(b. 1944). 6th dan Yoshinkan Aikido. Landscape design/contractor. Graduate of Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo. Vice-captain of university aikido club (1967-68). Arrived in Toronto, Canada in 1970. Assisted Takeshi KIMEDA in developing YOSHINKAN AIKIDO in Ontario. Maintains close technical ties with the Yoshinkan Hombu Dojo. Currently instructs in Scarborough, Toronto. Malvery Community Centre, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.