Birthplace: Kobe, Japan Award: First Prize 31st Mainichi/NHK Music Year: 1962 Award: Otaka Award "Symphonic Variations" Year: 1969 Studies: Tokyo University of Arts Compositions on file: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra,1980 Der Dialog fur Marimba und 3 Instrumente,1968 EPITAPH for strings,0 Impromptu for Three Players,1970 Kaze no Uta for 2 marimbas,1973