Born in 1964 in Moji, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. After pursuing music and performance, he graduated from Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Technology College in 1992 and began making ceramics in Seto City, Aichi Prefecture. He fires ceramic figures of animals, karako (Chinese-style children), and dolls with an air of mystery and playful charm, and also creates functional works such as flower vases, sake vessels, netsuke, and kogo (incense containers). He is an active ceramicist who holds solo exhibitions extensively at home and abroad, including at Ginza Mitsukoshi and Seizan Gallery.