1948-
male
Born in Nagano Prefecture. Dropped out of the literature department at Ritsumeikan University. Studied under Okuyama Zen’ichi in Kyoto and Tanimoto Mitsuo of Iga ware. Returned to his hometown in 1976 and built a climbing kiln at the foot of Mount Hachibushe. He has held solo exhibitions at Tokyo Gallery Mitaka, and Aoyama Kuroda Toen. Member of the Nagano Prefecture Ceramic Society. Works mainly with ash and natural glaze.
