A ceramic artist working under the studio name Hanatoragama. Born in Maruoka, Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture. In 2008, he enrolled in the Fukui Prefectural Ceramics Guidance Center, and from 2009 worked at an Echizen ware kiln. He became independent in 2012 and has been based in the Echizen area ever since. His work focuses on everyday vessels such as rice bowls and shibori-te pieces, and he has exhibited at galleries in Tokyo, Osaka, Shiga, Shanghai, and beyond.