After his mother died in November, he moved to Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture and later he built his own house designed by Junzo YOSHIMURA, where he kept doing creative activities for over 50 years.
11月に母が亡くなると千葉県市川市に移り、その後吉村順三設計による自宅を建て、50年以上に亘りその地で創作活動を続けた。