He was born in Sakai City, Osaka but was brought up in Orlando, Florida where he still lives. He has a long career as a poet, writing haiku, tanka, senryu and haibun, for over forty years. During that time, he has belonged to many literary circles. He has closely studied all the major haiku masters from the beginning to modern times. He especially likes the work of Taneda Santoka. His current memberships include the World Haiku Club, Evergreen English Haiku Society, MIFA international Haiku Circle, HaikuOz, and the Dragon Haijin.