On April 1, 2023, I was appointed as the 9th president of the Society for Skin Structure Research (SSSR). I have been studying at this society for more than 30 years since I was a graduate student, so I am very honored, and full of gratitude. The Society was established in 1974 as an Electron Microscope Research Group of Dermatology, and was renamed the Japanese Society for Cutaneous Ultrastructure Research in 1990 to become a formal society under the Japanese Dermatological Association, with Professor Yasumasa Ishibashi being the first president. At that time, research using an electron microscope was at the center of dermatology research, but since then, its role has been changed as part of morphological analysis according to the development of other research fields such as molecular genetics and immunohistochemistry. In other words, genes, molecules, electron microscopy, light microscopy, dermoscopy, and macroscopic findings are all related, and the importance of comprehensive analysis of different levels of "shapes" is increasing. Under such circumstances, the name of our society was changed to “Society for Skin Structure Research (SSSR)” in 2007, when professor Hiroshi Shimizu was the fifth president, emphasizing that our society is not only for electron microscopy, but for all kinds of morphology of the skin. In addition to our annual scientific meeting, we are organizing a “skin shape workshop” for young dermatologists at the annual meeting of the Japanese Dermatological Association. We also produce electron microscope glossaries. Society for Cutaneous Ultrastructure Research (SCUR) is our sister society in Europe, and we have one joint meeting every five years. Understanding the “shape” of the skin and skin diseases significantly contributes to dermatological diagnostics. In order to improve the diagnostic skill as a dermatologist, learning image analysis, such as light macroscopy, dermoscopy, electron microscopy, ultrasonic tomography and living body confocal laser microscopy, which are the fields covered by this society, is undoubtedly a powerful force. We look forward to welcoming young dermatologists who aspire to become experts in skin biology and dermatology. We hope that you will aim to improve your dermatology diagnostic ability by understanding the “shape”. We sincerely hope that the research, education and enlightenment activities of this society with the key word “shape” will contribute to the advance of dermatology and skin biology and to development of young dermatologists.