Rođen u Tokiju 1950. godine. Stekao magistarsko zvanje na tokijskoj Akademiji umetnosti 1990. godine. Osnivač ”Lighting Planners Associates Inc” i učesnik u projektima poput Tokyo International Forum, JR Kyoto Station, Sendai Mediatheque, Roppongi Hills i China Central Television.Osvojene nagrade: Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), International Illuminating Design Award of Distinction, Japan Culture Design Award i druge.
Profesor je dizajna svetla na Musashino Art univerzitetu, a čest je predavač i na mnogim univerzitetima širom sveta. Član je Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ), Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES), International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) i Japan Design Committee (JDC).
Objavio je knjige: “Transnational Lighting Detectives”, “Lighting Design for Urban Environments and Architecture” i mnoge druge.