(b. 27 March 1946). 7th dan Aikikai-Kobayashi Dojos. B. Niigata Prefecture. Kobayashi Dojos Shihan. Began training at Meiji University Aikido Club in 1964 under Yasuo KOBAYASHI. Taught in Finland and Sweden for one year beginning in 1978. Continues to instruct in Scandanavia on a regular basis. Also has instructed in Taiwan, Canada, and Denmark. Instructor at Aikido Hashimoto Dojo in Kanagawa Prefecture.