1937-
male
karatsu pottery
Born in Kitakyushu City, Japan, he began studying Jomon and Yayoi pottery in 1965. In 1966, he took part in the excavation of the old Karatsu kiln site and began to make pottery at the same time. Became a monk at Echizen Eiheiji Temple and took the Buddhist name Zenkai Hogetsu. In 1975, built a climbing kiln in the precincts of Jorakuji Temple of the Soto sect in Karatsu City. Mainly solo exhibitions.
