1954 Born in Kawahara Town, Tottori.
1977 Graduated from Ceramic Course of Crafts Department, Osaka University of Arts
1991 Received the Mainichi Shimbun Award at “The 11th Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition”
1997 Received the Excellence Award at “The 10th MOA Okada Mokichi Award Exhibition”
2000 Received the Asahi Shimbun Prize at “The 47th Japan Kōgei Exhibition”
2002 Invited to submit to “The Legacy of Modern Ceramic Art” (Museum of Modern Ceramic Art, Gifu)
2003 Received the 50th Anniversary Award at “The 50th Japan Kōgei Exhibition”
2004 Received the Japan Ceramic Society Award
2005 Received 60 times Memorial Award at “The 60th new Takumi Craft Exhibition”
2007 Invited to submit to “Crafting Beauty in Modern Japan: Celebrating Fifty Years of the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition” (British Museum, UK)
Received the Medal with Purple Ribbon
2010 Received the Tottori Prefecture Cultural Merit Award
2013 Certified as a Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property “White Porcelain”
2014 “The Present of Living National Treasures” (Tokyo National Museum, Heiseikan)
2015 Submitted to “Treasures of the World from the British Museum” (National Museum of Singapore)
2018 Submitted to “TEFAF Maastricht 2018” (Netherland)
2020 The Japan Ceramic Society Gold Prize

Present
Director Vice Chief Director of Japan Kogei Association ( Japan Kogei Association)
Chairman of Ceramics Category of Japan Kogei Association
Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property
Guest Professor of Osaka University of Artspreviousnextclose