Yumiko kayukawa biography samples

Yumiko Kayukawa is a Japanese artist residing and working in Seattle, Washington where she moved to from Japan in   Her work is inspired bygd nature and executed in a style reminiscent of traditional Japanese art and contemporary Manga.  She finds inspiration in the sights and sounds of American pop culture.  She has said that she loves American Rock & Roll, film and fashion.

Yumiko grew up in the small town of Naie in Hokkaido, Japan where she explored the natural world around her.  Yumiko studied art at Bisen Art School in Sapporo, Japan.  Her work has been exhibited internationally at galleries in cities including London, New York, Berlin, Hong Kong, Los Angeles and Seattle.  She has published two books of her work.  

1. Konnichiwa Yumiko!  It is so nice to chat with you.

Konnichiwa and Hajimemashite, Ninja Girl! Thank you for this opportunity.

2. Could you tell us about your time growing up in Naie in Hokkaido, Japan?  What is the place like?  

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A Short History Of Japanese Literature

Beginnings

Japanese literature traces its beginnings to oral traditions that were first recorded in written form in the early eighth century after a writing system was introduced from China. The Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) and Nihon shoki (Chronicle of Japan) were completed in and , respectively, as government projects. The former is an anthology of myths, legends, and other stories, while the latter is a chronological record of history. The Fudoki (Records of Wind and Earth), compiled by provincial officials beginning in , describe the history, geography, products, and folklore of the various provinces.

The most brilliant literary product of this period was the Man'yoshu (Collection of Ten Thousand Leaves), an anthology of 4, poems composed by people ranging from unknown commoners to emperors and compiled around Already emerging was a verse form made up of four lines with 31 syllables () known as tanka. In

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Yumiko Kayukawa

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Japanese artist Yumiko Kayukawa has lived and worked in the United States for the past six years. Since then, she says she has grown much more interested in her home country. Her images connect the traditional Japanese form of manga with…