Born in Shizuoka in 1969. Worked at a well-known restaurant, "Aoyagi" in
Tokushima after training at a Kappo cuisine Japanese inn "Kikuya" in
Shizuoka and also at "Ayu no yado Tsutaya". In 1999, at the age of 29,
launched a restaurant in his hometown, Shizuoka. Opened "Ginza Kojyu" in
2003. In 2011, "Ginza Okuda".
Published book
"Yaku" 焼く: 日本料理 素材別炭火焼きの技法 by Shibatashoten \3,200 (tax not included)
"Hontou ni Oishiku Tsukureru Washiyoku" by Sekai Bunka Publishing \1,500 (tax not included)
"Sekai de ichiban chiisana mitsuboshi resutoran" by Poplar \1,300 (tax not included)