Born in Obu City, Aichi Prefecture. Attended Prefectural Obu Higashi High School. Graduated from Meijo University (Faculty of Science and Technology). Acquired CG skills by auto-didactic learning. Part-time 3DCG designer with local game developer during student days. Worked as a designer at a promotion video producer, also gained experience in sales and back-office works in areas other than design. Self-employed by founding a company (predecessor of ICREA) in 2008. Foundation of ICREA in 2021. ICREA offers services for promoting character contents for videos, illustrations, figures and goods under the motto of “Creativity + Imagination = Smile of People Around You”. Through ICREA, hopes to enhance the standing of creators and create more activity venues for creators.