青森ねぶた　ねぶた師福士 裕朗

1981年、五所川原市に生まれる。
9歳で子どもねぶたの制作を開始し、大小合わせて約300台余りを制作。
高さ23メートルにもおよぶ五所川原大型立佞武多の制作は3作品。
2023年には、重要無形民俗文化財青森ねぶた祭のねぶた師としてデビュー。
過去には、ブラジル・フランス・韓国・台湾への立佞武多の遠征を手掛け、
国内だけでなく世界に向けて「ねぶた」の発信を行っている。
現在、ねぶたの技法で作る新たな造作物にも積極的に取り組んでいる。

Aomorinebuta Nebutashi (Nebuta artisans) Hiroaki Fukushi

Born in 1981 in Goshogawara City.
He started making children's Nebuta at the age of 9 and has produced over 300 of them,
both large and small. Three works were created for the Goshogawara Large Tachineputa,
which is 23 meters high. In 2023, he made his debut as a Nebuta master at the Aomori Nebuta Festival, an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.
In the past, he has led Tachineputa expeditions to Brazil, France, South Korea, and Taiwan, promoting "Nebuta" not only within Japan but also to the world.
Currently, he is actively working on creating new creation using Nebuta techniques.