Born in 1972 in Saitama Prefecture. After graduating from the Ceramics Department at SUNY New Paltz, he undertook further training in sometsuke (underglaze blue) technique at the Saga Prefectural Arita Ceramic Art Institute. In 1999 he set up a kiln in Hanyu, Saitama, relocating to Konosu in 2005. He hand-paints stoneware — formed on the wheel or by slab-building — with designs inspired by medieval Western and Middle Eastern art, applying polychrome underglaze decoration fired in reduction in a gas kiln. His work reflects a distinctive personal vision born from this unique blend of influences.