Tiery Le,.. studied at L'Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Art de Paris-Cergy and the University of Massachusetts Amherst before arriving in Japan in 1999 – on 9.9.99 at 9:09 (and 9 sec.) – to be precise. Since then he has worked as an artist and designer, raised a family, and more recently, found another creative niche as a well-recommended specialized cycling tour guide here on the Chang'an-inspired street grid of Kyoto.