Shigenori Uoya is an architect from Kyoto, Japan. He was born in 1977 in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from the Department of Engineering at Kyoto University in 2001 and received a master's degree in the Department of Engineering at Kyoto University two years later. He currently works as an adjunct lecturer at Kyoto University and a distinguished professor at Kyoto University of Technology.

Rooted in traditional Japanese architecture, architect Friti Yitani specializes in converting old houses, such as machiya houses into hotels and townhouses with atrium gardens. With matiya disappearing from Japan's urban landscape, most developers have chosen not to rebuild, but the architects are doing so in a way that pays homage to traditional Japanese architecture and interior design by replacing the old with the new.

With his elaborate design style of quaintly wabi-sabi and tranquil minimalism of Japan, Iotani tried to find the perfect balance between old and new elements, giving the city's old houses their enduring charm. The most challenging part of the design is to preserve the unique charm of the old house without destroying the architectural landscape of the city, to let people see the beauty of the old things, and to integrate the design elements of the new era.

Kyoto's contemporary traditional culture and design philosophy have made Fritani think more about how to stop and design a quiet habitat in this era of rapid extinction. To interpret traditional architecture with modern thinking is the current design concept of Yugu ritual.