Akinori is an internationally acclaimed multimedia artist from Japan.He studied fine arts at Kyoto City University of Art, and later developed skills in multimedia at IAMAS (International Academy of Media Arts and Sciences / Japan).By his project of IAMAS, winning the New Talent Competition Award at MILIA (International Multi-media Fair in France) in 2001, he moved to France in order to continue his artistic career there.His work was featured in the opening exhibition of French contemporary art museum, Palais de Tokyo in Paris.He later served as a guest lecturer at ECAL (Ecole Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne / University of Art and Design Lausanne) in Switzerland. In 2004, Akinori returned to Japan to teach at the Tama Art University in Tokyo.Since his return, he has been active in the Japanese art scene, illustrations, and advertisements with Mitsubishi Electric, Uniqlo, Coca Cola Japan.