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PROFILE
Akio Kamei has taken the beautiful and traditional Japanese secret boxes to a new and higher level. His original and ingenious designs often require the solver to use the principles of physics to open them. The exquisite craftsmanship and beautiful woods make each one a work of art. Puzzle collectors from all over the world eagerly await each new Kamei puzzle. Often collectors travel from Europe and America to Japan to obtain the latest Kamei puzzles. His trick boxes are the best that the world of puzzles has ever seen.
Jerry Slocum, President, Slocum Puzzle Foundation
Lifetime Accomplishments
Born in Osaka, Japan in 1948
Worked for Yamanaka Wooden Puzzles in 1972
Established Karakuri Yasubei and started creating original trick boxes in1981
Got praises in many competitions and had many exhibition
Made his own workshop in 1989
Created Trick Furniture and Trick Doors in1993
The mass media introduced his exhibitions to the public
Had many big exhibitions where more than two hundreds thousand people came