Born in 1981 in Osachinai, Biratori Town, Hokkaido. He moved to Nibutani after marrying a wife from Nibutani. Since 2008, he has worked as a staff member in the Biratori Regional Iwor Revitalization Project at the Public Interest Incorporated Foundation for the Promotion and Research of Ainu Culture (now Biratori Town Ainu Culture Promotion Corporation). Inspired by learning traditional Ainu crafts from senior Nibutani artisans, including the late Kaizawa Fukuji and Kaizawa Koji, he began to create his own works.

His main works include ita (flat wooden trays) and various ritual implements.
In making ita, he focuses on creating pieces that even those unfamiliar with Nibutani Ainu crafts find beautifully patterned. He pays close attention to the preparatory drawings before carving, striving to faithfully reproduce traditional patterns. When crafting ritual tools, he avoids working when he is in a bad mood to prevent negative energy from entering the work.
In 2024, he designed the wrapping for the "Setapukusa-go" Sapporo sightseeing bus .

Beyond making Ainu crafts, he participates in various activities in Nibutani alongside senior artisans, aiming to become a trusted figure in the local community across generations, and carefully passing on what he has learned to younger artisans.

He participated in the collaborative product development project of "Nibutani Ainu Craft" (2022, 2023).
Member of the Nibutani Folk Craft Cooperative.

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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