1936
Born in Osaka
1956
Graduated from Kyoto City University of Arts

Selected Award
1970
British International Print Biennale; Memorial Prize
1971
Japan Art Festival, Grand Prize　　　
The 9th Biennial of Graphic Art, Ljubliana; Grand Prize　　
The Exhibition of International Sculpture of Contemporary, Hakone　　　
Open-Air Museum; Concours Prize
1972
Norwegian International Print Exhibition; Grand Prize
1973
World Print Competition of America; Grand Prize
1977
Japanese Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, Ube Museum; Grand Prize
1978
Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, Kobe; Prize of The National　　　
Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
1981
Japanese Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, Ube Museum　　　
Prize of Museum of Modern Art, Gunma
1983
Seoul International Print Biennale; Honorary Mention
1984
International Print Biennale Krakow, Gold Medal Prize
1999
Medal with Purple Ribbon

Selected public collection
The Museum of Modern Art, New York; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; The Philadelphia Museum of Art; Cincinnati Art Museum; The National Museum of Ljubljana; The National Museum of Cracow; Bradford City Museum; Ibiza Museum of Contemporary Art

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto; The National Museum of Art, Osaka; The Hakone Open-Air Museum; The Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama; Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts; Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts; Fukuoka Art Museum; Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art; The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma; Utsunomiya Museum of Art; Higashihiroshima City Museum of Art; Agency for Cultural Affairs; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Osaka Prefecture; Kyoto Prefecture