水間一太朗事務所／ Mizuma Ichitaro Office
Ichitaro Mizuma
About Ichitaro Mizuma
Mizuma Ichitaro. As an art producer, he is in charge of art exhibitions in Europe, America, South America, Mongolia, Malaysia, Taiwan, China, Korea, and other countries. He is also an art museum collections advisor. As a Shinto researcher, his works include "Reviving Shinto," "Filial Piety in East Asian Literature," and "A Long Journey Through Kanji," which have been published in newspapers and magazines. He is editor-in-chief of the Shrine Yearbook. He is representative of Shinto Kizuna Hanukiya Shrine. He is the Japan Civilization Research Institute, a non-profit organization. He is also the organizer of the Shinto Shingi Honcho priest training course.
About the Mizuma family
The Mizuma family are a seafaring people who have been Noto-shu for generations. Their ancestor is Mizuma no Kimi, who is mentioned in the Nihon Shoki and Sendai Kuji Hongi. It is said that they moved from Takamizuma to Koshi Province due to a political upheaval. During the Muromachi period, they made ports of call in places as far as India and Siam, and during the Edo period, they traded with the whole of Japan as Kitamae-bune. Their great-grandfather, Sanzaemon, owned many large sailing ships and was an active maritime merchant with three bases in Vladivostok, Etorofu Island, and Hakodate. His grandfather, Kingo, was a practicing veterinarian in Kugayama, Tokyo, but moved to Hokkaido to train military horses. He received a revelation that told him to "heal people" through his faith in Seicho-no-Ie, and opened a clinic in Shintotsukawa-cho, Hokkaido. His father, Iyuki, went on to study at the Japan Veterinary and Animal Science University, but then became interested in education and became a teacher, dedicating his life to developing education in remote mountainous areas of Hokkaido.
history
From birth to adolescence
[Birth and student years] Born in 1959 in Yamato, Shintotsukawa, Hokkaido, as the eldest son of the Mizuma family, Toshitaka. He had a strong spiritual sense from an early age, and his mother Fumiko taught him many mysteries. His birth shrine is Tamaki Shrine in Shintotsukawa. He entered Yamato Elementary School. At the age of 12, he encountered the book by Hiroshi Motoyama and became engrossed in parapsychology. He graduated from Shintotsukawa Junior High School and Takikawa High School in Hokkaido, and while still a student, he founded the animation club and became its first club president. He was a member of the art club, newspaper club, drama club, and rock band at the same time. After moving to Tokyo to attend an art university, he had many spiritual revelations and traveled through various religions, including Seicho-no-Ie, Tenrikyo, Sukyo Mahikari, Christianity, and GLA. He studied at Asagaya Art School and the Tokyo Zokei University Department of Design, and became independent as a graphic designer while still a student. He planned and produced picture books such as Sanrio's die-cut book series (Kiki Lala and others) and the white book (My Melody and others). He is in charge of editing audio magazines for enthusiasts such as Fostex and Pioneer.
1990s to early 2010sArt and Religion
Late 2010s to 2020s
[Encounter with art and religion] At the age of 20, he undertook a meditation training by fasting completely for seven days, and received a revelation that "You must never go out in public until you are over 60 years old. Until then, you must accept all events as a test from God." For the next seven years, he repeated meditation training by fasting indefinitely and bathing in extreme cold. During his training, he met the original God of the creation of heaven and earth, learned that difficult hardships were not God's true will, and decided to explore the mysteries of art and religion. In 1985, he established a contemporary art gallery in Ueno, Tokyo. After completing seven years of training, in 1988, he participated in the management of a major gallery in Ginza, Tokyo, as general manager until 2008. The gallery became a gathering place visited by many spiritual celebrities such as Shinji Tanimura. He opened up new perspectives in magazine editing, art criticism, and planning. He began as the general director of the Paris Artists Paintings Exhibition at Odakyu Main Store, and has been in charge of curating numerous exhibitions by artists from Europe, the United States, Russia, and Latin America. He also acted as an advisor to museum and corporate collections, supplying many famous post-Impressionist masters.
[Exploring the mysteries of art and religion] In 1993, at the 1400th anniversary of the founding of Dewa Sanzan, he was guided by heaven to once again form a deep connection with ancient Shinto. He met and was mentored by Shigemaru Kanbayashi, the heir to the Hakuo family's Ten Divine Treasures. At the same time, he reaffirmed his identity as a Japanese person, and as a gallerist, he focused on projects based on Japanese spirituality, such as the Mono-ha movement centered around Nobuo Sekine. As general director, he continues to present contemporary oriental art projects, such as the 1997 Mar-Exter Mythical World Exhibition (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), the 2004 Shanghai International Arts Festival Peace Exhibition, the 2005 MANIF Nobuo Sekine Exhibition (Seoul, Korea), 2007 Art Beijing, the 2008 Tel Aviv University Calligraphy Exhibition, the 2012 Yeosu Ocean Expo International Art Exhibition, the 2014 UMA Japanese Artists Exhibition (Ulaanbaatar), and Hong Kong contemporary14.
[Start of spreading Koshinto] In 2019, upon turning 60, he began imparting the mysteries of Koshinto. In 2021, he launched the Koshinto Iroha Association and began giving lectures nationwide. In 2022, he began writing a series called "Japan's Awakening Will Change the World." In 2023, he was awarded the rank of Chukyosei by the Shinto and Jingi Honcho. He regained his Christian pastor's qualifications and began writing a series on comparative cultural theory of the Bible and the Kojiki. In 2024, he became the representative director of the Nippon Civilization Research Institute, a non-profit organization.
[As an IT engineer] In addition to Shinto and art, he participated in the management of EQC, a foreign IT company, and built his career as a director and general manager of the content business division. He was in charge of planning the production of calendars for Mitsui & Co.'s headquarters, Marui's "Kurashi de Sample" project, and PARCO's Shibuya headquarters' "Yamanashi Quality Products Project." He started developing accessories for the iPhone in 2008. He established EQ Create in 2009. He established a 3G service provider in Beijing. He established QRECO in 2014. He began working as a tribologist. In 2017, he established Acrocube as an IT parts manufacturer, and completed "YATAGLASS," a protective glass with the world's top specifications, as a culmination of the material research he had accumulated up to that point. He developed tempered glass that attenuates specific wavelengths as a research into storage and preservation methods for artworks. As the representative of the Cell Anime Culture Preservation Institute, he researched treatments to prevent the occurrence of vinegar syndrome in TAC materials.
2020s to present
[Present] His pen name is Sekikei. His Mongolian name is Naranbaatar. His priest name is Ichitaro. His pastor's name is Michaell Mashimizu Takashi. He is currently concentrating on giving lectures and writing as a Shinto researcher. Editor-in-chief of the Shrine Yearbook. Representative director of the Nippon Civilization Research Institute, a specified non-profit organization. Senior lecturer at the Shinto and Shingi Honcho priest training course. Executive member of the Kanto Totsukawa Kyoyukai. Executive member of the Shintotsukawa Top Association. Representative of the Koshinto Iroha no Kai. Chief priest of Kizuna Nogishya Shrine. His articles "Thoughts on East Asian Characters" and "Reviving Shinto" are serialized in newspapers and magazines. He is currently 64 years old.
