A ceramic artist from and based in Tochigi Prefecture. After graduating from a fine arts university in Kyoto with a major in ceramics, spent time in Okinawa working with pottery and textile dyeing, then trained in Mashiko—a town renowned for its ceramics—before going independent. Works in a studio set up in the garden at home. Capturing small, everyday scenes and expressing them through humorous illustrations and ceramic works, the artist's pieces—each with its own handcrafted character—have earned a devoted following both in Japan and abroad for their warmly witty, one-of-a-kind worldview.