{"id":13,"date":"2016-11-19T15:32:34","date_gmt":"2016-11-19T06:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jinakino.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2025-06-02T14:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T05:30:25","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jinakino.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Jin Akino"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photographer, Jin Akino<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jin Akino was born in 1970 and graduated from the University of Tokyo (Bachelor of Economics). After working for some companies, he turned to a photographer\/writer.
\nHe focuses on Silk Road, Southeast Asia, and the United States and photographs natural scenery, architecture, people’s lives and culture.
\nIn Japan, he photographs nature in various places, mainly at the foot of Mt. Chokai (Yamagata\/Akita).
\nHis photoworks are adopted in photography exhibitions, magazines, international events, television, etc., both in Japan and abroad.
\nHe also works in various ways, including a series of travel essays, presiding photography school, participating in regional revitalization projects of local governments.<\/p>\n

Jin Akino Photography\uff1ahttps:\/\/www.jinakino.com<\/a>
\nInstagram\uff1ahttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jin.akino\/<\/a>
\nFacebook page\uff1ahttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jinakinoFB<\/a><\/p>\n

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Book<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“TRADITIONAL MOMENT IN UZBEKISTAN”<\/a><\/p>\n

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Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Prix de la Photographie, Paris (P\u00d73) 2018  (Fine Art, Abstract | Professional)
\nInternational Color Awards 2017  (Wildlife | Professional)
\nInternational Photography Awards 2008 (IPA) (Architecture | Professional)
\nInternational Photography Awards 2007 (IPA) 1st place (Sunset | Professional)
\nInternational Color Awards 2006  (Architecture | Professional)
\nInternational Photography Awards 2006 (IPA) (Landscape | Professional)
\nInternational Photography Awards 2005 (IPA) (Landscape | Professional)
\nInternational Photography Awards 2004 (IPA) (Landscape | Professional)
\nThe 1st Bungaku Melma! New Face Award | Travel journal | Grand prize “My Thoughts in Iran”\uff08E-book (Amazon Kindle) “Hajimete no Iran Kikou”<\/a>\uff09<\/p>\n

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Teaching | Photo school | Photo tour<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo School “Alt-Focus”<\/a>
\nPhoto School for senior “Alt-Prism”<\/a>
\nInternational and Domestic Photo Shooting Tours and Photo Courses by Club Tourism International Inc.<\/a>
\nAsahi Culture Center (2007-2008)<\/p>\n

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TV | Media<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2024 Uzbekistan24 News (Uzbekistan)
\n2019 My5 TV \u201dOmon Omon\u201d (Uzbekistan)
\n2019 Sevimli TV \u201dZamon\u201d News (Uzbekistan)
\n2019 Hitomaro Vision (Shimane, Japan)
\n2017 Hitomaro Vision (Shimane, Japan)
\n2015 Khorezm TV “TV Sayohat” (Uzbekistan)
\n2012 NHK BS Premium \u201cGokujobi no kyoen\u201d (Japan) “Challenge of Hirayama Ikuo, Part 1 \u2013 Obsession for Silkroad”
\n2007 NHK Special \u201cNew Silk Road\u201d
\n2007 Nihon TV “Rajikaru”
\n2006 Nihon TV “Sekaiich Uketai Jugyo\u201d<\/p>\n

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Talk Show | Lecture | Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2023 “The essence of my photographic expression.” by Oyama Art Village (Oyama town, Shizuoka)
\n2021 Online lecture organized by The Japan-Uzbekistan Association
\n2020 Overseas culture seminar “Uzbekistan” by Suginami Ward, Tokyo
\n2019 Launch ceremony for Jin Akino’s photo album “TRADITIONAL MOMENT IN UZBEKISTAN” ( Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan )
\n2019 Masuda City Scenery Symposium ( Shimane )
\n2018 “Beautiful Uzbekistan” at World Air-Sea Service,Tokyo
\n2017 “Uzbekistan Exhibition in Hosttown Maizuru” (Maizuru city, Kyoto)
\n2017 “Shimane – Tabi no enishi” Talk Session (Tokyo Marriott Hotel)
\n2015 “Uzbekistan Exhibition” at the World Heritage Tomioka Silk Mill
\n2011 JATA Travel Showcase 2011 ( Tokyo Big Site )
\n2008 Uzbekistan Tourism Seminar in JATA World Travel Expo 2008 ( Tokyo Big Site )
\n2005 Slide Talk Show at the Embassy of Iran in Tokyo<\/p>\n

