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Born 1970 in Himi City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan

Ph.D., Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts

1993: Graduated from Musashino Art University, Department of Industrial, Interior and Craft Design
1994: Worked at Musashino Art University Interior Design Laboratory (until 1999)
1999: Part-time Lecturer at Musashino Art University Glass Laboratory (to present)
2012: Published "Let's Start Fusing" (Holp Shuppan)
2013: Jury Prize, International Glass Exhibition in Kanazawa 2013
2014: M.F.A., Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
2014: Kiln Caster Award, E-merge 2014 (Bullseye Glass Co., USA)
2015: JGAA Award (Grand Prize), The Glass in Japan '15
2016: Exchange student at Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney, from Tokyo University of the Arts
2017: Residency Artist at Australian National University
2017: Hirayama Ikuo International Culture Award, Tokyo University of the Arts
2018: Residency Artist at Bullseye Glass Co.
2019: Ph.D., Graduate School of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
2021: Published "Glass Fusing" (Seibundo Shinkosha)
2023: Solo Exhibition at Gallery O2 (Kanazawa, Ishikawa)
2025: Selected as Finalist for LOEWE Craft Prize 2025 (LOEWE FOUNDATION)

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