Born in Matsuyama City in 1960. After graduating from the University of Tsukuba in 1983 with a major in art history, He worked as a teacher at metropolitan high schools of Tokyo for 12 years. From 1995, engaged in preparations for the opening of Hagi Uragami Museum as an expert curator of Yamaguchi pref. Transferred to the museum the following year, and was in charge of oriental ceramics and educational dissemination. In 2002, expanded his research to include Hagi ware, Japanese tea ceremony ceramics, and modern and contemporary ceramics. Retired in 2021 and took his current position.