Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1975, he moved to England by himself at the age of 12.
After graduating from European Business School, he joined British Airways.

Returned to Japan in 2000 after living in the UK for 13 years, his creative brand business journey started with the worldwide creative networks of TBWA, Fallon and then Wieden + Kennedy, where he was in charge of producing global brands ranging from adidas Japan, Dyson Japan, Volkswagen Japan, Cartier Japan and Nike Japan.

Joined Levi Strauss Japan in 2008 as Marketing Director, and in 2011 was appointed as Director of Global Design & Merchandising of Levi Strauss Co..

In Nov 2013, he founded Kitchen & Company.
With the vision of “creating new markets by sharing various values that transcend traditional boundaries, and expanding the potential of culture to wherever it is needed in the world” by utilizing his global creative brand business experience, he is currently providing global brand business support to various clients in Japan and abroad with two offices in Tokyo and London, and partners around the world.