Fujimura graduated with a B.A. from Bucknell University, then studied in a traditional Japanese painting doctorate program
for several years at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music with several notable artists such as Takashi Murakami
and Hiroshi Senju. He was the first non-native to participate
in the Japanese Painting Doctorate Program, which dates
back to 15th century.

Fujimura founded the International Arts Movement in 1991
and currently acts as Creative Director for which he has
co-hosted several major conferences . He is represented
by Dillon Gallery in New York City and Tokyo. His work can
be seen at the National Modern Museum of Art in Tokyo, the
Saint Louis Museum, the Cincinnati Museum, and the CNN
building in Hong Kong. In 2003 he was appointed by President
Bush to the National Council on the Arts.