An artist based in Yokohama / Kochi (Japan). After studying political science at university, Chikara worked as a magazine editor and theater critic. In 2014, he initiated Engeki Quest, a walk-based tour project that has been realized in numerous cities around the world. In 2017, he co-developed IsLand Bar with multinational artists at ADAM artist lab in Taipei. His also made video works Stay Home Labyrinth (2020) and Maya/Dolores (2024). His practice centers on themes such as the “invisible walls” that generate prejudice and discrimination, and “mobility and gravity,” concepts related to migratory movement.
He was a Saison Fellow of The Saison Foundation (2017–2020) and a Cultural Envoy of the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan (2017).