| 1935 |
Born in Shitaya-Takecho, Tokyo
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| 1958 |
Graduated from the Photography Department of Nihon University's College of Art and entered the research office of photographer Yoshio Watanabe.
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| 1960 |
Became a freelance photographer, entering the realm of news photography mainly in weekly and monthly tabloids.
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| 1968 |
Won the eighth Kodansha Photo Award for the series "Kigyo no Saizensen" (Corporate Front Lines).
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| 1973 |
Became lecturer at the Photography Department of Nihon University's College of Art.
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| 1975 |
Visited Germany at the request of the Education Ministry for Japan-Germany Visual Instructor Meeting and photography research.
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| 1992 |
Held photo exhibition "Hakushu no Mizu" (Water of Hakushu) at Ginza Fuji Photo Salon.
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| 1994 |
Held photo exhibition "Kyo -Rakuchu Rakugai 1975" (Kyoto Cityscape 1975) at JCII Photo Salon.
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| 2004 |
Held photo exhibition "San-nin Ten" (Three-man Exhibition) [Keiichi Kimura, Keisuke Kumakiri, and Kenji Nagatomo] at Fuji Photo Salon.
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| 2005 |
Has been writing the Test Report column on the latest cameras for the magazine NIPPON CAMERA continuously since 1977, now in its 31st year.
Held photo exhibition "San-nin Ten" (Three-man Exhibition) for the second time at Canon Salon.
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| 2008 |
Held photo exhibition "Edo Tokyo -Shitamachi Biyori" (Edo Tokyo Downtown Days) at Canon Gallery. |
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"Kami" (Paper)
"Watakushi to Netsuke" (Myself and Roots)
"Edo Shokunin" (Edo Craftstmen)
"Kyo no Yama" (Mountains of Kyoto)
"Kyo no Kawa" (Rivers of Kyoto)
"Kyo no Sato" (Homes of Kyoto)
"Whiskey Hakubutukan" (Whiskey Museum)
"Kitachosen" (North Korea)
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"Kyo -Rakuchu Rakugai" (Kyoto Cityscape)
"IRON"
"Bunshin Youbou"
"Shisei" (Tattoo)
"Kitachosen" (North Korea)
"Hakushu no Mizu" (Water of Hakushu), others
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Managing Director of the Japan Professional Photographers' Society (JPS)
Chairperson of the Photographic Society of Japan
Lecturer at Nihon University College of Art
Lecturer at NHK Academy of Distance Learning
Coterie of Roku no Kai
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