Born in 1989 in Nibutani, Biratori Town, Saru District, Hokkaido. In 2008, he began working in the Biratori region’s ior revitalization project at the Ainu Culture Promotion and Research Promotion Foundation (now Biratori Town Ainu Culture Promotion Public Corporation), which sparked his involvement in preserving Ainu culture and led him to start creating traditional Ainu crafts. He learned craft techniques from senior artisans in Nibutani and assisted woodcarver Kaizawa Mamoru while producing his own works.

His main works are ita (flat wooden trays), but upon request he also creates various traditional tools such as makiri (small knives) and emushi (swords). In making ita, he focuses on the design of patterns, careful carving, and beauty. He strives to faithfully express the skills he has learned and carry on the spirit of authenticity that Nibutani embodies.

In 2022, he was responsible for the wrapping design of the Sapporo sightseeing bus “Setapukusa-go.”
He participated in the collaborative product development project “Nibutani Ainu Craft” in 2021 and 2022. He is a member of the Nibutani Mingei Association.

Ainu Crafts pewre (in Ainu language, “pewre” means “young” or “youth”)
76-6 Nibutani, Biratori-cho, Saru-gun, Hokkaido 055-0101, Japan

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