Born in Tokai-mura, Ibaraki. Began playing the saxophone at age 8 in his school's wind ensemble. Conductor Kazuki Yamada once said of him, "After just one note, I knew he was no ordinary player." Keith Lockhart, music director of the Boston Pops, called his saxophone tone "unlike anything I've ever heard — my eyes nearly popped out." He appeared as a soloist at the 16th World Saxophone Congress in Scotland, earning acclaim from leading figures in the field. In his 2016 B→C recital, he performed an entirely unaccompanied program to high praise. Constantly pursuing new programs, he communicates the full breadth of the saxophone's possibilities. Now among Japan's top young artists, he appears on television programs such as "Daimei no nai Ongakukai" and "Jonetsu Tairiku," and serves as concertmaster of both The Rev Saxophone Quartet and the Panda Wind Orchestra.
