He graduated from the Faculty of Music at Toho Gakuen School of Music in 1984, and completed his postgraduate studies at the same school in 1986. He studied conducting under Seiji Ozawa, Kazuyoshi Akiyama, and Tadaaki Odaka. In 1983 and 1984, he also studied under Jean Fournet. In 1986, he studied abroad 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, the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra.
He has performed with many major orchestras in Japan 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. He was appointed as the principal conductor of the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra in 2000. He was passionate about the development of the orchestra and served in this position until March 2006. In 2006, he participated in the TV drama "Nodame Cantabile", which became a huge hit, as a performer and conductor, and attracted attention. In addition to performing in Japan, he also appeared in subscription concert of the Southwest German Philharmonic Orchestra and the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra in 1996, both of which were well received. He is highly trusted by orchestras for his precise baton handling and sincere attitude towards music. He is a part-time lecturer at Toho Gakuen School of Music and Tokyo University of the Arts.