Born in Nagano Prefecture in 1946. Aside from his main occupation as an architectural historian, Terunobu Fujimori worked on his first architectural project, the Jinchōkan Moriya Historical Museum in Chino City, Nagano Prefecture, in 1991. His world-acclaimed creations transcending eras and frontiers include the Tampopo (dandelion) House, Nira (leek) House, Takasugi-an tea house, and Sora Tobu Dorobune (Flying mud-made ship). He has been the director of the Edo-Tokyo Museum since 2016.