1952 Born in Tokyo, Japan. / 1971-75 Study of conducting at the TOHO-GAKUEN Conservatorium under Prof. SAITO and Prof. SEIJI OZAWA; final diploma awarded summa cum laude. / 1975 Winner of the HANS HARING AWARD at the conducting competition of the Austrian Broadcasting Network in SALZBURG. / 1975-76 Guest observer at the Deutsche Staatsoper Unter den Linden, BERLIN. / 1976-78 Repetiteur at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, DÜSSELDORF. / 1978-81 Solo-Repetiteur and Conductor at the Musiktheater im Revier, GELSENKIRCHEN. / 1981-85 Chief-Repetiteur and Conductor at the WÜRZBURG Municipal Theater. / 1985-89 First Conductor and Deputy General Music Director at the MÜNSTER Municipal Opera Company, including the direction and performance of the Münster Symphony Orchestra's subscription concerts on a regular basis. / 1989-96 First Conductor at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, DÜSSELDORF. / 1991-95 (concurrently) Principal Conductor of the South Westphalian Philharmonic Orchestra, the official orchestra of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, based in Hilchenbach (SIEGEN-Wittgenstein). / 1996-2001 General Music Director at the COBURG State Opera Company, including the direction and performance of the Coburg Symphony Orchestra's subscription concerts.

Sep. 2000 Japan Debut at the Japan Metropolitan Opera with New Production of "The flying Dutchman" (R.Wagner). / May and December 2002 Debut at the New National Theatre Tokyo with New Production of "Salome" (R.Strauss) and New Production of "Ariadne auf Naxos" (R.Strauss) at the New National Theatre Tokyo. / Oct. 2003 New Production of "La Traviata" at the Aichi Culture Center, Nagoya. / Feb. 2004 Concert Debut in Japan with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in Februar. (R.Wagner: Orchester-Suite "Der Ring des Nibelungen" – arranged by H. KODAMA) / Oct. 2004 Particular Concert-Performance and New Production of the WDR-Broadcasting of the Opera "Der Heidenkönig" (Siegfried Wagner) / Jan. 2005 Concert Debut in Osaka, Japan, with Osaka-Sinfoniker-Orchester. / July 2006 Concert with Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra in Tokyo / April 2008 General Music Director of the Osaka Sinfoniker Orchester