I have always liked black and white! It is simple and the colour of the piano.

Art is not that much needed in life, we only need sleep and food. But why do people want art? Because they want to feel emotion! So emotionally moving things is great art to me!

It was in Shizuoka, where my home was. I first attended this school when I was five years old. I also attended a regular elementary school, and I was taking piano lessons with a local teacher. I began to study composition at the Yamaha school. And I continued to study there until the age of 15.

I have always liked black and white! It is simple and the colour of the piano.

My music is very emotional. The reason why I want to play music is very emotional. I want to call out my emotions and package them into music.

For the piano and me it is always a blind date! I meet different pianos every single day. I can't take my piano with me like a bassist can take his instrument. So whenever I arrive I am a bit nervous to see what kind of piano is waiting for me.

I'm always hungry to learn. I always look for something that I can study.