Arai Hidenori

Photographer. Born in 1948 in Ōta, Saitama Prefecture. Graduated from the avant-garde photography school Workshop, where he studied under influential photographer Hosoe Eikō. His exhibitions have included Nihonbashi: kakusareta shiza (Hidden Views of Nihonbashi), Ori (Weaving), and Gankutsu hoteru: yume no kan (Gankutsu Hotel: Palace of Dreams). Published his photo book Gankutsu hoteru (Gankutsu Hotel) in 2022.