Katsuhito Nakazato
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is a Japanese photographer of the man-made environment, particularly sheds, alleys and night scenes.
, Mie Prefecture
, Japan. When young he enjoyed painting, and he joined a painting club in Hosei University
(Tokyo), from which he graduated in Geography. but it was only when he was 25 that he first had any interest in photography, thinking that a SLR camera
his grandmother had bought for him really ought to get some use, and enrolling in a photography class for the public that happened to be taught by Kazuo Kitai
, whose teaching he found enormously stimulating. The classes were held once a week for two months, and Nakazato took seriously Kitai's casual answer that yes, he might be able to make it as a photographer. Nakazato would continue to meet Kitai once a month for two years thereafter.
Throughout this time Nakazato was supporting himself via as series of jobs that he disliked, and at 28 he determined that although the prospects of a good income looked bleak, he would indeed be a professional photographer as there was nothing other than photography that he wanted to do. He started with little skill or confidence (as he recalls) in editorial work for magazines, but gradually got into his stride and work picked up.
Nakazato's first photobook, published in 1991, is a portrayal of life on the "man-made wilderness" on the edges of Tokyo Bay
, during its rapid changes before the construction of Makuhari Messe
. The portraits (as well as the use of monochrome) make this book unusual among Nakazato's works, but it is highly regarded.
His subsequent work has been in colour, with one entire book (as well as major contributions to others) of photographs of sheds, books of photographs of dusk and night scenes in and near Tokyo done in collaboration with the writer Jun Nakano, and more.
In 2001, Nakazato was invited to participate in a crafts event in Ichikawa
(Chiba
), and, as a renowned photographer of sheds, quickly agreed to construct a shed, a job for which he had no experience. With the help of an architecture student from Waseda University
, he was successful in what turned out to be the first of a series of sheds.
Nakazato won the Society of Photography Award
in 2003 for his book De Chirico's Shadow and the Photo City Sagamihara
newcomer's award in 2005 for his book Roji: Wandering Back Alleys.
Nakazato is a professor at Tokyo Zokei University
. He also teaches various workshops elsewhere.
Life and career
Nakazato was born in TakiTaki, Mie
is a town in Taki District, Mie, Japan.On January 1, 2006 the village of Seiwa, from Taki District, was merged into Taki.As of 2010 the town has an estimated population of 15,457 and a density of 150 persons per km²...
, Mie Prefecture
Mie Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province....
, Japan. When young he enjoyed painting, and he joined a painting club in Hosei University
Hosei University
is a private university based in Tokyo, Japan.The university originated in a school of law, Tōkyō Hōgakusha , established in 1880, and the following year renamed Tōkyō Hōgakkō . This was from 1883 headed by Dr. Gustave Emile Boissonade, and was heavily influenced by the French legal tradition...
(Tokyo), from which he graduated in Geography. but it was only when he was 25 that he first had any interest in photography, thinking that a SLR camera
Single-lens reflex camera
A single-lens reflex camera is a camera that typically uses a semi-automatic moving mirror system that permits the photographer to see exactly what will be captured by the film or digital imaging system, as opposed to pre-SLR cameras where the view through the viewfinder could be significantly...
his grandmother had bought for him really ought to get some use, and enrolling in a photography class for the public that happened to be taught by Kazuo Kitai
Kazuo Kitai
is a renowned Japanese photographer.-References:...
, whose teaching he found enormously stimulating. The classes were held once a week for two months, and Nakazato took seriously Kitai's casual answer that yes, he might be able to make it as a photographer. Nakazato would continue to meet Kitai once a month for two years thereafter.
Throughout this time Nakazato was supporting himself via as series of jobs that he disliked, and at 28 he determined that although the prospects of a good income looked bleak, he would indeed be a professional photographer as there was nothing other than photography that he wanted to do. He started with little skill or confidence (as he recalls) in editorial work for magazines, but gradually got into his stride and work picked up.
Nakazato's first photobook, published in 1991, is a portrayal of life on the "man-made wilderness" on the edges of Tokyo Bay
Tokyo Bay
is a bay in the southern Kantō region of Japan. Its old name was .-Geography:Tokyo Bay is surrounded by the Bōsō Peninsula to the east and the Miura Peninsula to the west. In a narrow sense, Tokyo Bay is the area north of the straight line formed by the on the Miura Peninsula on one end and on...
