At the time when graduating Toho Gakuen, he was invited as a concertmaster of The Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, where he served for 2 years. In 1985, he came to the Netherlands to study the baroque violin at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague under guidance of Sigiswald Kuijken. In 1989 he received a soloist diploma.

Since1987, he played with many Baroque orchestras in Europe and Japan as a concertmaster and soloist. Les Arts Florissants, La Chapelle Royale, Collegium Vocale Gent, Tokyo Bach Mozart Orchestra etc. Presently he is the concertmaster of La Petite Bande and Bach Collegium Japan.

Since 1994, he is one of the main artists in "Hokutopia International Music Festival" in Tokyo, where he debuted as a conductor. Besides other activities of solo, conducting, and chamber music, he also tours Japan with The Kuijken Ensemble.

From 1990 to 1992, he had taught baroque violin at Paris Conservatory (CNSMP). Currently he teaches at the Hague Royal Conservatory since1991. He records regularly with Ricercar (Belgium), BIS (Sweden) and Denon (Japan).