Born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in 1983. After graduating from Osaka University of Arts with a specialization in ceramics, he completed the Tajimi City Ceramic Design Institute. He is a ceramic artist based in Mizunami City, Gifu Prefecture. Forgoing glaze and slip, his primary technique is carbonization firing—burying pieces in rice husks to fire them—using hand-built forms made from clay mixed with metal powder. His work is characterized by gentle, rounded shapes and subtle gradations produced by the chemical reactions of metals in the clay during firing. In 2011, he received the Shigeo Sakazaki Ceramics Award at the 9th International Ceramic Festival Mino.