- 1974
- Born in Tokyo, Japan
- 2001
- M.A.(Japanese painting), Musashino Art University
- 2009
- Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan, Emerging Artist Overseas Study Grant recipient /São Paulo, Brazil
- 2016
- Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan, Emerging Artist Overseas Study Grant recipient /São Paulo, Brazil
solo exhibition
- 2021
- Takafumi KIJIMA Exhibition -o Herbario- (Gallery Nayuta, Tokyo)
- 2013
- Takafumi KIJIMA Exhibition -WH9D-（Jack and the Beanstalk、Kanagawa）
- 2010
- Takafumi KIJIMA Exhibition VII -LA FACE CACHÈE DU MONDE-（galeria deco、Sao Paulo, Brazil)
group exhibition
- 2022
- Arts Saitama Kitamachi vol.8 “REAR-CART” (Plaza North/ Saitama, Japan)
- 2021
- “UPDATE – Updating Japanese-Style Painting-” (Saitama gallery/ Saitama, Japan )
“META”, Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery(Kanagawa, Japan) - 2018
- The 7th Higashiyama Kaii Memorial Nikkei Nihonga Award (The Ueno Royal Museum)
- 2017
- LIBRARY OF LOVE (Contemporary Arts Center of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA)
- 2015
- ”18th DOMANI: The Art of Tomorrow” Exhibition (The National Art Center, Tokyo)
honor and prize
- 2018
- Prize in the 7th Kaii Higashiyama memory Nikkei Japanese-style painting award
- 2017
- Japanese Government Study Program for Promising Artists and Art Fellowships (short period)
- 2009
- Japanese Government Study Program for Promising Artists and Art Fellowships (long period)
- 2004
- A winner of “2005 PARIS Prize” at Musashino Art Univ.