1940-
male
Born in a sweetfish restaurant along the Ibo River and became familiar with tableware. At first, he aspired to be a chef. Trained as a tea ceremony chef at Kobe Nunobiki and as a chef at Kitcho in Namba, Osaka. Attracted by Kitaoji Rosanjin, he began to make pottery. Studied pottery under Kimura Sotoku and Miyashita Zenji. In 1975, built a climbing kiln at the foot of a mountain near the ruins of an old Edo-period kiln. Awarded the Mayor’s Prize at the Tatsuno City Exhibition. Selected at the Hyogo Prefectural Exhibition. Mainly works with yakishime.
