1962-
male
Entered Toki Municipal Ceramic Experimental Institute in 1985 as a trainee. Selected for the 30th Ceramic Design Competition the following year. Studied under the living human treasure Kato Kozo in 1989 and produced a ceramic tile as the symbolic monument for the “Chubu no Takumikan” World Design Exposition in the same year. Started a kiln in his home and became independent.
Selected for the 20th Tokai Traditional Craft Exhibition and won the Best Work Award at the 43rd Gifu Prefectural Art Exhibition. Also won numerous awards at the Japan Traditional Craft Exhibition and other exhibitions. Succeeded in recreating the Yohen Tenmoku tea bowl, which was said to be impossible to recreate, in 2001. Received the Gifu Prefectural Governor’s Award the following year for this feat. Received the Japan Craft Society Award (Top Prize) at the Tokai Traditional Craft Exhibition and has very high popularity as one of the most skilled artisans in the world of ceramics at present. Appointed as the President of the Mino Ceramic Society in 2011.
