Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1975. Upon graduation from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (now, Tokyo University of the Arts) in 2002 with a Masters Degree in Design, joined Dentsu Inc. Among awards he has received to date are the “Hitotsubo Exhibition” Grand Prix, the Liquitex Biennale Grand Prize, and a Golden Egg Prize at “The JAGDA Poster Exhibition: JAPAN 2001.”