1971 Born in Nagaokakyo City, Kyoto Prefecture, the son of a bamboo basket weaver and a

dressmaker.

1994 Graduated from the Faculty of Art of Kyoto Seika University

1994-1997 Studied under Jun Yamashita

1996 Won the 2nd Young Portfolio Award

1998 Studied under Hironori Konishi

2005 Became a member of the Tokyo design office, Rokunana & Co.

2009 Solo exhibition in Omotesando Hills, Gallery Kowa

  1. 2012  Solo exhibition at Ippodo Gallery New York, USA

  2. 2013  Solo exhibition at Ippodo Gallery Tokyo, Japan
    Solo exhibition at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena    , California

Collection:
The Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego (USA)
The Yale University Art Gallery, Department of Asian Art (USA) The Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, California (USA)