Born in Tokyo 1963. He studied Japanese traditional 'Gagaku' music under his masters Mayumi Miyata, Hideaki Bunno and Sukeyasu Shiba. He has been playing Sho, small bamboo organ, not only in Gagaku music but also in contemporary and experimental music. He has participated in many international music festivals; 'Maerzmusik' in Berlin 2006, Opera 'Murmullos del Paramo' composed by Julio Estrada in Madrid, Stuttgart, Mexico and Venice 2006, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival in 2007, and Japan/Culture + Hyper Culture in Washington D.C. 2008
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