Born in 1983 in Genkai-cho, Saga Prefecture. As the second-generation head of Karatsu ware kiln Nakagawa Shizenbō Kiln, he began training under his father, the founding Nakagawa Shizenbō, in 2009, and took over the kiln and studio in 2012. Based in Genkai-cho, Saga, he handles every step entirely by hand—from preparing clay using local Karatsu earth to firing in the climbing kiln. He works across a wide range of styles including Chosen-Karatsu, hakeme, kohiki, madara, Mishima, and kuro-Karatsu, pursuing vessels that sit naturally alongside everyday life.