He graduated from the Faculty of Music at Toho Gakuen School of Music in 1984, and completed his postgraduate studies there in 1986. He studied conducting under Seiji Ozawa, Kazuyoshi Akiyama, and Tadaaki Odaka. He also studied under Jean Fournet, who visited Japan in 1983 and 1984. In 1986, he studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, where he studied under Otmar Suitner. After returning to Japan, he served as the conductor of the Japan Century Orchestra, Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, and Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra. He has performed with major Japanese orchestras for many years, including the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, and New Japan Philharmonic. In April 2000, he became the principal conductor of the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra. He was passionate about the development of the orchestra, and served in that position until March 2006. He conducted all the concertos at the 1st Sendai International Competition in 2001 and the 2nd Sendai International Competition in 2004, and was highly praised by the contestants, audiences, and domestic and international judges. In January 1996, he performed at the Southwest German Philharmonic and the Slovak Philharmonic's subscription concert, both of which were well received. He is highly trusted by the orchestras for his precise baton handling and sincere attitude towards music. He also teaches the next generation of musicians as a part-time lecturer at Toho Gakuen School of Music and Tokyo University of the Arts.