1947 Born in Gosei, Nara
1965 Left for Tokyo to prepare for art college entrance examinations intending to become a painter but became disillusioned with the process and abandoned the idea. Thereafter, he traveled throughout northern Japan. He was inspired to become a ceramist upon seeing a classic Ido teabowl at the Japan Folk Craft Museum.
1966- 68 Resided at Sanshôji (Zen temple), Nara
1967 Bought a plot of land in the hills above the city of Nara in Mima, Nara. Built by himself, his workshop, teahouse, and numerous wood-buring kilns over the following seven years. Began his independent study of ceramics.
Joan Mirviss