Born in 1974 in Kichijoji, Tokyo. After graduating from the Faculty of Law at Chuo University and working at a bank, began studying ceramics in 2000 under Kengo Wakabayashi, a potter in Mashiko, Tochigi. Established the independent studio name "Yumi-to" in 2006, and from 2011 devoted full attention to artistic practice. Based in a Mashiko studio, creates everyday tableware that combines warm, rounded forms with colorful painted decoration, rooted in traditional glazes and techniques.