Born in Kyoto, 1932 Kyoto as the eldest son of Yuzo. Graduating from the current Kyoto City University of Arts, he studied under Tomimoto Kenkichi and Kondo Yuzo. He served as a Professor at the Kyoto City University of the Arts. He was awarded the Shinshokai Exhibition Tomimoto prize, and won prizes from the Japan Ceramic Society and Japan Kogei Association.
He travelled widely, and took part in teaching programmes at
Indiana State University (1962) USA, in New Zealand, was invited by Elizabeth II Art Academy (1979) to provide Ceramic Art Guidance. He also participated in the New Guinea Open Art Survey (1969), Afghanistan Traditional Crafts Survey (1977), and also researched Korean Craft in the late 1970s.
(https://yuzo.kondo-kyoto.com/en/pf/ceramics-of-yutaka-hiroshi-takahiro/ accessed 2-16-23)