1947 Born in Tokyo, Japan
1969 First solo exhibition, ‘Yume no Hikari (Light of Dream)’ at Ginza Nikon Salon
1974 Included in ’New Japanese Photography’ at Modern Museum of Art, New york with ‘House,' a series of photographs taken in his 20s; resulted in the museum’s purchase
1984 Received New comer Award from the Photographic Society of Japan
Participated as a still photographer for the Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa

His critical awareness always functioned as a main theme, producing works such as 'Base’, ‘House’, ‘Road’, ‘Afternoon' and ‘Wangan’