A ceramicist born in Kyoto in 1969. After graduating from the ceramics program of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Kyoto Seika University in 1994, he began his artistic career at the Kyoto Kiyomizuyaki Pottery Complex. He served as a university assistant from 1996 to 1998, and in 2000 built a kiln in Hieihira, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, where he continues to work today. Drawing on a wide range of glazes and techniques — including silver glaze, hakeme brushwork, and gold-glaze — he creates simple, functionally beautiful vessels designed to complement cuisine.