Biography
Nawoka
Model / Photographer / Tanka Poet
Model / Photographer / Tanka Poet
Born in 2003 in Chiba, Based in Tokyo, Japan
2019: Began composing tanka poetry
2021: Started working as a model
2023: Launched career as a photographer
2024: Joined WONDER_remake as a designer’s assistant
2025: Graduated with a degree in Clinical Psychology
Since 2021, Nawoka has been creating unique works that combine portrait photography—featuring herself as the model—with free-verse tanka. Her creative practice centers around an interplay between visual imagery and poetic language.
From 2023 onward, she has expanded her scope beyond genre, engaging in various creative activities including still photography and editing.
Her academic background in clinical psychology has fueled her interest in supporting individuals who have stepped off conventional paths to re-engage with society, especially within industrial and occupational settings. Through this lens, she continues to explore the intricacies of the human mind.
略歴
なをか
モデル / フォトグラファー / 歌人
2003年 千葉県生まれ 日本/東京で活動
2019年 短歌を始める
2021年 Model活動を始める
2023年 photographer活動を始める
2024年 WONDER_remake デザイナーアシスタントとして携わり始める
2025年 臨床心理学専攻 卒業
2021年より、自身がモデルとなったポートレート写真に自由律短歌を掛け合わせた作品の制作を開始。視覚と言葉を行き来する表現を軸に、2023年からジャンルを問わずスチール撮影や編集など、幅をもったクリエイティブ活動を行う。
大学では臨床心理学を専攻し、産業領域において社会のレールから一度外れた人が再び踏み出すための支援について関心を持ち、人の心のあり方について探究を行った。
大学では臨床心理学を専攻し、産業領域において社会のレールから一度外れた人が再び踏み出すための支援について関心を持ち、人の心のあり方について探究を行った。
Appearance history
2021年
自主制作短編映画「少女文学」主演 森鏡花役
2024年
テレビ朝日「怖いけどタメになる話」 再現VTR出演
2025年
Upcoming releases
Activity logs
2021年12月
大河内 拓海 (写真家) 「顔の見えないポートレート展 ~あなたの記憶とこれから~ 」モデル参加
2022年07月
伊藤竜矢 長谷川みのり(写真家) 2人展「Alstroemeria」モデル参加
2022年11月
stollen(バンド) ジャケット写真モデル
2023年03月
はる陽。(TOKYO PINK 所属)主催「A SECRET PARTY OF FAIRIES」ゲスト
はる陽。への提供曲作詞、写真展示、ポエトリーリーディングを行う
2023年04月
はる陽。(シンガーソングライター)単独公演「たしかに美しかったもの」
Movie制作 Still撮影
2023年03月
江崎隆太(写真家)「夏休み最後の宿題展」モデル参加
2023年03月 - 9月
合同会社G・O GAREGE 並びにディレクター川崎龍弥
LIVE映像 制作 撮影 編集 に携わる
2023年8月
叶芽フウカ (シンガーソングライター) セカンドワンマン「君の飴と花束、僕の鞭と拳銃」
Movie制作を担当
2023年10月
ripple + PV広告モデル
2023年10月
P.O.N.D.2023 Dialogue あたらしい対話に、出会う。Performance art @渋谷PARCO Still撮影
2023年12月
かゆいゆいか (作家) 個展 展示名/作品名の短歌制作を担当
2023年12月
IMAGINATION @恵比寿MELON Popupを行う
2024年01月
歌田真紀 (シンガーソングライター)生誕祭 LIVE @下北沢ROCK PANIC! Still撮影
2024年03月
写真展CROSSING@Gallery COCEAL SHIBUYA モデル参加
2024年03月
JAPAN CITY BLUES PHOTO EXHIBITION「ONDO」@Gallery COCEAL SHIBUYA モデル参加
2024年03月
2024Autumn＆Winter 香川集積展示会 @CARATO71 フィッターモデル
2024年04月
都市と廃墟の写真展＠秋葉原書泉ブックタワー9階 モデル参加
2024年05月
WONDER _remake Offline Store @SEIBU池袋 POPUP Staff
2024年5月
KP_SHOW!@CLUB CITTA' Stiil撮影
2024年06月
OKI ランウェイモデル @SHIMOKITA FES'24
2024年09月
2025Spring&Summer 香川集積展示会 フィッターモデル @表参道
2024年09月
EDEN(アパレル) モデル
2024年11月
K.J DAN モデル
2024年12月
WONDER _remake Solo Exhibition @Shibuya
2025年3月
Hair Salon QUQU台湾向けセミナーモデル
2025年3月
2025Fall&Winter 香川集積展示会 フィッターモデル @表参道
2025年4月
Morph Management HP写真掲載
(Kang Min Ji & Kwon Gyu Ri)
2025年 5月
WELLA TRENDVISION award 2025 Hair salon GARTE モデル
2025年 5月
Morph Art Magazine 掲載 (Photographer : なをか Model : Kang Min Ji)
その他、文化的活動に携わる。
(敬称略)
