in november 1960, he was selected by the japan national team for the 1962 world cup qualification. at this qualification, on november 6, he debuted against south korea. in 1962, he also played at the asian games. he was a regular goalkeeper in the early 1960s. in 1964, he was selected by japan for the summer olympics in tokyo. however, he did not play in the match, because he fractured his hand just before the olympics. instead, he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind kenzo yokoyama. he played 19 games for japan until 1964.