Born in Yoshino, Nara Prefecture in 1977. After graduating from the Fine Arts program at Kyoto University of Education, he studied forming techniques at the Kyoto Prefectural Technical College for Ceramic Arts, then apprenticed under Shinzo Tomibe in Fushimi, Kyoto. He established his own studio in Kameoka in 2008, where he creates stoneware vessels. Using expressive glazes — including crackle, iron, black, and carbon-infused — he pursues clean, refined lines to craft practical, everyday pieces that enhance any dish placed upon them.