A ceramicist based in Onojo City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and the head of Fukuoka Togei-gama. Throwing on the wheel himself and handling everything from glaze preparation to painting and firing, he also serves as an instructor who has taught ceramics at a local lifelong learning center for over twenty years. Holding a vocational training instructor's license in ceramics and several other national qualifications, he brings more than thirty years of experience to his work, which also includes the sale of electric, gas, and kerosene kilns as well as firing guidance.