Born in Hokkaidō, Japan. Ph.D. Candidate, University of East Anglia. Master of Arts (M.A.). Master of History. Specialises in the Imperial Family of Japan. Visiting Fellow, Research Institute of the History and the Culture. Conference Manager and Editor (Contributor for Japanese Studies), The Digital Orientalist. Co-investigator, Nippon Foundation's Nippon Social Innovators Collaboration "Drawing from the Crowd: A Citizen Science Platform for Mapping Ukiyo-e Geography". Independent Shinto Priest. Amateur Enka Singer. FF/Like ≠endorsement.