Born in Tokyo in 1950, he earned a masters degree from Tokyo University of Art. In 1990, he founded Lighting Planners Associates Inc. and has been involved in such superb projects as Tokyo International Forum, JR Kyoto Station, Sendai Mediatheque, Roppongi Hills, and China Central Television.
Awards he has received include the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) International Illuminating Design Award of Distinction, Japan Culture Design Award, and others. 
He is a professor of lighting design at Musashino Art University and a member of Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ), Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES), International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and Japan Design Committee (JDC).
Books he has authored include, “Transnational Lighting Detectives”, “Lighting design for Urban Environments and Architecture” and many other.