Profile
1945 Born in Tokoname
1978 Start teapot making
1994 Certified as a Master of Traditional Craftsman
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Awards
1988 Tokoname Ceramic Promotion Finance Assoc. Prize
2001 Aichi Pref. Technical Expert Prize
2002 Choza Award Ceramic Craft Exhibition, Encouraging Prize
2002 Tokoname Ware Chubu Economic Industry Prize
2002 Tokoname Ware Promotion Exhibition, Econimic Industry Minister Prize
2005 Choza Award Ceramic Craft Exhibition, Encouraging Prize
2009 Choza Award Ceramic Craft Exhibition, Judge Special Prize
2010 Tokoname Ware Promotion Exhibition, President of the municipal assembly Prize
2011 Tokoname Ware Promotion Exhibition, Econimic Industry Minister Prize
2011 Choza Award Ceramic Craft Exhibition, Grand Prix
2013 Traditional Crafts, Economy,Trade and Industry Minister Performance Awards
2013 Tokoname Ware Promotion Exhibition, Mayor Prize
2013 Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry Prize