| 1937 | Born in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan |
| 1965 | Began excavation of Jomon and Yayoi pottery, hand-building and field firing |
| 1971 | Excavated old Karatsu kiln sites and began pottery making |
| 1972 | Began studying tea ceremony under Masumi Hanada, Omotesenke Chanoyu master in Beppu, Fukuoka City |
| 1975 | At Eiheiji Temple, was ordained as a Zen priest by the abbot Yamada Reirin, and received the title of Zen priest Hogetsu |
| 1987 | Moved his climbing kiln to Yamase, the site of his kiln |
| 1997 | Excavation and research of old Korai tea bowl kiln sites scattered throughout Korea, and pottery making in Keisho nando sansei |
| 2007 | Studied under art critic and tea master Seizo Hayashiya, who cultivated the tea fields of the secular world at his Shinjuku Kakiden, and adopted the unique taste of Zen tea ceremony |
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