b. 1929 in Yaizu, Japan. Studied at the Kokuga Institute, Tokyo. One-man shows included Kunugi Gallery, Tokyo (1957); Tokyo Gallery, Tokyo (1959); Galerie La Nouvelle Gravure, Paris (1964); Philadelphia Gallery, Paris (1964 & 67); Sallskapets Gallery, Stockholm (1965); Mala Gallery, Ljublijana, Yugoslavia (1966); Crossley Gallery, Melbourne (1967). A maker of abstract colour etchings.