1980 Born in Saitama, Japan
Graduated from Thiel College Art major, Pennsylvania
Studied oil painting at The Florence Academy in Italy during the summers of 2006 and 2008
2007: Studied under Tetsuya Mishima, Western-style painter
June 2007: Awarded the New Structure Exhibition Research Prize
2009, 2010 Summer: studied with landscape painter Marc Dalessio
2009, 2010 Finalist, Landscape Painting Division, ARC Art Renewal Center's International Salon
2011 Finalist, Artist's Magazine 28th Annual Art Competition, Landscape Division