I was born in the city of Osaka in Japan. I graduated from a professional beauty school and worked at a hair salon in Osaka for five years, before I moved to Tokyo for three years. I have been interested in painting and creating things since I was child, and I often went to museums, galleries and libraries, so I naturally became interested in art. Also, my father was an art teacher at school, so I guess he was probably an influence.

When I was child, I really liked to play with my mother’s hair. I felt like magic when I got my hair cut and that’s when I knew that I wanted to make people happy by making them beautiful some day.

Everyone has individual personalities, I think. So I like to help them develop their personality so they can enjoy their days to the fullest. I need to cut the best hairstyle for each individual. I look for some hints from them - hair type, head shape, feel, and their behavior - and put my sense into them.

I know from my experience of cutting hair, how small moments of happiness can affect people’s lives – these moments can allow for great motion in someone’s future. If your hairstyle changes, your behavior changes, the scenery of the city changes, and the world can change. I want to create a small chance for someone’s happiness. I’m happy to be like a catalyst. I look forward to a chemical reaction that can happen between you (your hair) and me (my cutting).

I first visited Berlin three years ago, and I really liked the atmosphere. It was creative, cheap, imperfect...I think that’s why I felt it has some kind of possibility. Of course I loved my life back in Tokyo, it's a very exciting city and has nice people, shops…everything is there! But I wanted to try living and working in Berlin, which I find is more artistic and free. I can now say it was the right decision. It is not only Tokyo, all Japan has so many problems - political, environmental, national... I need to gain perspective on these problems from another country, somewhere with a different language. This is only necessary because I love Japan so much... I believe that being in Berlin is going to make me grow as an artist and person.

I always want to have space in my heart for joy. I want everyone to do so. There are many kinds of arts, but I express myself through giving inspiration to someone’s daily life. I’m not special, so I don’t want to decide my possibility. I will express generously if I have a nice idea and it fits the situation, even it’s not only about hair. I hope it can give imagination to someone, somewhere.

I really like second-hand and vintage clothing. So I often go to second-hand clothing shops or flee markets. I used to work in a second-hand clothing shop in Japan when I was student. Of course I like new design, but I also like old and traditional things. My favourite clothing brand is Cosmic Wonder and Realty Studio. They have many designs inspired by old and traditional things from all over the world and they are so conceptual.

Yes, I don’t want to only work with hair. It is important that I am informed with other things for my work styling hair. So I need to make sure I feel everything. That’s why it’s important to try and express with another means. I don’t want to just do self-satisfied beauty work.

Lately I feel like I am creating a certain atmosphere with my work, including hair. It is interesting to recognise your invisible sense of value by visible means. I am interested in producing work which conveys hair-cutting in a more artistic sense. I would like to make a film or performance piece, and I would eventually like to do something interesting with creators who live in Berlin.