He was born and raised in Toyama, Japan. He graduated from Tsukuba University School of Medicine and got his MD in 2005. He joined Tsukuba University Department of Ophthalmology. He was trained as a general ophthalmologist. He worked as an ophthalmologist in hospitals and learned research at graduate school of Tsukuba University. He specializes in corneal and retinal disease in Tsukuba University hospital. After obtaining his Ph.D, he joined Dr. Ambati’s lab in April 2015 and is investigating the mechanism of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). He is very happy to join this lab. He loves playing the violin.