Born in Okinawa in 1985. Raised as the eldest son of Ikutoen, a Tsuboya ware kiln, he studied ceramics at the Kyoto College of Traditional Crafts before training under his father, the sixth-generation Takaesu Tadashi. After apprenticeships in the shisa and wheel-throwing workshops, he succeeded as the seventh generation of Ikutoen. Since 2016 he has pursued independent work under the name "Shinkū Dorenki," exploring new expressions rooted in Okinawan clay and glazes yet unbound by tradition.