Graduated from Senzoku Gakuen College of Music. He studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory on a grant from the Dutch government. He made his debut singing a church cantata in a regular performance at Bach Collegium Japan. He then came into the limelight when he sang the theme song for Princess Mononoke.
Since then, he has continued to be active worldwide as a countertenor singer. He now appears in concerts, lectures, on TV, and on the radio, gaining popularity for his approachable personality and unique storytelling. He won the highest prize at the 8th Early Music Competition, the 3rd place at the 6th Sogakudo Japanese Song Competition, the 12th Japan Gold Disc Award, and the theme song award at the 21st Japan Academy Awards Association Special Award. There is.
The CD has been released by King Records, Swedish BIS, and Korean labels. In 2014, he released “TEGAMI” with Akira Miyazawa, and in 2017, the album “Mugonka” commemorating the 20th anniversary of his CD debut was released by King Records. He has appeared in many television programs, including the NHK 90th anniversary fantasy drama “Seireino Moribito”. He has recently appeared on Mera Yoshikazu’s Beautiful Life (from April 2022 on MRT Radio).
He has also been appointed as a reading ambassador by Miyazaki Prefecture and is working hard to promote reading in Miyazaki.