, during its rapid changes before the construction of Makuhari Messe
Makuhari Messe
is a Japanese convention center outside Tokyo, located in the Mihama-ku ward of Chiba city, in the northwest corner of Chiba prefecture. Designed by Fumihiko Maki, it is easily accessible by Tokyo's commuter rail system. Makuhari is the name of the area, and Messe is a German word meaning "trade...
. The portraits (as well as the use of monochrome) make this book unusual among Nakazato's works, but it is highly regarded.
His subsequent work has been in colour, with one entire book (as well as major contributions to others) of photographs of sheds, books of photographs of dusk and night scenes in and near Tokyo done in collaboration with the writer Jun Nakano, and more.
In 2001, Nakazato was invited to participate in a crafts event in Ichikawa
Ichikawa, Chiba
is a city located in northwest Chiba, Japan, approximately 20 kilometers from the center of Tokyo. The city was founded on November 3, 1934. As of January 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 474,586 and a density of 8,259.42 persons per km². The total area is 57.46 km²...
(Chiba
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
), and, as a renowned photographer of sheds, quickly agreed to construct a shed, a job for which he had no experience. With the help of an architecture student from Waseda University
Waseda University
, abbreviated as , is one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan and Asia. Its main campuses are located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902. It is known for its liberal climate...
, he was successful in what turned out to be the first of a series of sheds.
Nakazato won the Society of Photography Award
Society of Photography Award
The Society of Photography Award is an award presented annually since 1989 by the Society of Photography for outstanding work in photography....
in 2003 for his book De Chirico's Shadow and the Photo City Sagamihara
Photo City Sagamihara
is a photographic award that has been sponsored annually by the city of Sagamihara since 2001.There are four kinds of awards: the main prize for professionals , prizes for newcomer professionals , one prize for Asian photographers , and various awards for amateurs...
newcomer's award in 2005 for his book Roji: Wandering Back Alleys.
Nakazato is a professor at Tokyo Zokei University
Tokyo Zokei University
is a private university in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1966 by Japanese female art educator, fashion designer and design journalist, Yoko Kuwasawa . It is a four-year art college offering both bachelor's and master's degrees in studio arts....
. He also teaches various workshops elsewhere.
Solo exhibitions
- "Wangan gen'ya" (The man-made wilderness of Tokyo Bay). Olympus Gallery (ShinjukuShinjuku, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the busiest train station in the world and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration center for the government of Tokyo.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population...
, Tokyo), 1990. - "Yume no tezawari" (Touch of dreams). Nikon SalonNikon Salonis the name given to exhibition spaces and activities run by Nikon in Japan.The Ginza Nikon Salon opened in January 1968 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Nippon Kōgaku . This was later augmented by the Shinjuku Nikon Salon and the Osaka Nikon Salon...
(Shinjuku, Tokyo), 1995. - "Fūkei no achira: Miyazawa Kenji, Taneda Santōka no sekai o aruku" (Beyond scenes: Walking in the world of Kenji MiyazawaKenji Miyazawawas a Japanese poet and author of children's literature in the early Shōwa period of Japan. He was also known as a devout Buddhist, vegetarian and social activist.-Early life:...
and Santōka TanedaTaneda Santokawas the pen-name of a Japanese author and haiku poet. He is known for his free verse haiku.- Life :Santōka was born in a village on the southwestern tip of Honshū, Japan’s main island, to a wealthy land-owning family. At the age of eleven his mother committed suicide by throwing herself into the...
). Konica Plaza (Shinjuku, Tokyo), 1996. - "Chihyō-e: jinettai" (Surface of the Earth picture: Terrestrial heat zone). Gallery Saoh & Tomos (NihonbashiNihonbashi, or Nihombashi, is a business district of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan which grew up around the bridge of the same name which has linked two sides of the Nihonbashi River at this site since the 17th century. The first wooden bridge was completed in 1603, and the current bridge made of stone dates from 1911...
