Born in Tokyo in 1957
1975 Graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Arts High School
1980 Graduated from Tokyo Zokei University, Sculpture Department
Learned tea ceremony from Mr. Suzuki Sokan, a master of Urasenke tea ceremony
1991 Father and son exhibition held at Saga Kitcho in Kyoto
1993 Father and son exhibition held at the Mitsukoshi Art Department in Nihonbashi
After that, it was held in Fukuoka and other places.
2001: Takes on the name of Jihei III and becomes 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 Crafts Gallery, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Exhibited at the exhibition "Perspectives on Contemporary Crafts: Tea Ceremonies"
London Art Fair Collect
2015: Exhibited at the "Modern Crafts and Tea Ceremony" exhibition at the Crafts Gallery of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
2016: Exhibited at the "Modern Crafts and Tea Ceremony II" exhibition at 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/JAPAN House Lecture
Solo exhibition (Stuart Lochhead Gallery, London) (since '22)
2020 Ginza Wako "Lacquer Work" Exhibition
In 2021, the National Crafts Museum Ishikawa Relocation Opening Commemorative Exhibition III "Modern Crafts and Tea Ceremony Tableware - Seasonal Arrangements" will be exhibited