Born in 1976 in Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture. After graduating from Tokyo Zokei University with a degree in sculpture, he apprenticed under Mino ceramicist Seiya Toyoba, and began making pottery in Bizen City in 2003. He inherited the climbing kiln built by his father, Eisuke Morimoto, and works primarily in unglazed Bizen ware fired with wood. He also produces work in Bizen clay with a white surface known as