Beauty Innovator Award Salon Creation Grand Prix 2019. 2017 Join the hair industry. 2018 Govin what is beauty fashion show. 2019 Won the Shiseido Professional BIA Salon Creation group GP. 2020 Join e.l. Hair Salon. 

Born in Miyazaki Prefecture. Graduated from Kumamoto BELeBEL Beauty Academy. After working at a famous hair salon in Tokyo, launched KATE in Minami Aoyama in 2011. 

BIA 2021. Art Creation Grand Prix. 

Masa Otake was born in Niigata Prefecture, Japan in 1948. Upon graduating from the Shiseido Beauty Academy, Otake joined Shiseido Co., Ltd. in 1969. At Shiseido, Otake was in charge of the company’s advertising and promotion activities while also providing support at fashion weeks in Paris, New York and Tokyo for many years. He was also invited to compete in a number of international hair shows in cities across the world. 

Opened GBG Jiyugaoka, a salon specializing in de-graying hair, in November 2022.