1947 Born in Fukuoka, Japan
1985 Worked for a tea ceremony utensil merchant.
1991 Entered the world of pottery making and studied under Sadamitsu Sugimoto
1992 Built a kiln in Kita-ku, Kobe
2004 Moved to Karuizawa and opened Shion Kiln
Public Collection
Sun Gallery Sumie (Naka Ward, Nagoya)
Hatoya (Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
Nomura Museum of Art (Sakyo Ward, Kyoto)
Torifuku (Minato Ward , Tokyo)
Gallery Hyakuke (Hyogo Prefecture)
Gallery Dojima (Osaka Prefecture)
Salon Hashimaya (Okayama Prefecture)
Ebiya Art Store (Tokyo)
Art Salon Cocado (Minato-ku, Tokyo)