About
Who I am
Photo bylisa_arima
Koto
Born in Aichi, Japan in 1998. I work as an engineer, and I am also a photographer.
Putting my feelings into words has never come easily to me. But as I met more people and spent more time beside them, the moments that moved me kept growing. I wanted to keep those feelings properly — and that is when I found photography.
A smile that slips out unguarded; a frame you can almost hear. I keep them carefully, so that one day they become someone’s treasure.
Background
2022
Bought my first camera.
2023
Completed a master’s degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Tokyo.
Started working as an engineer in Tokyo.
Opened an Instagram account and began photographing in earnest.
2025
Selected for the “100 most moving photographs” at “PHOTO IS” 2025, FUJIFILM’s participatory photo exhibition.
Held my first solo exhibition, “Letter of Light,” at a gallery in Kichijoji, Tokyo.
Photo bylisa_arima
Koto
Born in Aichi, Japan in 1998. I work as an engineer, and I am also a photographer.
Putting my feelings into words has never come easily to me. But as I met more people and spent more time beside them, the moments that moved me kept growing. I wanted to keep those feelings properly — and that is when I found photography.
A smile that slips out unguarded; a frame you can almost hear. I keep them carefully, so that one day they become someone’s treasure.
Background
2022
Bought my first camera.
2023
Completed a master’s degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics at the University of Tokyo.
Started working as an engineer in Tokyo.
Opened an Instagram account and began photographing in earnest.
2025
Selected for the “100 most moving photographs” at “PHOTO IS” 2025, FUJIFILM’s participatory photo exhibition.
Held my first solo exhibition, “Letter of Light,” at a gallery in Kichijoji, Tokyo.
