Grew up in Tokyo, where he studied Shakuhachi (traditional Japanese bamboo flute) with different teachers before joining Komuso Kenkyu-kai, a research organization on Komuso (monk of emptiness). He has been performing Shakuhachi in Japan and the United States. His principal repertoire is Honkyoku, traditional meditative pieces passed by the Komuso over 500 years. He has been also active in collaboration with different types of performing arts such as Modern, Duncan, Flamenco, Noh and Butoh.

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