4F Magic’s 2027 Guest Of Honor is: Shimpei Katsuragawa

Shimpei Katsuragawa is an outstanding award-winning magician and artist.

Drawing on his roots as a classical violinist, Shimpei blends the worlds of magic and music seamlessly into his card creations and shows. In recent years, he began collaborating with a string ensemble to create highly original magical performances bursting with elegance, style and technical brilliance.

Shimpei’s unique brand of magic has allowed him to share his magic around the world with performances and lectures at cities and countries throughout Europe, North America, and Asia. He has also hosted his own NHK-TV documentary on his tour through Spain.

He is currently the Vice President of FISM Asia and an official FISM Judge. He has also judged magic competitions in the US, Russia, South Korea, China, Italy and Austria.

Shimpei’s love of magic, and card magic in particular, inspired him to promote the art of magic through education in his hometown of Nagoya, Japan where he operates the Magic Salon La Campanella and where he actively mentors and develops talented young magicians.