Kiichi Asano  (Japanese, 1914-1993) 

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Kiichi Asano Biography
1914   Born in the Shimogyo district of Kyoto
1930   Graduated school (Kyotoshi Kyusei Shijo Shogyo)
1933   Began his career in photography at Togo Camera
1939   Drafted into the army, posted to Manchuria
1943   Demobilized and returned home
1949   Invited to exhibit in the group show 'Gaikoku Salon' by Takakuwa Katsuo
1951   Invited to exhibit in U.K., Paris, London and Chicago
1953   Won several photography prizes in Japan, elected to Taiheiyo Art Association
1957   Was elected to Nika Photographers Guild
1959   Appointed advisor to the Kyoto Cultural Bureau
1965   Was elected a distinguished member of the Nika Photographers Guild
1988   Received an order of merit for distinguished service to culture from Kyoto pref
1989   Received an order of merit for distinguished service to culture from Kyoto pref
1991   Award for distinguished service from the Photography Society of Japan
1993   Elected vice president of the All Japan Photographers League
Selected Exhibitions
1993   Old Kyoto, JCII Photo Salon (Tokyo)
1991   Gion, Cannon Galleries (Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka & Nagoya)
1990   Gion, Cannon Galleries (Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka & Nagoya)
1988   Hana Damari, Photo Gallery Mutsumi (Kyoto)
1987   Campuses, Photo Gallery Mutsumi (Kyoto)
1987   Kosai Setsu Getsu Ka (The Luster of the Seasons), Renzu Eku Hall (Kyoto)
1985   Our Spring, Photo Gallery Mutsumi (Kyoto)
1985   Miyako Oji Sho Ga Ikiru, Daimaru Museum (Kyoto)
1984   Hana Kyo Raku, Photo Gallery Mutsumi (Kyoto)
1983   Sagano, Yamagataya Gallery (Kagoshima)
1983   Miyako Oji, Olympus Gallery (Tokyo)
1983   Miyako Oji, Shin Shizuoka Center (Shizuoka)
1983   Miyako Oji, Shoin (Kyoto)
1983   Kyoto Colors, Wako Hall (Tokyo)
1983   Kyoto Colors, Naniwa Photo Pia (Osaka)
1982   Sagano, Shin Shizuoka Center (Shizuoka)
1981   The Silk Road, Ryusaido Gallery (Kyoto)
1979   The Silk Road, Ryusaido Gallery (Kyoto)
1978   The Silk Road, Ryusaido Gallery (Kyoto)
1976   Morocco, Ryusaido Gallery (Kyoto)1
1976   Morocco, Contac Gallery (Tokyo)
1975   Nepal, Ryusaido Gallery (Kyoto)
1971   Koto Zannei (Memories of the Old City), Pentax Gallery (Tokyo)
1971   Koto Zannei (Memories of the Old City), Shinsaibashi Gallery (Osaka)
1970   Koto Zannei (Memories of the Old City), Asahi Hall (Kyoto)
1957   The People of Snow Country, Mutsumido Gallery (Kyoto)
Literature
1992   Old Kyoto, Kyoto Shoin, pub.
1991   Kyoto Koyo (Autumn Leaves in the Old City), Mainichi Shinbunsha, pub.
1990   The Cherry Blossoms of Japan, Mainichi Shinbunsha, pub.
1990   The Gion Quarter/ Kyoto Shoin, pub.
1989   Flowered Dreams, Koumurasuiko Shoin, pub.
1989   Snow Country, Kyoto Shoin, pub.
1988   The Four Seasons in the Mountains of Kyoto, Kyoto Shoin, pub.
1988   The Four Seasons in the Villages around Kyoto, Kyoto Shoin, pub.
1988   The Four Seasons in the Town of Kyoto, Kyoto Shoin, pub.
1987   The Four Seasons on the Rivers of Kyoto, Kyoto Shoin, pub.
1986   The Flowered Walkways of Kyoto, Nihon Camera Sha, pub.
1985   Miyako Oji (revisited), Heibonsha, pub.
1984   Miyako Oji (revisited), Heibonsha, pub.
1983   Miyako Oji (revisited), Heibonsha, pub.
1982   Ohara (revisited), Heibonsha, pub.
1981   The Uji River, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
1981   Sacred Places of the West (western Japan), Shinjinbutsu Oraisha, pub.
1981   Homes, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub
1981   Homes, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub
1980   The Kyoraku (ill. with floral photographs), Hoikusha, pub.
1980   Tale of Genji (ill. with floral photographs), Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
1980   The Uji River, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
1979   The Manyoshu (ill. with floral photographs), Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
1978   Main Roads, Tankosha, pub.
1978   The Manyoshu (ill. with floral photographs), Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
1978   Pilgrimage to Hokai Temple, Tankosha, pub.
1978   Pilgrimage to Senyu Temple, Tankosha, pub.
1978   Castles and their Towns, Tankosha, pub.
1977   Pilgrimage to Sanzenn Temple, Tankosha, pub.
1977   The Houses of my Hometown, Dainihon Kaiga, pub.
1976   Momoyama / Momoyama Lions Club
1976   Pilgrimage to a temple bell - Bonsho, Kyoiku Shuppansha, pub.
1976   Pilgrimage to To temple, Tankosha, pub.
1976   Pilgrimage to Daigo Temple, Tankosha, pub.
1976   Pilgrimage to Kennin Temple, Tankosha, pub.
1976   Pilgrimage to a temple bell - Bonsho, Kyoiku Shuppansha, pub.
1973   The Flower Calendars of Kyoto & Yamato, Tankosha, pub.
1972   The Festivals of Kyoto, Tankosha, pub.
1972   A journey through the Folk Stories of Kyoto, Shinshindo, pub.
1970   Reminders of the Old City, Shinshindo, pub.
1970   Kyoto Charm, Rakuhoku & Tankosha, pubs.
1970   Sagano, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
1970   A Garden View, Vol. 2, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
1968   A Garden View, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
1968   The Allure of Kyoto, Jitsugyo no Nihon, pub.
1967   The Western Mountains, Tankosha, pub.
1966   The Omi road, Tankosha, pub.
1965   Yase & Ohara, Tankosha, pub.
1965   The History & Culture of Kyoto, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
1964   The Scope of the Old City, Yuyudo, pub.
1964   Tale of the Heike, Tankosha, pub.
1964   A Guide to Kyoto, Shirakawa Shoin, pub.
1964   Quiet Old City, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
1964   Life in Kyoto, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.
1964   The Kyoto Imperial Palace, Komurasuiko Shoin, pub.