Takakuni Kawahara

Born in 1981, Takakuni Kawahara apprenticed in 2003 to Torakichi Yoneoka, the last master of Hiratani Washi, and is its sole direct successor. He has received major awards and exhibited internationally, including Japonismes 2018 in Paris and installations in Tokyo and at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai.