1939 born in Shiga Prefecture, currently lives and works in Shigaraki-cho.
1967 Became a member of Sōdeisha (until 1985).
1979 Art Now '79, Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, (Hyogo, Japan)
1983 Traveling Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Ceramics in Italy (Faenza and other locations).
1984 Exhibition of Contemporary Humor, Museum of Modern Art, Saitama (Saitama, Japan)
1990 Discovery of Clay: Contemporary Ceramics and Primitive Earthenware, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park (Shiga, Japan)