- For many years, Shibuya was felt that dramatically changed been watching is, what time is around?

Shibuya has changed everything at the Tokyo Olympic Games. I also to have attracted most of the photos of the 30's, the city a big event in the wake has undergone a transformation, in a sense, Shibuya subsequent because sample like a town of "Japan's urban development". And First National Route 246 issue, you're infrastructure such as Koen-dori, and came back to Washington Heights, gymnasium, comprehensive government buildings, such as the athletes' village can be Olympic-related facilities, so at once activated town called Harajuku, now of "Harajuku culture "I was gradually born. At that time in the toilet becomes more and more water washing, Shibuya residents, including his own climax say "it is cultural life!". Since I was a Boy Scout in the junior high school students, during the Olympic session it had been lowered fried the national flag in the morning and evening. Olympic clean the city, in the pride of the country to clean, raise the country. Mom us and sash (sash) wearing a cook's apron, there was a trend like a want to know the world, "Japan proud of the world, Japan and ashamed" widely (laughs). To remember or English as may be heard on the road to foreigners. At the time of the Japanese people, I think now that it was really naive and pure.

- Every day, do you take a picture of the "Shibuya of the city" in what point of view?

No one knows, so as not to go local people of the people and government so much, looking for events and location, it is also occasionally or taken quite Fajji not seen finder. For example, Shibuya Station of the countdown of the New Year's Eve. Scramble crossing every year in the New Year's Eve, the Hachiko Square, attracts a lot of foreigners and young people. "There is no countdown at today Shibuya Station, countdown there is no ..." riot police to listen to shouting and, for some reason come together more and more people, such as the foreign girl when it comes to the countdown time to the riot police It is even or hug "Happy New Year". Japanese, or each other to take a photo on your mobile phone in disarray foreigners, it will be quite a large mess. It is quite an interesting sight. Also taken without fail every year also the state of the large matrix of year is people who buy the 109 bags of the New Year and day out, such as. Do not Become money regardless, I think he is interesting, it has left to shoot is looking for something of Shibuya unique. Of course, this is not the only. Things that I think need as other to be recorded as chitin have left to shoot.

- Photo that remains vivid memory in which was taken up to now?

When a student, it was an incident by the radical student movement in same Shibuya and Shinjuku. Flocking students who lowered the juice bottle of 6 bottles to put the gasoline, throw it. Shibuya is was amazing rise fire full of Molotov cocktails. At the time, I was taking a picture of the site feverishly. At a later date if there is a misfortune to the police officers of the security in the mayhem, I came to hear various also within the police of people. Father of out is I said, "my son was taking lots of photos" (laughs). Once you have said to please give to cooperate from his father submission, it is not come back. If, I might was not a big deal photo, it was mortifying photos only had been take them when I also have now. I wonder if you'll do that is better suited for news photography than commercial photography as temperament.

- Meaning that leaving the photo, to digital preservation?

Any stupid photos, I you will be worth if to lay 50 years, does not say that all. Hit or miss, of course there, but is good that can not take anyone if possible. If there is such as something event, are not you pay out a dot to you there? Rather than the event itself at that time, we should take the people who are feeding the dot (laughs). Among the photos that are stored in public office, is more of the photos of the city taken in passing the interview looks much is often a good thing. Probably you do something that was taken at the person in charge of the hobby, but you can feel the somewhere to things like air feeling at that time. Well there is a photo of the ropeway "No. lark" to be featured in media such as television and magazines, but those are few that is reflected to the chitin, Sadaji Akashi took in remaining current "one that" There are you most well taken. At the time, nobody I I did not think that would take a cable car. Because some things always have to look every day, would did not anyone think Nante eliminated in so much short period of time. Important to take also First a little waste. There is also such circumstances, thought to want to shoot the Shibuya of photos to many people, started a photo public offering of "Shibuya love" tourism photo contest from about four years ago in conjunction with the Shibuya Chamber of Tourism Division . You can apply anyone if they like people Shibuya. Initially, 150 work the number of submissions was a before and after as well, in the last year about 550 works. In addition, such as provision of the department of elementary school students and youth, it has been increasing gradually the young people of the applicants. If possible, I am happy if give me growing up Shibuya-born photographer from this someday.

