Originally from Fukushima Prefecture. After working as the fourth-generation head of Matsuske Kiln, a pottery producer of Ōbori Soma-yaki, he was forced to evacuate following the 2011 nuclear accident, and in 2013 relocated to Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, where he established a new kiln. Together with his wife Fumi Kameda, he runs susuke製陶室. His work is characterized by the sooty, flame-kissed surfaces produced by wood firing, and he creates everyday vessels that deepen in character the more they are used.