Born in Okayama City in 1979. After graduating from the Bizen Ceramics Center, he studied Bizen ware under his grandfather Eiraku Takemura and began his career as a potter in 2000. He is devoted to preparing his own clay by blending field and mountain soils in his own way, and to carefully reading the wood — pine and other trees — for each firing. His pieces may appear irregular at first glance, yet conceal meticulous calculation in their feel on the lips and the angle at which they sit in the hand. In 2011, he received the Encouragement Prize at the 28th Tanabe Museum of Art Chanoyu造形 Exhibition.