The 16th-generation head of Sakakura Shinbei Kiln, a Hagi ware kiln in Fukawa Yumoto, Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Born in 1983 in Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Graduated from the Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts, and completed the graduate program there. After completing a traditional craft techniques training program in Kyoto, devoted himself to Fukawa Hagi pottery. Assumed the name Sakakura Shinbei XVI in 2024, continuing the tradition of the Hagi domain's official kiln while holding exhibitions throughout Japan.