Chronology
1970-1973 Attends Kyoto Geidai (Kyoto City College of Fine Arts) in Japan, where he studies with Yagi Kazuo, founder of the Sodeisha group of avant-garde ceramists.
1947 Born in Kagoshima, Japan.
1972 Marries Ester Yuba. 1974 Daughter Nina is born.
1970 Receives BS in painting and drawing,
Begins one-year appointment as instructor, Riverside Art Center/ Museum, Riverside, CA.
Portland State University, Portland, OR.
1973 Begins a one-year 1960 Immigrates with his family to the
appointment as instructor, Utah State University, Logan, UT.
United States to live first in Fresno, CA; later moves to Portland, OR.
1965 Becomes a citizen of the United States.
1977 Receives MFA in ceramics, University of California, Santa Barbara. Begins a one-year appointment as instructor, Ventura Community College, Ventura, CA. Son Seiji is born.
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