2009

Jugde at All Kansai Fine Arts Exhibition (chosen twice)

2008

Jugde at KYOTEN Exhibition

2001

Judge at The Japanese New Art-Craft Exhibition (chosen four times)

1987

BFA, Ceramics, Musashino Art College in Tokyo, Japan

1962

Bone in Kyoto City

Awards and Competitions:

2015

The Japanese New Art-Craft Exhibition (Minister of Education Prize)

2011

Kyoto News Publisher Prize, NITTEN Exhibition

2009

Bronze Prize, The 5th World Ceramic Biennale 2009 in Korea

2007

Yomiuri News Publisher Prize, All Kansai Fine Arts Exhibition

2001

Incentive Prize, The 25th Choza Award Tokoname Ceramic

2000

Member Prize, The Japanese New Art-Craft Exhibition (received the same prize three times)

1999

Incentive Prize, The 17th Kyoto Prefecture Culture Prize

1997

Doyusha Prize, Tenri Biennale

1996

Grand Prize at Kyoto Prefecture Craft Art Exhibition Association Prize, The Kyoto Artist Association (received twice)

1994

Mayor Prize at KYOTEN Exhibition

1991

New Star Prize for Ceramics, Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition (the Shinjin Tougei Prize)

1989

Encouragement Prize, The Kyoto Artist Association (received five times)

Selected Solo Exhibition

2012

Gallery Keifu, Kyoto (received the same twice)

2005

Gallery MARONIE, Kyoto

2001

Art Gallery, Daimaru, Kobe (twice)

1999

Art Gallery, Takasimaya Department, Kyoto (four times)

1996

Art Gallery, Mitukosi Department, Osaka (twice)

1995

Art Gallery, Daimaru Department, Kyoto (four times)

Selected Group Exhibition

2015

“The Beauty of the Rin School in Kyoto,” the Museum of Kyoto

2013

The Contemporary Ceramic Art in Asia, Kanazawa 21Century Museum

2009

The Contemporary Ceramic Art in Asia, the Ceramic Museum of AITI Kobe Biennale2009 (received the same twice)

2001

Kyoto Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Edinburgh, Scotland

1996

The Selected Exhibit for New and Powerful Art, Kyoto City Museum, also in ’98 ’00 ’02.

1995

Modern Kyoto Craft Exhibition, the Museum of Kyoto

1994

The Exhibition of the Tide of Kyoto Ceramic Creation, The Museum of Kyoto

1989

Japan Ceramic Exhibition (six times)