1941-
male
bizen pottery
After entering the Bizen Ceramics Center and becoming the first student in 1967 and learning ceramics basics, he trained under the Isezaki brothers Mitsuru and Atsushi for three years. He then opened his own kiln in his yard in 1971, becoming independent.
Since winning his first award in 1968 at the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition, he has won award after award at exhibitions and was brought on as a regular member of the Japan Industrial Crafts Association in 1975.
In 1987, he received the Minister of International Trade and Industry Honorable Mention for his success in various ceramics exhibitions such as the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition and the Tea Ceremony Art Exhibition.
