Born in Kobe, Japan.
Studied French language and literature followed by ceramics in Kyoto with special emphasis 
on stoneware techniques and glazes. 

1964-68 studio in Kyoto
1968-69 Journey in Europe for study purposes including time in Austria, France, Denmark and Sweden,
worked as a ceramicist in Austria and in France.

1971-79 Studio in southwest France, near Bordeaux.
1979 Moved to southwest Germany, set up his studio and works since in Breisach/Rhein. He has had numerous solo exhibitions in Germany, France, Japan, Austria and Switzerland.

1969  Member of the International Academy of Ceramics, Geneva, Switzerland
1979  Member of the Association of Professional Artists (BBK), Freiburg, Germany
2010  Member of the Association of Sculptors in Baden-Württemberg (BfB), Germany

International Ceramic Symposiums:

1969 Gmunden, Austria
1987 Siklós, Hungary
1988 Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
1991 Dzintari, Latvia

Public Collections:

Berlin, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Germany
Frechen, Keramion, Germany
Freiburg, Landratsamt, Regierungspräsidium, Augustinermuseum, Germany
Geneva, Musée Ariana, Switzerland
Karlsruhe, Badisches Landesmuseum, Germany
Kleinsassen, Kunststation Kleinsassen, Fulda, Germany
Leipzig, Grassi Museum für angewandte Kunst, Germany
Munich, Neue Sammlung, Museum für angewandte Kunst, Germany
Offenburg, Städtische Kunstsammlung, Germany
Prague, Uměleckoprůmyslové Muzeum v Praze, Czech Republic
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, Musée Municipal Tour abbaciale, France
Sögel, Emslandmuseum, Schloss Clemenswerth, Germany
Stuttgart, Linden-Museum, Germany
Toulouse, Musée Paul Dupuy, France