Resided in Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.Takeshi’s works are all made out of local clay and glaze. He doesn’t use so called brand clay for pottery. To find out the best suitable materials for each work, he always tries to blend different clays, stones and several minerals.Takeshi also grows rice without agrochemicals and fertilizer and makes straw ash with the post-harvest rice to get his own glaze. He seeks for new challenges every day given blessings of nature.