- 1962
- Born in Imari, Saga Prefecture, Japan
- 1980
- Graduated from the Design Department of Arita Technical High School
Began apprenticeship at Taiko Sannomaru Kiln, a Karatsu ware pottery
- 1986
- Studied craft at Heian Toen, Kyoto
- 1989
- Studied sencha tea utensils under Hokuhō Daimaru
- 1995
- Established an independent studio in Watada, Karatsu, Saga Prefecture
Selected for the Saga Prefectural Art Exhibition
- 1996
- Selected for the Tankosha Tea Ceremony Art Exhibition with the work *Kishi*
- 1997
- Built an anagama kiln at his current studio in Sari, Ochi, Saga Prefecture
- 2003
- Received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at the 100th Kyushu Yamaguchi Ceramic Exhibition
Undertook a three-month residency in South Korea
- 2004
- Surveyed historic kiln sites in South Korea for 'In Search of the Origins of Old Karatsu' and helped establish the Old Karatsu Research Society
- 2005
- Participated in a geological survey in Liaoning Province, China
Featured on NHK BS2 in the documentary 'I Want to Revive the Wabi Tea Bowl'
- 2007
- Featured on NHK Educational TV's *Bi no Tsubo*
- 2009
- Surveyed the historic Ru ware kiln sites in Henan Province, China
- 2012
- Exhibited in the Korea–Japan Hoeryong Ceramics Exhibition
Created ceramics in Yangsan, South Korea
- 2013
- Created ceramics at Tongdosa Temple, South Korea
- 2014
- Surveyed the raw materials of the historic Ido tea bowl kiln sites at Baengnyeon-ri and Dudong-ri, South Korea
- 2015
- Surveyed the historic Goryeo white porcelain kiln sites at Yanggu and Yeoju, South Korea
- 2017
- Surveyed Buncheong clay materials in Undae-ri and Boseong, South Korea
- 2018
- Surveyed the historic Black Goryeo kiln site at Yongsan-ri, South Korea
- 2019
- Surveyed the historic Bunwon white porcelain kiln sites of the Joseon dynasty, South Korea
- 2020
- Authored a fifty-part essay series for The Nishinippon Shimbun