, Tokyo), 1996. - "Koya: Mushin de honpō na kenchiku" (Sheds: Innocent, wild construction). Inax Gallery (Nagoya), 1999. Inax Gallery (Tokyo and OsakaOsakais a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
), 2000. - "Hyōsō seizō (ikon)" (The superficial: Icons from the deep). Exile Gallery (KyotoKyotois a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
), 2000. - "Kiriko no machi" (De Chirico's shadow). Uchida Gallery (Azabu JūbanMinato, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 1 March 2008, it had an official population of 217,335 and a population density of 10,865 persons per km². The total area is 20.34 km².Minato hosts 49 embassies...
, Tokyo). - "Yami no hyōkai" / "Rising Darkness". Il Tempo (KōenjiKoenjiis an area of Tokyo in Suginami ward, west of Shinjuku. The neighborhood is named after some old temples in the area.Kōenji is primarily a bedroom community with easy access to Shinjuku and Tokyo Stations. It was largely unaffected by the 1980s building boom and therefore many of the houses and...
, Tokyo), 2004. - "Koya no shōzō". Jikonka (KameyamaKameyama, Mieis a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 48,902 and the density of 256.15 persons per km². The total area is 190.91 km².The city was founded on October 1, 1954....
, Mie), 2004. - "N machi" (N town). Uchida Gallery (KayabachōChuo, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards that form the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Chūō City in English.Its Japanese name literally means "Central Ward," and it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II...
, Tokyo), 2005. Variété Honroku (HongōHongoHongō is a district of Tokyo located in Bunkyō-ku, due north of the Tokyo Imperial Palace and west of Ueno. Hongō was a ward of the former city of Tokyo until 1947, when it merged with another ward, Koishikawa, to form the modern Bunkyō....
, Tokyo), 2006. - "Tōkei". Mokudosui Gallery (KoshigayaKoshigaya, Saitamais a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 325,074 and a population density of 5,390 persons per km². The total area is 60.31 km²....
, Saitama), 2006. - "R". Gallery Tosei (NakanoNakano, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Nakano City .As of April 1, 2011, the ward has an estimated population of 311,690 with a household number of 176,936 and a density of 19,992.94 persons per km². The total area is 15.59 km².-Geography:Five special wards...
, Tokyo), 2006. - "Koya-tachi no hitorigoto" (Monologues of sheds). Billiken Gallery (AoyamaAoyama, Tokyois a neighborhood of Tokyo, located in the northeastern Minato Ward. During the Edo Period, Aoyama was home to various temples, shrines, and samurai residences. The name Aoyama derived from a samurai named Aoyama Tadanari who served the Tokugawa Shogunate and held his mansion in this area...
, Tokyo), 2007. - "Self-build". Roba Roba Cafe (Tokyo), 2008.
- "Nacht. Natur. Das andere Tokio" / "Yoru, shizen, mō hitotsu no Tōkyō" (Night, nature, another Tokyo). Stadtteilarchiv Ottensen (AltonaAltona, HamburgAltona is the westernmost urban borough of the German city state of Hamburg, on the right bank of the Elbe river. From 1640 to 1864 Altona was under the administration of the Danish monarchy. Altona was an independent city until 1937...
, Hamburg), 2008. Contemporary Art Factory (MukōjimaSumida, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It calls itself Sumida City in English.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 240,296 and a density of 17,480 persons per km²...
, Tokyo), 2008. - "Ultra rinkai yakei" (Ultra: Nightscape of critical area). C Square Gallery, Chukyo UniversityChukyo Universityis a private university in Aichi, Japan, with campuses in Nagoya and Toyota.-External links:*...
(Nagoya), 2008. Mie Prefectural Art Museum (TsuTsu, Mieis the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan. The city of Tsu is located on Ise Bay, east of the city. Tsu is bounded to the north by Suzuka and Kameyama; to the west by Iga, Nabari, and Nara Prefecture; and to the south by Matsuzaka city.-History:...
, Mie), 2009–2010 - "Ultra". Aoyama Book Center Gallery (Aoyama, Tokyo), 2009.
- "Fūkei no kyōkai 1983–2010" / "Boundary in Landscape". Yoshizawa Garden Gallery (IchikawaIchikawa, Chibais a city located in northwest Chiba, Japan, approximately 20 kilometers from the center of Tokyo. The city was founded on November 3, 1934. As of January 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 474,586 and a density of 8,259.42 persons per km². The total area is 57.46 km²...
, Chiba), 2010.
