Koji Yamamura is an independent animator known for his short films such as Mount Head, A Country's Doctor or more recently Muybridge's Strings. After visiting his atelier, we will follow Yamamura in the Jiyugaoka area, where he set his atelier and opened the Au Praxinoscope store, which aspires to diffuse independent animation culture and sells DVDs, books and illustrations. As a professor at Tokyo Arts University, Koji Yamamura was a founding member of the animation department where he supports post-graduate students in the creation of their worlds. PLACES WE WENT TO Joshinji Temple, Kuhombutsu Area Nekojarashi Park, Kuhombutsu Area Au Praxinoscope, Jiyugaoka Area Tokyo University of the arts, Bankokubashi Campus, Bashamichi Area