Born in Yamagata Prefecture in 1986. After completing a graduate program at Tohoku University of Art and Design, he worked as an NPO staff member and part-time high school instructor before opening a studio in Murayama City, Yamagata, in 2015. Since 2017, he has worked full-time as a ceramic artist. Harnessing the sharp, delicate qualities of porcelain clay, he applies deliberate chipping, carving, and black slip to wheel-thrown white porcelain. Under the theme