- But it has begun redevelopment around the station, Sato-san and "what you want to leave in Shibuya"?

Since I was born in Shibuya, there is nothing I do not want to change. From the old days Hachiko turned around and turned around, and there was no fountain in the square ... Shibuya Station is constantly changing. My memory of Shibuya is gone long ago, and it is Shibuya that changes rapidly. Stubbornly, there is no idea that "Shibuya has to be this way!", And I think that it is good to accept anything and think about the next, without becoming nostalgic. I also like the photos and the films are good colors, but digital is by far the most convenient. When the 11-story white Tokyu Department Store West Building opened in the 50's, I was surprised at how a huge building was erected straight from the bottom of the valley. There were no such high buildings at that time, and I remember that I felt a charisma that I could not say while I was a child. " Shibuya Hikarie " which is being built now is not the same. I think it would be nice if it was exciting around something like that symbol.

- The "Shibuya of Future", which envision?

I want you to create a more gentle city. Not only convenience stores, but also a variety of things if it is easy to do business. If you look at the development of the love hotel area after Hanamachi, it will not work if you try to create a completely different object in a place that should be. Because the one hundred stores are originally suspicious, it is interesting to have a slightly suspicious atmosphere. The same is true of Udagawa-cho, where Udagawa is buried, but there are many who are thinking of maintaining it beautifully, but historically it has not worked so well. Even if there is a "spring of spring", it is not connected well. In Shibuya, the power to transmit something from the valley is not lost anywhere, so I think it is important to prepare an environment where things that can be transmitted constantly grow. Just like a photo collection, it's good if you use it to set up a nest. For example, in the old days, an artist who debuts starts from Shibuya eggman (Eggman), and turns round and returns to the Shibuya Koukaido (now Shibuya CCLemon Hall), where there is graduation from Shibuya, and after that Budokan and Tokyo It is a dome. However, if it is the music of the Shibuya debut, I hope that it is not Chuo Line and JR, but if possible, please come and spread music to Shibuya by INOKASHIRA LINE and Toyoko Line. It is difficult to express in words somehow, but I feel that something is different. Hey, a part of the fall of Yamate, I wonder if there is something like Shibuya that has such a smell or feeling? I think. It is my selfish delusion (lol).

- If you have any plans of the photo book "Shibuya of storage fourth collection" publication?

It will publish a "Shibuya of storage IV" photo album in this year in March. Gradually building from the third Vol of the last, not only landscape, one that contains the people, came to incorporate what social conditions specific to the era of the smell. In the fourth Vol increase more portions thereof. For example, in a photo that is reflected is a child of Washington Heights was picked up in the third Vol "1962 Jingubashi and carp streamer", I'm just a child of the Heights is wearing leather shoes. Also speaking this photo goldfish selling have come up with somewhere ..., this is the back of the east cine (Shibuhigashi Shinetawa), of such a feel thing. Once upon a time, Toyoko on the roof there is a Ferris wheel, there is a goldfish scooping, I remember well that was going every day, to play along with the nursie. Shibuya the city from there place is, of course, Washington Heights, Shinjuku, should the corner (Tsunohazu) gas tank was also visible to all. While to organize old photos, from time to time you will feel like to leave to organize the fragments of his memory, do you that old? It may be difficult is transmitted only quite a character, but the visuals get to accept obediently from adults to children. It will stare that it is moving, but I feel like it's a photo story spread.

- In addition, Do you have any future dreams and goals?

The only photo book "Washington Heights" We wanted to make one book. At the time when the inside of Washington Heights have seen peek from the network of the fence, looking for people who are in it is different. For example, when we are the western pretend just looking, the other side of the children are wearing boots, to have suffered a Tenga low hat. Even baseball, to wearing the same uniforms as the major leaguer. There is a large foreign car lot, hamburger, supermarket, some anything, green lawn to the large pool, anyway Heights looked to the world like a dream, such as seen in the movie. After the war, but there was such as black market, security of Shibuya of the city of was relatively good is, probably because probably there was a Washington Heights. Hand or there is an English guide version of the design was a joke in the guide display of the Heights is in the photos in, or there is a photograph that captures the fun of how the children of foreigners, the photos that suggests a state at the time since there remains a lot, I would like to put together if there is a chance some day. Well, what to do with the production costs is the biggest challenge ....