1898 Born in Kagoshima City
1924 Studied Japanese painting under Tamon Yamauchi
and Western painting at Kawabata Painting School
1923 Studied ceramics under Miyagawa Kōzan
1927 Became a disciple of Hazan Itaya and participated in the founding of "Tōtōkai"
(Eastern Ceramics Association)
1929 First selected for the 10th Imperial Art Exhibition with "Iron Sand Glaze Bamboo Ceramic Vase"
Studied Indian philosophy under Yosaburō Okakura
1931 Won special prize at the 12th Imperial Art Exhibition for the wall lighting "Ginga" (Galaxy)
1933 Co-founded "Niigata Ceramic Garden" with Zōdō Sasaki
1946 Built a kiln at the foot of Mount Tsukuba
1977 Died at the age of 79
Public collection
Philadelphia Museum of Art