Fukunishi Ryōsei (b. 1941)

Born in Nara Prefecture, Fukunishi Ryōsei started his bamboo apprenticeship in Uda City, Nara Prefecture. He has won numerous awards including at the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition, Kinki Region Version (every year from 2002), the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition and the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Woodwork Exhibition. In 2011, he received an award from the Shiga Prefecture Education Board.