Exhibition
2022年09月
5人展「晩夏」@高円寺komichi gallery 作品出展
2022年11月
ヒカリテン第2期「激しい運動」作品出展
2023年09月
2人展「僕らのBPMは120」＠渋谷Liam gallery 主催展示
2023年12月
Exhibition「35.67°N 139.78°E」＠渋谷Room_412 主催展示
2025年 3月
First Solo Exhibition「Who I am.」＠乃木坂WHEREVER 1F
Appearance History（EN)
2021
Starred as Kyouka Mori in the self-produced short film *Shoujo Bungaku*
Starred as Kyouka Mori in the self-produced short film *Shoujo Bungaku*
2024
Appeared in reenactment scenes for the TV Asahi program *Scary but Informative Stories*
Appeared in reenactment scenes for the TV Asahi program *Scary but Informative Stories*
2025
Upcoming releases
Upcoming releases
Activity Logs
December 2021
Model for the photo exhibition *Faceless Portraits: Your Memories and What Lies Ahead* by Takumi Okochi
Model for the photo exhibition *Faceless Portraits: Your Memories and What Lies Ahead* by Takumi Okochi
July 2022
Model for the duo exhibition *Alstroemeria* by photographers Tatsuya Ito and Minori Hasegawa
Model for the duo exhibition *Alstroemeria* by photographers Tatsuya Ito and Minori Hasegawa
November 2022
Model for the album cover of the band *stollen*
Model for the album cover of the band *stollen*
March 2023
Guest at *A SECRET PARTY OF FAIRIES* organized by Haruhi. (TOKYO PINK)
Wrote lyrics for a song by Haruhi., exhibited photographs, and performed a poetry reading
Guest at *A SECRET PARTY OF FAIRIES* organized by Haruhi. (TOKYO PINK)
Wrote lyrics for a song by Haruhi., exhibited photographs, and performed a poetry reading
April 2023
Produced video and still photography for Haruhi.'s solo live *Those Truly Beautiful Things*
Produced video and still photography for Haruhi.'s solo live *Those Truly Beautiful Things*
March 2023
Model for the photo exhibition *The Last Homework of Summer Vacation* by Ryuta Ezaki
Model for the photo exhibition *The Last Homework of Summer Vacation* by Ryuta Ezaki
March – September 2023
Involved in live video production, filming, and editing for G・O GARAGE and director Tatsuya Kawasaki
Involved in live video production, filming, and editing for G・O GARAGE and director Tatsuya Kawasaki
August 2023
Video production for Fuuka Kaname’s second solo live *Your Candy and Bouquet, My Whip and Gun*
Video production for Fuuka Kaname’s second solo live *Your Candy and Bouquet, My Whip and Gun*
October 2023
Model for promotional visuals for *ripple+*
Model for promotional visuals for *ripple+*
October 2023
Still photographer for *P.O.N.D.2023 Dialogue: Encountering New Conversations* at Shibuya PARCO
Still photographer for *P.O.N.D.2023 Dialogue: Encountering New Conversations* at Shibuya PARCO
December 2023
Composed tanka poems for the titles and works of writer Yuika Kayui’s solo exhibition
Composed tanka poems for the titles and works of writer Yuika Kayui’s solo exhibition
December 2023
Participated in the popup event *IMAGINATION* at Ebisu MELON
Participated in the popup event *IMAGINATION* at Ebisu MELON
January 2024
Still photographer for singer-songwriter Maki Utada’s birthday live performance at Shimokitazawa ROCK PANIC!
