Born in 1964 in Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture. After graduating from the sculpture department of Musashino Art University, studied ceramics at the Kyoto Prefectural Ceramic Technology College. Established "Tayama Tobo" in Kasama City, focusing on kohiki (slip-decorated ware) and yakishime (unglazed, high-fired ware). For yakishime, fires in an anagama kiln using only red pine wood, drawing out the deep beauty of natural ash glaze deposited on the pieces. Applies a sculptor's eye for form to vessel-making, with "living in harmony with nature" as a guiding creative principle.