Mao Fujita was born 28 November 1998 in Tokyo and began learning piano at age three.
[1][2] He is a graduate of Tokyo College of Music High School.
His first appearance on the major international competitions was in 2010, where he received the 1st prize in the Junior Section of The World Classic in Taiwan.
[3] He participated in the Gina Bachauer International Young Artists Piano Competition in 2016 and won 3rd prize.
[4] Fujita won the Second Prize and Silver Medal at the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition piano category in 2019.