Born in Kyoto in 1964, he graduated from Osaka Kyoiku University and co-founded Kyoto Machizukuri & Transportation Laboratory LLC in 2009, where he serves as Executive Director, promoting urban mobility and community development in central Kyoto.
Since 2018, he has been engaged in managing the Nishiki Market Shopping Street Promotion Association, becoming General Manager in 2021, and addressing issues of overtourism and the COVID-19 crisis.
After completing his Master’s degree in Urban Management at Osaka Metropolitan University in 2024, he entered the Doctoral Program in Food Culture Studies at Kyoto Prefectural University.
His current research explores the role of traditional market-based shopping streets as “citizens’ kitchens” in sustaining food culture.
He also leads international initiatives to promote the “Nishiki brand,” including projects in Hong Kong and Saudi Arabia in 2025.