Group exhibitions
- "Bokutō shashinten" (Bokuto photograph exhibition). Warehouse in KinshichōSumida, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It calls itself Sumida City in English.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 240,296 and a density of 17,480 persons per km²...
(Tokyo), 2006. - "Mieru mono / mienai mono" / "The photograph: What You See and What You Don't". Chinretsukan gallery, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, 2007.
- "Funagoya: Fūdo to katachi" / "Topography of Japanese Boathouses". Inax Gallery (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya), 2007.
- "Ishi wa kirei, ishi wa fushigi: Tsugaru" / "Rocks are Beautiful, Rocks are Mysterious: Tsugaru, Land of Amazing Rocks." Inax Gallery (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya), 2007–2008. Rock formations, rocks, polished rocks and rock details in TsugaruTsugaru PeninsulaThe is a peninsula in Aomori Prefecture, at the northern end of Honshū island, Japan. The peninsula projects north into the Tsugaru Strait separating Honshū from Hokkaidō. The western coast is on the Sea of Japan, while on its eastern coast are Aomori Bay and Mutsu Bay...
. - "Tsuchi: Daichi no chikara" (Strength of the Earth). Gunma Museum of Art, Tatebayashi, 2008.
- "Gazai to sozai no hikidashi hakubutsukan" (Drawer museum of art tools and materials). Meguro Museum of Art (MeguroMeguro, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It calls itself Meguro City in English.Meguro hosts fifteen foreign embassies and consulates. One of Tokyo's most exclusive residential neighborhoods is located in Meguro....
, Tokyo), 2008. - "Bakumatsu no tankenka: Matsuura Takeshirō to ichijōshiki" / "The One-Mat Study of Takeshiro Matsuura, 19th Century Explorer". Inax Gallery (Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya), 2010. On the explorer and cartographer Matsuura Takeshirō.
Books by Nakazato
- Wangan gen'ya / The Man-Made Wilderness of Tokyo Bay 1983-1989. Tokyo: Rokkō Shuppan, 1991. ISBN 4-8453-9036-1. Black-and-white photographs of life at the edges of Tokyo BayTokyo Bayis a bay in the southern Kantō region of Japan. Its old name was .-Geography:Tokyo Bay is surrounded by the Bōsō Peninsula to the east and the Miura Peninsula to the west. In a narrow sense, Tokyo Bay is the area north of the straight line formed by the on the Miura Peninsula on one end and on...
. (All of Nakazato's subsequent books are of colour photographs.) - Koya no shōzō / Portraits of Sheds. Tokyo: Media Factory, 2000. ISBN 4-8401-0130-2. Photographs of the outsides of home-made sheds of all kinds across Japan. Captions and texts in both Japanese and English.
- Kiriko no machi / De Chirico's Shadow. Wides Photo Collection 12. Tokyo: Wides, 2002. ISBN 4-89830-130-4. Photographs of places and architectural and other detail, in daylight and at night. Captions and short text in both Japanese and English.
- Roji / Roji: Wandering Back Alleys. Tokyo: Seiryū Shuppan, 2004. ISBN 4-86029-099-2. Photographs of back alleys across Japan. Text and captions are in Japanese only.
- R. Tokyo: Tōseisha, 2006. ISBN 4-88773-051-9. Paired photographs of bends in roads across Japan. Captions (locations and dates) in English, short text in Japanese.
- Tōkei / Tokyo Mukojima 2000-2006. Koshigaya: Mokudosui, 2006. ISBN 4-86219-020-0. Photographs of MukōjimaSumida, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It calls itself Sumida City in English.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 240,296 and a density of 17,480 persons per km²...
by day and night. No captions; an afterword in both English and Japanese. - Yotsu no machi / Geography of Colors. Tokyo: Seiryū Shuppan, 2007. ISBN 978-4-86029-232-4. Pastel colours of the Ryūkyū islandsRyukyu IslandsThe , also known as the , is a chain of islands in the western Pacific, on the eastern limit of the East China Sea and to the southwest of the island of Kyushu in Japan. From about 1829 until the mid 20th century, they were alternately called Luchu, Loochoo, or Lewchew, akin to the Mandarin...
, black of MieMie Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province....
and AichiAichi Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :...
