1965-
male
mino pottery
Born in Takahama City, Aichi Prefecture
1983 Studied under Ando Hidetake (Gifu Prefecture’s Important Intangible Cultural Property holder)
1994 Became independent and started making pottery in Takahama City
Selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition
Selected for the Tokai Traditional Craft Exhibition.
1996 Solo exhibition (Nagoya Maruei, Aichi. 2001)
1998 Solo Exhibition (Nagoya Mitsukoshi Sakae, Aichi)
1999 Built a semi-aboveground anagama kiln at “Saruebi”, Asuke-cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
2000 Solo Exhibition (Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Honten / Tokyo. Same, 03, 06, 09, 12, 15, 18 years)
Participated in the exhibition “Sencha and Yakimono” at the Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum.
2002 Solo Exhibition (Toma Shrine / Hokkaido)
2007 Exhibited in “The Beauty and Tradition of Sencha Ceramics,” an exhibition organized by the Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Aichi, Japan
2011 Awarded full membership of the Japan Kogei Association
2013 Selected for the 5th Kikuchi Biennale (and subsequently selected for the 17th, 19th, and 21st Biennials)
2014 Selected, Present Form of Ceramic Art Hagi Grand Prize Exhibition (Selected in subsequent years 16 and 19)
2017 Selected for the 4th Ceramics Biennial (and for the following 21 years)
2020 Exhibited in Nagoya Furukawa Art Museum’s special exhibition “Crafts in Aichi 2020”.
2021 Selected, Kasama Ceramic Art Grand Prize Exhibition 2021
Solo Exhibition at Tsu Matsubishi Department Store, Mie, Japan.
Solo Exhibition at Hanshin Department Store, Umeda, Osaka.
