hinoharu Alp Museum
  • 2013Montbell Club Japan Traveling Exhibition (July - June).
  • 2014Accepted for International Mokuhanga Exhibition 2014
  •   Accepted for CWAJ Woodblock Print Exhibition.
  •   Adopted as a painting of a postcard of CWAJ Woodblock Print Exhibition.
  •   Montbell Club Japan Traveling Exhibition (November - March).
  • 2015One-man exhibition in Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, Tokyo
  •   One-man exhibition in Kyobashi
  •   Received a New Face Award in the 65th Exhibition of Nippon Hangain
  • 2016One-man exhibition in Tokyo American Club
  •   Exhibition of Japan Mountain Drawings in Banka Maruyama Museum in Tomi, Nagano and Azumino Sangaku Museum
  • 2017Won a prize at Hidatakayama modern wood block print triennale
  •   Won a prize and Nominated as Inyu member of Nippon Hangain
  • 2018Won a Inyu Encouragement Prize of Nippon Hangain
  •   Accepted for CWAJ Woodblock Print Exhibition.
  •   Adopted for the picture of the calendar of CWAJ Woodblock Print Exhibition.
  •   One-man exhibition in Kyobashi
  •   Won a prize at Japan Hanga Association Exhibition
  • 2019Recommended as Dojin of Nippon Hangain
  •   Accepted for CWAJ Woodblock Print Exhibition.
  •   One-man exhibition in Azumino Sangaku Museum
  • 2020Join the Japan Mountain Pictures Association exhibition at Northern Alps Viewing Museum of Art
  •   Join the Japan Mountain Pictures Association exhibition at Omachi Mountain Museum
  •   Join the Japan Mountain Pictures Association regular exhibition at Yuraku-cho, Tokyo
  •   Join the Japan Mountain Pictures Association exhibition at Mont-bell Okachimachi store
  • 2021One-man exhibition in Mont-bell Okachimachi store
  •   Join the exhibition of Yoshida Woodblock Print Academy
  • 2022Join the Japan Mountain Pictures Association regular exhibition at Yuraku-cho, Tokyo
  • 2023Join the Japan Mountain Pictures Association exhibition at Northern Alps Viewing Museum of Art
  •   Accepted for CWAJ Woodblock Print Exhibition.
  •   Adopted for the picture of the calendar of CWAJ Woodblock Print Exhibition.
  • 2024 One-man exhibition in Mont-bell Okachimachi store
  • 2025 Join the Japan Mountain Pictures Association regular exhibition at Mont-bell Okachimachi store
  •   Adopted for the picture of the calendar of CWAJ Woodblock Print Exhibition.(Shibuya-ku Daikanyama)
  •   Joined Tokyo American Club Special Exhibition
  • 2026 Join the exhibition at Northern Alps Viewing Museum of Art

Contributions

  • Pokhara National Mountaineering Museum, Nepal
  • The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., USA
  • Omachi City Mountain Museum, Nagano, Japan
  • Azumino Mountain Museum, Nagano, Japan

Publications

  • Appeared in "Yama to Keikoku" December 2000, January 2001 and September 2003.
  • Adopted as cover pictures of the Catalogues of Evernew Corporation from 2003.
  • Adopted as cover pictures of the letterzine of Japan Academic Society of Mountain Culture from 2010.
  • Appeared in the newsletters of Masematic Corporatiion during 20 years.
  • 48 works were Adopted as cover paintings of Tozan Jiho from 2017 to 2020
  • A article "What is Wood Block Printing for Japanese" was published in "Gakujin", a magazine about mountains
  • Serialized under the title "Printing Mountains" in the mountaineering magazine "Gakujin" since 2024