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Project for Local Government in Japan\u3000(Tourism Promotion, Landscape Plan…)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2022 Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture | Community development
\n2022 Mori Town, Shizuoka Prefecture | Micro Art Workcation by Arts Council Shizuoka
\n2021 Oyama Town, Shizuoka Prefecture | Micro Art Workcation by Arts Council Shizuoka
\n2021 Minato Ward, Tokyo | Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Promotion Project
\n2020 Minato Ward, Tokyo | Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Promotion Project
\n2019 Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture | Landscape Plan
\n2018 Maizuru City, Kyoto | Uzbeksitan Exhibition, 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
\n2018 Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture | Landscape Plan Workshop
\n2017 Maizuru City, Kyoto | Uzbeksitan Exhibition, 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
\n2017 Shimane Prefecture | Tourism PR
\n2017 Minato Ward, Tokyo | Minato Eco-conscious Consortium
\n2017 Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture | Landscape Plan Workshop
\n2016 Minato Ward, Tokyo | Minato Eco-conscious Consortium
\n2016 Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture | Landscape Plan Workshop
\n2015 Tomioka City, Gunma Prefecture | Uzbekistan Exhibition at Tomioka Silk Mill (World Heritage)
\n2015 Masuda City, Shimane Prefecture | Landscape Plan Workshop
\n2015 Odate City, Akita Prefecture | Regional Development
\n2015 Matsuzaki Town, Shizuoka Prefecture | Photo Exhibition and Talk Show at Shinjuku, Tokyo
\n2015 Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture | Photo Exhibition at Shinjuku, Tokyo
\n2014 Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture | Photo Exhibition at Haneda Airport & ANA Headquarters
\n2014 Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture | Photo Exhibition at Tabi college Festival (Tokyo Big Site)
\n2014 Matsuzaki Town, Shizuoka Prefecture | Regional revitalization support project
\n2014 Nikaho City, Akita Prefecture | Comprehensive support project for creating tourist business<\/p>\n

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Serial Publication<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2014-current “Easy Travel Photo Lesson by Photographer Jin Akino<\/a>” (Dinos Cecile Co., Ltd.)
\n2003-2004 “Escape -Travel Photo Essay-” (CyberAgent, Inc.)
\n2003-2005 “Tempu” (Tempukai Foundation)<\/p>\n

