| Membership | Full member, Japan Kogei Association Director, Japan Enamelling Artist Association |
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- 1968 Born in Hiroshima City
- 1991 Completed the course at the Urushi Lacquer Ware Institute
- 1992 Selected for the 12th Tenten
Invited to submit to the Tokyo Crafts Expo'92 - 1995 Held the Hitoshi Awane Shippo Exhibition in Messe Infa Hannover upon invitation by the Hamburg Konsulat
- 1996 Travelled to New Zealand
- 1997 Returned to Japan after travelling to New Zealand, Malaysia and Thailand
- 2000 Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition (10 times to date)
Japan Traditional Art Crafts 7th Section Exhibition (3 times to date) - 2002 Director, Japan Enameling Artist Association (Judge and Jury Member)
Director, Chugoku Shippo Association (Judge and Jury Member) - 2003 Full member, Japan Kogei Association
- 2004 Domestic Intern for the Agency for Cultural Affairs Upcoming Artists Training Programme
Studied metalwork under Living National Treasure YAMAMOTO Akira, upon recommendation by Living National Treasure ERI Sayoko (June 2004 – March 2005) - 2008 Secretary, Japan Kogei Association Chugoku Branch (Up until 2012)
- 2012 Part-time lecturer at the Department of Crafts & Arts in the School of Progressive Arts, Kobe Design University (Enameling & Cloisonné Course)
- 2014 Invited to the special exhibition titled “Quiet – In Line with the Utakai Hajime Theme” at the Shikinen Sengu Memorial Museum, Ise Jingu
Offered his work to Ise Jingu - 2015 The 62nd Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition, Evaluator
The 25th Other Crafts Traditional Kogei Exhibition, Evaluator and Judge
Awarded as Outstanding Contributor to the Hiroshima City Administration in 2015
Received the Sosuke Namikawa Award at The 49th Japan Enamelling Artist Association Exhibition - 2016 Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition Chugoku Branch, Evaluator and Judge
Assumed position of Secretary of Other Crafts Traditional Kogei Exhibition - 2018 The 65th Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition, Evaluator
- 2019 The 66th Japan Traditional Kogei Exhibition, Evaluator
- 2020 Part-time lecturer at Hiroshima City University, Faculty of Arts
- 1992Received the Governor of Hiroshima Award at the 12th Chugoku Shippo Association Public Exhibition (18 times to date), among other awards
- 1993Received the Incentive Award at the Hiroshima Prefectural Art Exhibition
- 1996Received the Governor of Hiroshima Award at the Traditional Art Crafts Chugoku Branch Exhibition (7 times to date), among other awards
- 2001Received the Governor of Tokyo Prize at the 35th Japan Enameling Artist Association Exhibition (11 times to date)
- 2004Received the Mayor of Okayama Award at the 47th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Chugoku Branch Exhibition
- 2006Received the Okayama Broadcasting Award at the 49th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Chugoku Branch Exhibition
- 2008Received the 24th Hiroshima Citizens Cultural Incentive Award
Received the Governor of Hiroshima Award at the 51st Japan Traditional Art Crafts Chugoku Branch Exhibition - 2010Received the Hiroshima Education Incentive Award
- 2012Received the Incentive Award at the 59th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
- 2013Received the Grand Prize at the 29th Tansuiou Awards by the Satoh Artcraft Research and Scholarship Foundation
- 2014Received the Governor of Hiroshima Award at the 57th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Chugoku Branch Exhibition
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