Born in 1964 in Aichi Prefecture. After graduating from university and gaining experience at an interior shop and an architectural design firm, he studied ceramics in Seto and completed the Aichi Prefectural Ceramics Technical College in 1997. Following work at a pottery class in Nagoya and a period of making work at home, he established his own kiln in Tsushima, Aichi in 2007. Working primarily with Shigaraki clay, he creates simple yet softly textured vessels in white and black. He is active mainly through solo and group exhibitions and craft fairs.