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Solo & Group Exhibition<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2024 Jin Akino Permanent photo exhibibition “Eyes on Tradition” at the world heritage site, Khiva, Uzbekistan
\n2023 “Stream & Life” at Oyama Town, Shizuoka
\n2021 “Uzbekistan Exhibition” at Tokyo 2020 Suginami – Epilogue 3
\n2020 “Attraction of Uzbekistan Culture” touring exhibitions at Suginami Ward, Tokyo
\n2020 “Uzbekistan Exhibition” at Minato ward Akasaka Community Plaza, Tokyo
\n2019 Photobook Completion Ceremony & Photo Exhibition at Gallery NIW, Tokyo
\n2018 “Olympian & Uzbekistan Exhibition” at Maizuru City, Kyoto
\n2018 “Stream & Life” at Pictorico Shop & Gallery, Tokyo
\n2017 “Uzbekistan Exhibition” at Maizuru City, Kyoto
\n2015 “Uzbekistan Exhibition \u2013 Culture flourished by Silk Road \u2013” at Tomioka Silk Mill in Gunma, Japan
\n2015 “Stream & Life” at Cleinblue,Tokyo
\n2015 “Journey to the architectural beauty in Uzbekistan” at Uzbekistan Republic\u2019s 24th Anniversary Reception at Hotel Okura Tokyo
\n2015 “Stream & Life” at Cleinblue,Tokyo
\n2014 The 7th International Tashkent Photo Biennale 2014, Uzbekistan
\n2011 “Choukai sansui” at Cleinblue,Tokyo
\n2009 Permanent Exhibition at International Museum of Peace and Solidarity in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
\n2009 “Great Nature in Xinjiang Uygur” at Cleinblue,Tokyo
\n2008 “Colors and Shapes throughout the Silkroad History” at the Samarkand State Museum of Cultural History of Uzbekistan
\n2008 “Western Turkey \u2013 Early Summer Sunshine” at Heikinritsu, Tokyo
\n2008 “Trees” at Heikinritsu, Tokyo
\n2007 “Samarkandiana 2750” at the Samarkand State Museum of Cultural History of Uzbekistan
\n2007 “Journey on Architectural Beauty in Uzbekistan” at Heikinritsu, Tokyo
\n2006 “Nature and Design in Silk Road \u2013 Xinjiang Uygur and Iran” at Heikinritsu, Tokyo
\n2006 “Journey on Architectural Beauty in Iran” at the Embassy of Iran in Tokyo
\n2006 “Patterns of Time, Colors of Time \u2013 USA Wild West” at Cleinblue,Tokyo
\n2005 “Arizona and Utah \u2013 breath of the earth” at Heikinritsu, Tokyo
\n2004 “Arizona-Utah-Wyoming Tourism Seminar” at Ikebukuro Sunshine City World Importmart, Tokyo
\n2004 “Asian and Asiatic” at Heikinritsu, Tokyo
\n2003 “Art of the Earth 2 \u2013 USA Wild West” at Heikinritsu, Tokyo
\n2002 “Art of the Earth \u2013 USA Wild West” at Cleinblue,Tokyo
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Project<\/strong><\/p>\n

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National Institute of Informatics (Tokyo, Japan) | Digital Silk Road Project | Provision of photographs taken in Arg-e Bam, Iran before the 2003 earthquake
\nNational Institute of Informatics (Tokyo, Japan) | Digital Silk Road Project | The Journey to Khiva, the world heritage in Silk Road through old photographs (Uzbekistan)<\/p>\n

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Newspaper | Radio<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Akita Sakigake Shinpo (Japanese Newspaper), Hokuroku Shinbun (Japanese Newspaper), Shizuoka Shinbun (Japanese Newspaper), Pravda Vostoka (Uzbek Newspaper), Lady (Uzbek Newspaper), STR (Uzbek Radio)\u3001FM Tokyo (Japanese Radio), others<\/p>\n

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Website<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Wild World Educational Website (National Geographic and WWF), Weekend Art Museum (Record China), Travel Elite (All Nippon Airways), ABC News.com (USA), etc.<\/p>\n

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Books | Magazines<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Japan Best 200 Spectacular photos (Impress Inc.), Weekly Gendai (Kodansha), Digital Camera Magazine (Impress Inc.), Photo book “Alleys in Japan”(PIE International), NEUTRAL (Byakuya Shobo), W’est (US Western Region Tourism Bureau), ANOTHER NEUTRAL 1 (Byakuya Shobo), Popular Science Japan (Transworld Japan Inc.), I’ll (JALPAK Co.,Ltd.), CLUB TOURISM STYLE (Club Tourism International Inc.)\u3001Rumored photographer (Kin no Kuwagata Sha), Polar Mania! (Sansuisha and Kodansha), Magazine ALC (ALC Press Inc.), Chinese Journal (ALC Press Inc.)\u3001Hanabasami (Kagei Adachi-ryu), Saai Isara (NEC Biglobe), MUTTS (Magazine House Co., Ltd.), International Journal “Collecting Patterns that Work for Everything” by Deborah Macpherson, Almanako Lorenz 2020\uff08Brazil\uff09, ANTHROPOLOGY OF COLOUR OR WHAT COLOUR IS A CULTURE\uff08France\uff09, etc.
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Other Printed Matter<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Event Poster : Uzbekistan Exhibition in Hosttown Maizuru (Maizuru city, Kyoto)
\nEvent Poster : Great Silk Road Special Art Exhibition (Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Japan)
\nCalendar : International Business Alliance (the Republic of Belarus) 2001 & 2002<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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