English(Biography)
1986-1992 Worked as a car designer at Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
1992-1997 Study under Sakamoto Motoyuki, a regular member of Japan Kogei Association in Itsukaichi, Tokyo. I started ceramic art.
1997 Started my pottery studio in Seki, Gifu Prefecture.
Also started teaching at a ceramic art class to parents and children for Shinjuku Lifelong Learning Program in Yotsuya, Tokyo.
2007 Moved to Higashimatsuyama, Saitama and started teaching at Aoyama School of NHK Culture Center, Inc.
2019 Provided a long-term individual ceramic art mentoring to actors, Toda Erika, Matsushita Kohei, Kuroshima Yuina and Ito Kentaro who performed in NHK TV drama series “Scarlet”.
2020 Provided a performing advice at shooting to the actor, Ito Kentaro who performed in “Scarlet”. Cooperated with the story “the plate where water is alive”.Provided pottery technique and art works.
2021 Taught ceramic art to ambassadors from more than 6 countries at Embassy of the Republic of Angola.
My art work was certified as a permanent collection at Mucha Foundation in Prague.
- Major Private Exhibitions
London Daiwa Anglo Japanese foundation
London Hornton Place Gallery
Aoyama, Tokyo Esquire A246 Gallery
Shinjuku, Tokyo BEAMS B Gallery
Shinjuku, Tokyo Mitsukoshi Art Gallery
Nihonbashi, Tokyo Mitsukoshi Art Gallery
Nihonbashi, Tokyo Takashimaya Art Gallery
Nihonbashi, Tokyo Gallery Saoh&Tomos
Nagoya, Aichi Gallery IDF
- Created ceramic tea ware
Kyoto Daitokuji Temple
- Purchasers of my art work
London Daiwa Anglo Japanese foundation
London Mucha Foundation
Antwerp Hopsake
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
BEAMS Co., Ltd.
- As a gift
To Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado from Mucha Foundation
- Won prize three times at New Traditional Crafts Exhibition
- Instructor at NHK Culture Center