, the bright colours of AomoriAomori Prefectureis a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku Region. The capital is the city of Aomori.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Aomori prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
, and the white of Japan in the snow. Captions in Japanese only but an afterword in both Japanese and English. - Ultra. Tokyo: Nippon Camera-sha, 2008. ISBN 978-4-8179-2115-4. Photographs taken at night. Captions in Roman script, and (minimal) text in both Japanese and English.
Book collaborations
- Iwate-ken Poran-chō aza nanatsu mori e: Miyazawa Kenji e no tabi . Tokyo: Kaiseisha, 1995. ISBN 4-03-529380-6. Text by Takao Wajun . A travel guide to and picture book of IwateIwate Prefectureis the second largest prefecture of Japan after Hokkaido. It is located in the Tōhoku region of Honshū island and contains the island's easternmost point. The capital is Morioka. Iwate has the lowest population density of any prefecture outside Hokkaido...
(and particularly MoriokaMorioka, Iwateis the capital city of Iwate Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 300,740 and a population density of 588.11 persons per km². The total area is 489.15 km²....
and HanamakiHanamaki, Iwateis a city located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. As of March 31, 2011, the city has an estimated total population of 102,455, with a household number of 35,831. Hanamaki is most famous as the birthplace of Kenji Miyazawa and for its onsen. The city recently celebrated the 50th anniversary since its...
), inspired by and linked to the travels of Kenji MiyazawaKenji Miyazawawas a Japanese poet and author of children's literature in the early Shōwa period of Japan. He was also known as a devout Buddhist, vegetarian and social activist.-Early life:...
. In Japanese only. - Nukemichi, yorimichi, Santōka: Kyūshū o meguru tabi . Tokyo: Kaiseisha, 1995. Text by Takao Wajun. ISBN 4-03-529400-4. A travel guide to and picture book of KyūshūKyushuis the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....
, inspired by and linked to the travels of Santōka TanedaTaneda Santokawas the pen-name of a Japanese author and haiku poet. He is known for his free verse haiku.- Life :Santōka was born in a village on the southwestern tip of Honshū, Japan’s main island, to a wealthy land-owning family. At the age of eleven his mother committed suicide by throwing herself into the...
. In Japanese only. - Nihonjin ni aitai: Tazune aruita 34-nin no shōzō . Tokyo: Art Digest, 1999. ISBN 4-900455-47-4. Text by Hidetoshi Matsui . The title means "I/we want to meet (some) Japanese people: Portraits of 34 people I/we went around to meet". Matsui interviews the 34 people — photographers, scholars, musicians, and so forth — and for each, Nakazato supplies four or so black-and-white photographs: some of them fairly straightforward portraits, but others showing the person at work.
- Koya: Hataraku kenchiku . Tokyo: Inax, 1991. ISBN 4872758102. By Nakazato, Kunihiro Andō and Toshikatsu Ue . The title means "Sheds: Working architecture". More than half of this lavishly illustrated book about sheds consists of colour and black-and-white photographs and text by Nakazato; many of the photographs later reappear in Portraits of Sheds.
- Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi kikō: Yonhyakunen kaidō no dorama . Tokyo: Moku Shuppan, 2001. ISBN 4-900682-60-8. Text by Hiroshi Takada .
- Koya no chikara / Micro Architecture. Tokyo: World Photo Press, 2001. ISBN 4-8465-2310-1. Ed Kiyoko Senba and Kesaharu Imai . Nakazato is one of numerous contributors to this large anthology about sheds. Despite its English alternative title, in Japanese only.
- Ouma ga toki / Dusk: Before Night Falls. Tokyo: Pie, 2003. ISBN 4-89444-296-5. Text by Jun Nakano . Color photographs of dusk. Biographical and other information in both Japanese and English, but the main texts in Japanese only.
- Inochi: Shiage no mei-serifu . Tokyo: Shōgakukan, 2003. ISBN 4094115412. Ed. Chōkitsu Kurumatani .
- Nagaya meiro / Row House Maze. Tokyo: Pie, 2004. ISBN 4-89444-383-X. Colour photographs of nagaya in SumidaSumida, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It calls itself Sumida City in English.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 240,296 and a density of 17,480 persons per km²...
(Tokyo). Text by Jun Nakano. Most of the text is in Japanese only, but there is a little in English. - Yotabi . Tokyo: Kawade Shobō Shinsha, 2005. ISBN 4-309-26850-1. Text by Jun Nakano.
