- 1964 Born in Wakayama prefecture, JAPAN
◆ EDUCATION and CAREER
- 1998-present Working in own studio [ Chiba ]
- 1998-2001 Teaching Assistant at the 11th-14th Art Festival at Niijima Glass Art Center [ Tokyo ]
- 1995-97 Teaching Assistant at Toyama City Institute of Glass Art
- 1991-94 Studied Sculpture and Glass at California College of the Arts [ Oakland, CA, U.S.A. ]
- 1989-90 Worked at Kagami Crystal CO.LTD. [ Tokyo ]
- 1988 Graduated from Hoshi University of Pharmacy [ Tokyo ]
◆ SELECTED AWARDS
- 2010 ・ = SPECIAL JURY PRIZE = " BIAMAGURANKAI 8 " [ Sapporo ]
- 2008 ・ " Culture Achievement Award " [ Wakayama City]
- 2006 ・ " KINOKUNI Achievement Award " [ Wakayama Prefecture ]
- 2001 ・ = SECONDO GRAND PRIZE = " Wakaura Site Contest " [ Wakayama City]
- 1997 ・ = GRAND PRIZE = " The 1st Contemporary Glass Exhibition in Satsuma " [ Kagoshima ]
◆ SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2010 at Takashimaya [ Tokyo, Yokohama , Nagoya, Tamagawa ] , Mitsukoshi [ Sendai ] ,Tobu Dept. Store [ Funabashi , Ikebukuro ], Sogo [Kashiwa] , Yamaki Art Gallery [ Osaka ] , CARNA [Kouchi]
- 2009 at Takashimaya [ Tokyo, Yokohama , Gifu, Osaka ] , Mitsukoshi [ Sendai ] ,Tobu Dept. Store [ Funabashi , Ikebukuro ]
- 2008 at Takashimaya [ Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya , Gifu, Tamagawa ] , Mitsukoshi [ Sapporo ] ,Tobu Dept. Store [ Funabashi ]
- 2007 at Takashimaya [ Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Shinjuku ] , Mitsukoshi [ Sapporo ] ,Tobu Dept. Store [ Funabashi ]
- 2006 at Takashimaya [ Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto, Gifu ] , Tobu Dept. Store [ Funabashi ] ,Yamaki Art Gallery [ Osaka ]
- 2005 at Takashimaya [ Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto, Osaka ] , Tobu Dept. Store [ Funabashi ] ,Meitetsu Dept. Store [ Nagoya ] , Fukuya Dept. Store [ Hiroshima ]
- 2004 at Takashimaya [ Yokohama, Kyoto ] , Matsuya [ Ginza ], Meitetsu Dept. Store [ Nagoya ] ,Tobu Dept. Store [ Ikebukuro, Funabashi ] , Yamaki Art Gallery [ Osaka ]
- 2003 at Takashimaya [ Yokohama ] , Matsuya [ Ginza ], Meitetsu Dept. Store [ Nagoya ]
- 2002 at Takashimaya [ Tokyo ] , Matsuya [ Ginza ], Meitetsu Dept. Store [ Nagoya ] ,
- 2001 at Matsuya [ Ginza ]
- 1997 " PEACE by PIECE ", Wacoal Ginza Art Space [ Tokyo ]
- 1991 " Summer Glassware Exhibition ", Tokyo Gas T3 Gallery [ Kanagawa ]
◆ SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2009 Asian Art in London [ London, England ]
- Passion Japan [ Milan, Italy ]
- Everything Japan Shop [ Mumbai, India ]
- 2008 Fine Art Open House [ Maastricht, Holland ]
- Olympia International Art & Antiques Fair [ London, England ]
- Asian Art in London [ London, England ]
- 2007 Asian Art in London [ London, England ]
- 2001 " Charm of Glass " , Himeji City Museum of Art (Hyogo)
- 1999 " The 5th Presentiment of Beauty ", Takashimaya [ Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Kyoto ]
- " 2000 years of Japanese Glass ", Suntory Museum of Art [ Tokyo, Osaka ]
- 1996 Fuji Fire and Marine Art Space Exhibition, Kansai International Artport [ Osaka ]
- 1995 " The 34th Art Now Kanazawa ", Art Museum of Ishikawa Prefecture [ Ishikawa ]
- " Japanese Contemporary Glass Art ", Fundacion Centro Nacional del Vidrio [ Segovia, SPAIN ]
- 1994 " The 33rd Art Now Kanazawa ", Art Museum of Ishikawa Prefecture
◆ PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
- ・ Barclays Capital [ Tokyo ]
- ・ Fundacion Centro Nacional del Vidrio [ Segovia, SPAIN ]
- ・ DAIICHI Museum [ Nagoya ]
- ・ National Students Information Center [ Kyoto ]
- ・ YAMAHA Music Foundation [ Tokyo ]
- ・ Wakayama City
- ・ Toyama City
- ・ Satsuma Glass Museum [ Kagoshima ]
- ・ Hotel JAL CITY MIYAZAKI
- ・ Medical Corporation Moriyamaikai [ Tokyo ]
- ・ Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. [ Osaka ]
- ・ Sapporo Artpark Craft Hall
