He has competed in the D1GP series since the very beginning, starting out in a Nissan Silvia PS13 He did not do very well, scoring only 2 points in his first four years.
His big break came when he was signed by Aviation Performance Products, who gave him a new Nissan Silvia S15 to drive.
In 2005, his first year with APP, he scored 41 points, getting a third and second place and finishing ninth overall.
The year after he did even better, finishing seventh overall; this led to him moving to Team Toyo in 2007.
[citation needed] However, in 2011, he won the exhibition match in Centrair, defeated his teammate Masato Kawabata.