Kiyota Takayo - Smiling Sushi Roll

Acknowledgement: Special thanks to Yoko Omine (Little More Co. Ltd.), Akane, , Inomoto Noriko, Otake Nobuo, CAF Vogue Ruby, Keihanshin Lmagazine, Siraishi Chieko, Sekine Toshiya, Seki Keiko, My Family (Father, Mother, Brother), Tsuzuki Kyoichi, Mago No Chikara (Kirakusha), Maruyama Hikaru, Morimoto Chie, Children of goen, coen, Matt Naiman, Yamamoto Toshiko, Yokoyama Takuya CAF Vogue Ruby goencoenMatt Naiman God helps those who help themselves

The Thinker by Auguste Rodin The Kiss by Gustav Klimt The unique feature of the Smiling Sushi Roll is that you see something different each time you cut. The roll sometimes spins a story through changes in color and pattern. The Scream by Edvard Munch Memory of My Travels in Spain This building whose design emerges from the ground almost makes me forget that its a man-made object. My sushi roll shapes are sometimes imperfect, but they get praise because theyre not too exact. People have such big hearts!
Sagrada Famlia by Antoni Gaud
Memory of My Journey in Italy The Leaning Tower of Pisa became a popular tourist destination because of its slant.

Its like that with people too. A quirky person is more attractive than a perfect person who does everything right. Even this towerits eccentricity kind of makes you want to support it. I supported my leaning tower with cheese. But, I havent made it to Pisa yet.

My Japan The Houshiwajo Standing Figure Face From inside his face
The Houshiwajo standing figure can take you by surprise at first.

The statue represents the idea that humans are inhabited by gods. So, the face of the figure has a crack, and the Amida Buddha is emerging from it. Houshiwajo was a Chinese monk who had thoughts and ideas beyond those of the ordinary person. His stories have been passed on from generation to generation. Fantastic! ! ! Houshiwajo Standing Figure, property of the Saioji Temple
Rolling rice within rice.
The Japanese kanji character for rice is kome ( ). One long roll cut once cut twice .

At the end you have the Japanese character for rice. Thats rice within rice within rice!
A Longing for the Edo Period The oirans in ukiyoe paintings and the ninja you see in the movies dont exist anymore. But some people out in the world believe they still do, the way they did in the Edo period. They were the idols and stars of their day. I think the Edo period must have been really cool!
The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Hokusai
The Japanese Salaryman Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you too.
Im Yamada working for the
trading company.
Im Tanaka working for the
corporation.

EROS
Bondage During the Edo Period various ways of restraining prisoners were invented.