
| 1960 | Born at Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, JAPAN |
| 1978 | Graduate from Utsunomiya High School |
| 1983 | Graduate from University of Tokyo, School of Science, Department of Physics |
| 1985 | Master of Science, given by University of Tokyo, for a study of |
| 'Development of RHEED-TRAXS* and its application to analyses of surface structures and dynamics', under the supervision of Professor Shozo Ino.(*RHEED-TRAXS: Reflection-Highg-Energy Electron Diffraction with Total-Reflection-Angle X-Ray Spectroscopy) | |
| 1985-1990 | Researcher at Advanced Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd, studying Electron Holography under the supervision of Dr. Akira Tonomura. |
| 1991 | Doctor of Science, given by University of Tokyo in , for a study of |
| 'Sensitivity-enhanced electron holography and its application to observations
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| 1990-1994 | Research Associate at University of Tokyo, School of Science, Department of Physics, under the supervision of Professor Shozo Ino. |
| 1992-1994 | Also a Researcher at PRESTO Project of JST* (*JST: Japan Science and Technology Corporation) |
| 1994-2010 | Associate Professor at University of Tokyo, School of Science, Department of Physics |
| 2010-present | Professor at University of Tokyo, School of Science, Department of Physics |
| Main research topics; surface transport phenomena, surface phase transitions, surface microscopy and spectroscopy, nanoscience and technology | |



