1917 Born in Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Studied under his father, Katō Kōbē
1935 Graduated from Tajimi Technical School
1938 Enlisted in the Army and served in the military until 1945
1945 Developed leukemia and spent about 10 years fighting the disease
1956 Selected for the first time at Nitten (Japan Fine Arts Exhibition) for a green glazed vase
1961 Invited by the Finnish government to study abroad to exchange designs and techniques
Completed the Finnish School of Arts and Crafts
On his way back to Iran, he stopped over in Iran, where he became attached to and attracted by the Persian climate, which still retains traces of the past, and the beauty of ancient pottery born from the history of the rise and fall of the Persian Empire.
1963 Purchased by the government for the Hokuto Prize,
specially selected at the 6th Nitten (Japan Fine Arts Exhibition)
1965 Awarded the Hokuto Prize, specially selected at the 8th Nitten
1973 Studied at the Institute of Asian Studies at Pahlavi University in Iran
to research Persian ceramics, and participated in the excavation of ancient Persian ceramics
Visited the Middle East more than a dozen times since then
1975 Awarded the Chunichi Bunka Prize
for his research on Persian glaze and his teaching and training of Mino ceramics
1980 Commissioned by the Imperial Household Agency to produce a restoration of the Shosoin Three Color Glaze
1983 Recognized as an Important Intangible Cultural Property by the City of Tajimi and Gifu Prefecture
1986 Held a solo exhibition at the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul, Turkey
1988 Awarded Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon
1991 Awarded the Gold Prize of the Ceramic Society of Japan
1992 Produced the "Ceramic Monkey Head Inkstone" as a sacred object for the Ise Shrine's relocation ceremony
1993 Held a solo exhibition at the Musée de l'Etoile in Paris, France, and received the grand prize of the Mokichi Okada Award from the MOA Museum of Art, Paris, France
1995 Designated as a Living National Treasure and holder of the nationally
designated Important Intangible Cultural Property " Sansai" (three color glaze)
1996 Selected as an Honorary Citizen of Gifu Prefecture
2002 "Living National Treasure Takuo Kato Silk Road Rekiteki" exhibition
Tokyo, Osaka, Hokkaido, and Nagoya
2005 Died at the age of 87
Received the 5th Oribe Prize Special Award as the deceased