Born in Kawagoe, Saitama, in 1974. After graduating from Musashino Art University with a degree in Japanese painting, he studied ceramics at the Saga Prefectural Arita Ceramic College and trained under traditional craft master Kazumi Hideshima and Terauchi Shinji of Risō Kiln. He established his kiln in Kawagoe in 2001 and currently works in Karatsu. Captivated by Old Imari porcelain, he revived the "ito-kiri" forming technique that had been lost since the Edo period. He faithfully follows historical models in his materials—including clay bodies and glazes—and is known for the precise yet delicate brushwork cultivated through his background in Japanese painting.