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Former lecturer at Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku (Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music)

Chairperson of Bijutsu no Jugyo Kenkyukai (Art Class Workshop)

Chairperson of Kimiko Hoshiki wo Tanoshimukai (Kimiko Method Appreciation Group)

Lecturer at Joshibi University of Art and Design

Professor of Nurture Course at Takushoku University Hokkaido Junior College


1940 Born in Hokkaido
1965 Graduated Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in Sculpture. While a student there she married and became a mother.
1973`
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Supplementary teacherat primary and junior high schools in Tokyo. An irregular job involving 3 - 6 month long placements teaching art, drawing and crafts.
1975 Advocated a completely new theory and teaching method for art education which was to be called eThe Kimiko Methodf. This was ignored by art education circles.
1977 Studied in Spain and wandered around Europe in some despair.
During that time she managed to gather her thoughts and returned to Japan and became a supplementary teacher again. She started to make booklets of the records about the classes.
1978 Met Kiyonobu Itakura, who encouraged her.?Through meeting him the Kimiko Method took off through his group - the Kasetsu Jikken
Jugyou Kenkyukai (Hypothetical Experimental Class Workshop) a.k.a. the Kagakukyoiku no Kenkyukai (Workshop of Scientific Education).
1980 Founded and served as chairperson of the Bijutsu no Jugyo Kenkyukai (Art Class Workshop), a member of the Kasetsu Jikken Jugyou Kenkyukai.
1982` Devoted her time to writing, lectures and practical sessions..The number of people who enjoyed painting with the Kimiko Method grew throughout Japan.

1988`

ntroduced the Kimiko Method to students at Takazaki Art Junior College where she served until 1995. Also at Aoyama Woman Junior College, Hamamatsu Junior College, Kyoritsu College of Pharmacy, Joshibi University of Art and Design and others.
1989

The basis for the educational use of the Kimiko Method, eKimiko Plan Dof was established..

1995 At the NGO Forum in Beijing, people from all over the world thoroughly enjoyed painting with the Kimiko Method.
1996 Tonga in the edge -Went to Tonga as a result of her involvement with the NGO forum of the previous year to introduce the Kimiko Method there. This was sponsored by the Japan Foundation from their international exchange fund. She also went to New Zeeland to lecture.

1998”N

In May Kimiko visited Korea and in August, Colombia for lectures, mainly at universities.

Kimiko's activities continue both in Japan and abroad.

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