Born in 1944 and resides in Niigata Prefecture. Major exhibitions include “Tricks and Visions” (Tokyo Gallery, Muramatsu Gallery, 1969) and “Radicalism in the Wilderness: Japanese Artists in the Global 1960s” (Japan Society, 2019). He has also led activities with the Niigata Unit at Snow Art and Gallery Yuyama as a part of the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale (since 2000).