Biography

1958

Born in Kiso-Hirasawa, Nagano Prefecture

1982

Graduated from Kanazawa College of Art

Study under Shogyo Oba, a living national treasure

1983〜

Creation of 'Urushi-makie-sage-dokei' of SEIKO

1987〜

Reconsideration of 'Kiso-Shunkei-Nuri'

1989

Engage in a work of diamond jewelry for De Beers Diamond International Competition

1991

Supervision of lacquered panel, 'Taiki' at former Narakawa-mura Clinic

1994

Planning, proposal and study of la acquered medal for the 18th Nagano Winter Olympic Games

1996

Creation and production of 'Kaguya-Hime' for the Bamboo Festival at Kiso-Hirasawa

1997

Nominated as a leader for medal creation for the Nagano Winter Olympic Games

1998

Lacquered medals were presented to winners at the Nagano Olympic Games

Creation of the stationery box 'Snow Flower', an offering to Emperor Akihito to commemorate the Nagano Olympic Games at the request of Nagano Prefecture

2000

Creation of 'Hanaoke' to commemorate the visit to Japan by French President Jacques Chirac

2004

Creation of a lacquered watch for Baselworld

2007

Creation of a trophy for the Daihatsu Design Competition

2008

Creation of the 'Healing Treasured Box', a music box with fifty pins.

2009〜

Study creation of the acquered watch 'Sun and Moon'

2010

Release of the lacquered watch 'Sun and Moon' by NICHIGETSU

2015

Creation of a lacquered helmet as a supplementary prize for the 2015 Super Car Race.

My current thoughts

Living deep in the mountains in quiet Kiso, many thoughts pass through my mind as I work. At times about life, and at other times the various phenomena in the world, they differ from day to day. Humans are strange creatures, and even at this age, I do not have a strong understanding of myself. This recognition applies to my own skills and qualities. However, I feel that if I focus on a thought in my head for long enough, it will somehow take shape.

“Realizing the dreams I have envisioned one step at a time…” I will be happy if I am able to continue to dream and pursue my dreams for all time.