Still photographer for singer-songwriter Maki Utada’s birthday live performance at Shimokitazawa ROCK PANIC!
March 2024
Model for the photo exhibition *CROSSING* at Gallery COCEAL SHIBUYA
Model for the photo exhibition *CROSSING* at Gallery COCEAL SHIBUYA
March 2024
Model for *ONDO*, part of the JAPAN CITY BLUES PHOTO EXHIBITION at Gallery COCEAL SHIBUYA
Model for *ONDO*, part of the JAPAN CITY BLUES PHOTO EXHIBITION at Gallery COCEAL SHIBUYA
March 2024
Fitting model for the *2024 Autumn & Winter Kagawa Joint Exhibition* at CARATO71
Fitting model for the *2024 Autumn & Winter Kagawa Joint Exhibition* at CARATO71
April 2024
Model for the photo exhibition *City and Ruins* at Shosen Book Tower, Akihabara
Model for the photo exhibition *City and Ruins* at Shosen Book Tower, Akihabara
May 2024
Staff for *WONDER\_remake Offline Store* popup at SEIBU Ikebukuro
Staff for *WONDER\_remake Offline Store* popup at SEIBU Ikebukuro
May 2024
Still photographer for *K-POP SHOW!* at CLUB CITTA'
Still photographer for *K-POP SHOW!* at CLUB CITTA'
June 2024
Runway model for OKI at *SHIMOKITA FES'24*
Runway model for OKI at *SHIMOKITA FES'24*
September 2024
Fitting model for the *2025 Spring & Summer Kagawa Joint Exhibition* at Omotesando
Fitting model for the *2025 Spring & Summer Kagawa Joint Exhibition* at Omotesando
September 2024
Model for the apparel brand *EDEN*
Model for the apparel brand *EDEN*
November 2024
Model for *K.J DAN*
Model for *K.J DAN*
December 2024
Participated in *WONDER_remake Solo Exhibition* at Shibuya
Participated in *WONDER_remake Solo Exhibition* at Shibuya
March 2025
Model for Hair Salon QUQU seminar for Taiwan
Model for Hair Salon QUQU seminar for Taiwan
March 2025
Fitting model for the *2025 Fall & Winter Kagawa Joint Exhibition* at Omotesando
Fitting model for the *2025 Fall & Winter Kagawa Joint Exhibition* at Omotesando
April 2025
Published on Morph Management website (Photographers: Kang Min Ji & Kwon Gyu Ri)
Published on Morph Management website (Photographers: Kang Min Ji & Kwon Gyu Ri)
May 2025
Model for WELLA TRENDVISION Award 2025 (Hair salon GARTE)
Model for WELLA TRENDVISION Award 2025 (Hair salon GARTE)
May 2025
Featured in Morph Art Magazine (Photographer : Nawoka, Model: Kang Min Ji)
Also engaged in various cultural activities...
Exhibitions
September 2022
Group exhibition *Late Summer* at Koenji Komichi Gallery
Group exhibition *Late Summer* at Koenji Komichi Gallery
November 2022
Exhibited works in *Hikariten Phase 2: Intense Motion*
Exhibited works in *Hikariten Phase 2: Intense Motion*
September 2023
Organizer and exhibitor of the duo show *Our BPM is 120* at Liam Gallery, Shibuya
Organizer and exhibitor of the duo show *Our BPM is 120* at Liam Gallery, Shibuya
December 2023
Organizer and exhibitor of *35.67°N 139.78°E* at Room\_412, Shibuya
Organizer and exhibitor of *35.67°N 139.78°E* at Room\_412, Shibuya
March 2025
First solo exhibition *Who I am.* at WHEREVER 1F, Nogizaka
First solo exhibition *Who I am.* at WHEREVER 1F, Nogizaka