[2] He has been awarded several accolades including the SACEM Composition Prize.
He graduated from the Osaka College of Music as a saxophonist and then pursued advanced music studies at Northwestern University under Frederick Hemke and at the Bordeaux Conservatory under Jean-Marie Londeix.
While he is a leading exponent of new Japanese music for the saxophone, his repertoire also includes Western music of the baroque, classical, and romantic periods.
He received the Grand Prix of the Yamaha Electone Festival in 1989.
His work as a composer was recognized when he was awarded the SACEM Composition Prize in 1973.