about me.
© 2025
© 2025
© 2025
i’m nano, wandering through life between tokyo and elsewhere—endlessly fascinated by signs, visual or otherwise, and by how they quietly construct, reinforce, and sometimes unsettle what feels natural, normal, or taken for granted, as well as bend or undo those assumptions.
i’m nano, wandering through life between tokyo and elsewhere—endlessly fascinated by signs, visual or otherwise, and by how they quietly construct, reinforce, and sometimes unsettle what feels natural, normal, or taken for granted, as well as bend or undo those assumptions.
i’m nano, wandering through life between tokyo and elsewhere—endlessly fascinated by signs, visual or otherwise, and by how they quietly construct, reinforce, and sometimes unsettle what feels natural, normal, or taken for granted, as well as bend or undo those assumptions.
through making, researching, and developing things, i follow curiosity seriously, finding joy in thinking, building, and staying with questions that refuse easy answers.
through making, researching, and developing things, i follow curiosity seriously, finding joy in thinking, building, and staying with questions that refuse easy answers.
through making, researching, and developing things, i follow curiosity seriously, finding joy in thinking, building, and staying with questions that refuse easy answers.
core
1. attention
i pay close attention to images, language, and the assumptions quietly embedded in them. attention, for me, is a way of noticing where norms take shape—and where they might begin to loosen.
2. listening
i try to listen carefully, especially when perspectives unsettle my own. taking others seriously—and allowing my thinking to shift—is central to how i work and live.
3. resistance
i resist ideas that seek comfort through silence or easy agreement. resistance here is not refusal for its own sake, but a commitment to staying with difference and discomfort.
4. curiosity
curiosity is my baseline, not a tool. i follow it seriously, finding joy in thinking, making, and imagining things otherwise.
core
1. attention
i pay close attention to images, language, and the assumptions quietly embedded in them. attention, for me, is a way of noticing where norms take shape—and where they might begin to loosen.
2. listening
i try to listen carefully, especially when perspectives unsettle my own. taking others seriously—and allowing my thinking to shift—is central to how i work and live.
3. resistance
i resist ideas that seek comfort through silence or easy agreement. resistance here is not refusal for its own sake, but a commitment to staying with difference and discomfort.
4. curiosity
curiosity is my baseline, not a tool. i follow it seriously, finding joy in thinking, making, and imagining things otherwise.
core
1. attention
i pay close attention to images, language, and the assumptions quietly embedded in them. attention, for me, is a way of noticing where norms take shape—and where they might begin to loosen.
2. listening
i try to listen carefully, especially when perspectives unsettle my own. taking others seriously—and allowing my thinking to shift—is central to how i work and live.
3. resistance
i resist ideas that seek comfort through silence or easy agreement. resistance here is not refusal for its own sake, but a commitment to staying with difference and discomfort.
4. curiosity
curiosity is my baseline, not a tool. i follow it seriously, finding joy in thinking, making, and imagining things otherwise.
skills
graphic design
Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
7+ yrs
graphic design
Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
7+ yrs
video editing
Premiere Pro, After Effects
6+ yrs
video editing
Premiere Pro, After Effects
6+ yrs
design & prototyping
Figma, Framer
2+ yrs
design & prototyping
Figma, Framer
2+ yrs
web development
HTML, CSS, Vue.js, Node.js
4+ yrs
web development
HTML, CSS, Vue.js, Node.js
4+ yrs
programming language
Python, JavaScript, TypeScript
2+ yrs
programming language
Python, JavaScript, TypeScript
2+ yrs
office
Microsoft Office, Notion
7+ yrs
office
Microsoft Office, Notion
7+ yrs
others
Git, Docker, TeX
2+ yrs
others
Git, Docker, TeX
2+ yrs
language
Japanese (native), English (proficient), Spanish (elementary)
life long journey
language
Japanese (native), English (proficient), Spanish (elementary)
life long journey
research
Forms of Media Lab
'23 - present
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research
Forms of Media Lab
'23 - present
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research
Forms of Media Lab
'23 - present
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UI design for web app
anyfeeds (research based group)
'23 - present
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UI design for web app
anyfeeds (research based group)
'23 - present
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UI design for web app
anyfeeds (research based group)
'23 - present
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develop mobile app
ketone
'25 - present
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develop mobile app
ketone
'25 - present
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develop mobile app
ketone
'25 - present
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magazine editor
ooze (intern at LesPro Entertainment)
'19-2020
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magazine editor
ooze (intern at LesPro Entertainment)
'19-2020
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magazine editor
ooze (intern at LesPro Entertainment)
'19-2020
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newspaper editor
jun-spo
'18-2021
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newspaper editor
jun-spo
'18-2021
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newspaper editor
jun-spo
'18-2021
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questions i get asked
loose current favourites
"The Paper Menagerie"
sf novels
...
colour
Rainer Rilke | Shuntaro Tanikawa
poets
...
fonts
...
fonts
loose current favourites
"The Paper Menagerie"
sf novels
...
colour
Rainer Rilke | Shuntaro Tanikawa
poets
...
fonts
...
fonts
loose current favourites
"The Paper Menagerie"
sf novels
...
colour
Rainer Rilke | Shuntaro Tanikawa
poets
...
fonts
...
fonts
recent activities
12/2025
poster presentation
ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2025
12/2025
research visit to Thailand
field work
9/2025
tour guide (mediator)
Ars Electronica Festival 2025
2025
international research opportunities programme (IROP)
Imperial College London
recent activities
12/2025
poster presentation
ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2025
12/2025
research visit to Thailand
field work
9/2025
tour guide (mediator)
Ars Electronica Festival 2025
2025
international research opportunities programme (IROP)
Imperial College London
recent activities
12/2025
poster presentation
ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2025
12/2025
research visit to Thailand
field work
9/2025
tour guide (mediator)
Ars Electronica Festival 2025
2025
international research opportunities programme (IROP)
Imperial College London