Born in 1981 in Marubashira, Iga City, Mie Prefecture. He is the eighth-generation head of Mukaibiraki Kiln, a historic Iga pottery family. After graduating from the Kyoto Prefectural Ceramic Technology College, he apprenticed under Ryoji Koie, then traveled to Elk Valley, California, to study anagama kiln techniques. In 2010, he built an anagama kiln at his home and established his independent practice. With wood-fired unglazed stoneware at the core, he produces tableware, sake vessels, tea bowls, and flower vases using a wide range of techniques, including beedoro glaze, namako-skin texture, Iga Shino, and Oribe kairagi.