Estonia

1954: Born in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture

1972: Started studying photography while selling name brooches (wire art) on the streets of Harajuku and Shinjuku.

1975~ After working at Aoyama Eiwa Studio, he became a freelance photographer.

1975~ editorial photography

1976~ Fashion Photography

1977~ Photographing record jackets for Koichi Miura led to him being commissioned to photograph jackets for Mina Aoe, Frank Nagai, Mineko Nishikawa, Kurumi Kobato, Mimi Hiyoshi, and others.

1978: Photographing the poster for ABBA (Swedish pop group)'s Japan tour concert

1980-1981 Regular in Fujingaho Beauty

1982 Mainichi Advertising Award Special Selection (Shiseido Shower Cologne newspaper advertisement)

1983: Opinion poster: "Hey, 72.8% are being ignored"
"We're not going to war"

1989: "ALDRIDGE" featured in the photography yearbook

1995: Hanae Mori Open Gallery "KOSEI UMINO EXHIBITION"

1997~2000: Lecturer at Tokyo Communication Arts College

1999: Publications

"SIREN TO SIRENCE" -Memories of the Great Hanshin Earthquake-

1999: Aoyama Gofa Gallery "Umino Kosei Photography Exhibition"

2000: Kodak Photo Salon "SIREN TO SIRENCE" -Memories of the Great Hanshin Earthquake- Photo Exhibition

2002~2003 Regular photographer for the cover of Weekly Myuto's "ATTA"

2003~2015(vol.001~vol.131)Monthly COMZINE Thoughts on long-selling Japanese books

Nostalgic items that our grandmothers and mothers know. Of course, they are also indispensable in our lives today - we put our love into these long-selling Japaznese items.z

2020: Publications
Delicious and beautiful "Easy pickle encyclopedia" for your vinegar beauty habit

2022: Publications
The Heart of the Sun: What the Sun Taught Me

2025: Publications

Memories of the Great Hanshin Earthquake