Hiro Tanikawa
Born in Yokohama, Japan in 1947, Hiro Tanikawa longed to be a cartoon artist. He graduated from Tokyo Design College in comics and animation graphics and soon saw his artwork published by several boy’s maga...
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Born in Yokohama, Japan in 1947, Hiro Tanikawa longed to be a cartoon artist. He graduated from Tokyo Design College in comics and animation graphics and soon saw his artwork published by several boy’s magazines in Japan. At this point, Hiro decided to change direction and pursue fine art and commercial illustration. Since then, Mr. Tanikawa’s artworks have been licensed to children books, jigsaw puzzles, stationery and calendars in Japan and worldwide. He currently teaches art at the Nagaoka Institute of Design.
Born in Yokohama, Japan in 1947, Hiro Tanikawa longed to be a cartoon artist. He graduated from Tokyo Design College in comics and animation graphics and soon saw his artwork published by several boy’s magazines in Japan. At this point, Hiro decided to change direction and pursue fine art and commercial illustration. Since then, Mr. Tanikawa’s artworks have been licensed to children books, jigsaw puzzles, stationery and calendars in Japan and worldwide. He currently teaches art at the Nagaoka Institute of Design.
