Morimoto was born and raised in Osaka, Japan and moved to Toronto in 2008 in order to pursue postsecondary education at OCAD University. Before and after graduating from OCAD University in 2012, his work has been exhibited in New York, Denver, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Indiana, Berlin, Portland, San Francisco, Miami and Montreal, as well as in Toronto. He has mounted four solo exhibitions including a solo exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Canadian Contemporary Art. He has also participated in charity auctions including Art with Heart to support HIV care and Artists Help Japan for tsunami relief. Since January 2015, Morimoto has been represented by Nicholas Metivier Gallery in Toronto.