Birthplace: Nagano Prefecture, Japan Award: First Prize NHK Mainichi Music Con. Studies: Nagano Teacher's College Compositions on file: Ainu no Uta for string orchestra,1964 Children Songs for piano,0 Collection of piano pieces,0 Intro to piano thru Jap. harmony,0 Kagome-Variation,0 Kobiki-Uta for Orchestra,1957 Quartet for Japanese Instruments,1962 Tenchi Sosei,0 Trio for 2 koto and Jushichigen,0