Born in 1969 in Kanagawa Prefecture. He trained under Yasuaki Inoue at Shōdai-yaki Fumoto Kiln in Kumamoto, and under Noriyuki Yamamoto at Iwai Kiln in Tottori. After establishing his own studio in Asahi Village, Gifu Prefecture in 1999, he relocated to Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture in 2004. Using a diverse range of techniques including slipware, inlay, and dotting, he fires his work in a climbing kiln to create generous, unpretentious vessels that fit naturally into everyday life.