Born in Shimodate City (present-day Chikusei City), Ibaraki Prefecture in 1962. After studying at Kyoto Municipal Doda Arts and Crafts High School (ceramics department) and Kyoto Saga University of Arts Junior College (ceramics department), he settled in Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture to pursue ceramics. He was designated a Traditional Craftsman of Kasama ware in 2001. Committed to unglazed yakishime firing and wood-firing kilns, he creates large-scale works such as kiln-change flower vessels and katamari-ki vessels. He is a full member of the Japan Crafts Association and received the Japan Crafts Association Chairman's Award at the 68th Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition in 2021.