Yoshiro Furuhashi (1924-2006) was born in Nikko, and spent his entire life painting its scenery. He was born in a Japanese ryokan inn in Nikko, and taught himself to paint. Although he used to paint with oil at one point, he came to discover the potential of watercolor painting, and pursued his own practice in this latter medium until the end of his life.

Furuhashi did not drive. With the exception of a few trips, his subject was the nature found in the mountains of Nikko, which he could reach on foot. While using actual scenery as his motifs, he freely constructed a variety of landscapes in his paintings. This is an approach that is not only visual: it captures the impression of a reality that seems as if it were perceived and understood in an instinctive, firsthand way, allowing viewers to feel the richness of the painting. The appealing forms and fresh colors of the trees and mountains depicted in his paintings have a very contemporary feel to them.