Born in Tokyo in 1957
1975 Graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Arts High School
1980
Graduated from Tokyo Zokei University, Department of Sculpture
Learned tea ceremony from Mr. Suzuki Sokan, a master of Urasenke tea ceremony
1991
Father and son exhibition held at Saga Kitcho, Kyoto
1993
Father and son exhibition held at the art department of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store
After that, it was held in Fukuoka and other places.
2001
He took on the name of Jihei III and became the seventh generation woodworker.
Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store Art Department Succession Exhibition
Since then, exhibitions have been held every few years.
2009
Production of hearth rims for Myoki-an and Tai-an
2010
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Crafts Gallery
Exhibited at the exhibition "Perspectives on Contemporary Crafts: Tea Ceremonies"
London Art Fair Collect
2015
Participated in the "Modern Crafts and the Tea Ceremony" exhibition at the Crafts Gallery of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
2016
Participated in the "Modern Crafts and the Tea Ceremony II" exhibition at the Crafts Gallery of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Solo exhibition (Ippodo Gallery New York) (since '22)
Solo exhibition (Ginza Ippodo) ('19, '23)
2017
Swiss Art Basel
Participated in the tea ceremony at the 100th anniversary exhibition of the tea room at the Japanese Gallery of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in New York
Hosted the special event "Modern Tea Ceremony for Tea Masters" at Nezu Museum as a craft artist
2019
UK Embassy of Japan in the UK “NEW LOOK OF TEA”
Exhibition and lecture at JAPAN House
Solo exhibition (Stuart Lochhead Gallery, London) (since '22)
2020
Ginza Wako "Lacquer Work" Exhibition
2021
Exhibited at the National Crafts Museum Ishikawa Relocation Opening Commemorative Exhibition III "Modern Crafts and Tea Ceremony Utensils - Seasonal Arrangements"