He is the 1976 World Junior silver medalist, winning a medal at the inaugural event.

He went on to win six medals in singles at the Japan Figure Skating Championships, and won it twice in pairs.

His highest placement as a singles skater at the World Figure Skating Championships was 12th, in 1982.

As a pair skater, he placed 12th with Yukiko Okabe in 1980, and 14th with Toshimi Ito in 1983.

He has also coached Yosuke Takeuchi to the Olympics and Mirai Nagasu.