He began creating creative Kokeshi in 1971 under the mentorship of Sekiguchi Sansaku. In 1977, he received his first major accolade—the Newcomer’s Award—at the National Modern Kokeshi Exhibition. His artistry continued to gain recognition, culminating in multiple honors, including the prestigious Prime Minister’s Award in 1986 at the All-Gunma Modern Kokeshi Competition for his piece titled 祈り (Inori), meaning “Prayer.”

1977 Newcomer Award at the National Modern Kokeshi Exhibition

1981 Received the Encouragement Award from the Minister of Education for "Autumn of Togetsu" at the National Modern Kokeshi Exhibition

1983 National Kokeshi Contest; Minister of Education Encouragement Prize

1985 Won the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award for “Kannazuki” at the All Japan Kokeshi Competition

1986 Prime Minister's Award for "Prayer" at All Gunma Modern Kokeshi Contest and many other awards

1975 Exhibition was held at art gallery of Amani

1981 and 1982, two main exhibitions at Memorial Hall of Yumeji Takehisa

Member of Nippon KOKESHI Artistic Handicraft Association

1) Artisan photo credit: "2013 Kokeshi Art" by National Creative Kokeshi Art Exhibition in Shibukawa City 20th Anniversary licensed use under CC BY-NC 4.0