- Funagoya: Fūdo to katachi / Topography of Japanese Boathouses. Tokyo: Inax, 2007. ISBN 978-4-87275-839-9. Photographs by Nakazato. The book of the 2007 exhibition.
- Tokyo: Exploring the City of the Shogun. Tokyo: Kodansha International, 2007. ISBN 978-4-7700-3033-7. Text (in English only) by Sumiko Enbutsu. A lavishly illustrated tourist souvenir cum guide to seven suggested walks around Tokyo, concentrating on areas that are older or that have historical significance.
- Ishi wa kirei, ishi wa fushigi: Tsugaru / Rocks are Beautiful, Rocks are Mysterious: Tsugaru, Land of Amazing Rocks. Tokyo: Inax, 2007. ISBN 978-4872758412. Text by Hidemichi Hori , Shin'ichi Nakazawa , Hikaru OkuizumiHikaru Okuizumi, born 6 February 1956, is a Japanese novelist. His real name is Yasuhiro Okuizumi.-Biography:Hikaru Okuizumi was born in Mikawa, Yamagata Prefecture, and attended high school in Saitama Prefecture, before studying Humanities at ICU in Tokyo. He completed a master's course at the same university,...
and Nakazato; photographs by Nakazato. The book of the 2007–2008 exhibition. - Koya-tachi no hitori-goto . Tokyo: Billiken Shuppan, 2007. ISBN 978-4-939029-46-2. Text by Shuntarō TanikawaShuntaro Tanikawais a Japanese poet and translator. He is one of the most widely read and highly regarded of living Japanese poets, both in Japan and abroad, and a frequent subject of speculations regarding the Nobel Prize in Literature...
. A picture book for children, with Nakazato's photographs of sheds. - Tōkyō saihate kankō . Tokyo: Kōtsū Shinbunsha, 2008. ISBN 978-4-330-98208-3. Text by Jun Nakano. The title means something like "tourism in the farthest reaches of Tokyo"; the book is a guide to small, quirky areas at the edge of the megalopolisMegalopolis (city type)A megalopolis is typically defined as a chain of roughly adjacent metropolitan areas. The term was used by Oswald Spengler in his 1918 book, The Decline of the West, and Lewis Mumford in his 1938 book, The Culture of Cities, which described it as the first stage in urban overdevelopment and...
rather than administrative area, for example reaching northward to ShibukawaShibukawa, Gunmais a city located in the extreme northwest of the Kantō Plain, in the center of landlocked Gunma, Japan. Encompassing the juncture of the Tone River and Agatsuma River, it is about 120km from Tokyo...
at the edge of the KantōKanto regionThe is a geographical area of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. The region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures: Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo, Chiba, and Kanagawa. Within its boundaries, slightly more than 40 percent of the land area is the Kantō Plain....
plain. The photographs are black-and-white and colour, of day and night scenes. - Self-build: Jibun de ie o tateru to iu koto . Tokyo: Kōtsū Shinbunsha, 2008. ISBN 978-4-330-99808-4. Text by Osamu Ishiyama . A book showing how to build one's own house.
- Bakumatsu no tankenka: Matsuura Takeshirō to ichijōshiki / The One-Mat Study of Takeshiro Matsuura, 19th Century Explorer. Tokyo: Inax, 2010. ISBN 978-4-87275-852-8. On Matsuura Takeshirō. Text by various people. The book of the 2010 exhibition.
Other collaborations
- Roba no oto sagashi . Kromhoorn Records, 1998. Nakazato provides the photographs for the booklet.
- Aoi yoru no tabi: Tankinshō II / Pale Night Trip: Tan Kin Sho II. OCM Records, 2007. Music by Shunsuke Mizuno , photographs by Nakazato.
- Yoru e ikou . May 2008 issue of the magazine Takusan no fushigi . Tokyo: Fukuinkan, 2008. Text by Jun Nakano, photographs by Nakazato, for this issue of a monthly scientific magazine for children.
External links
- Nakazato's site
- Profile of Nakazato at Contemporary Art Factory.
- On the series R. Tamron.
- Article on the series Tōkei, Asahi Camera, September 2007.
- 2003 interview with Nakazato.
- 2006 interview with Nakazato.