PLACE OF BIRTH : Sanuki-shi, Kagawa prefecture
ADDRESS : Maeyama-cho Ise-shi, Mie-prefecture
EDUCATION: Graduated from Takamatsu First High School on March 1,1977.
Entered the faculty of Literature, Kogakkan University on April 12, 1977
and graduated on March 14, 1981. Received B. A.
Entered the Graduate School of Kogakkan University on April 10, 1981
and graduated on March 14, 1983. Received M. A.
OCCUPATION : Appointed Senior Priest of Usa Shrine at Nagao-cho, Kagawa-prefecture on April 1, 1981
Appointed Research Associate of Kogakkan University on April 10, 1984
From April 1, 1987, hold on additional post of Research Fellow of The Shinto Institute of Kogakkan University
Research Associate of the department of religious studies of the University of Alberta, Canada (September 1, 1987-August 31, 1988)
Head Priest of Usa Shrine at Nagao-cho, Kagawa-prefecture on March 15, 1989
Promoted to Assistant Professor of Kogakkan University on April 1, 1992
Promoted to Associate Professor of Kogakkan University on April 1, 1997
(Teaching Shinto Classics, Shinto Liturgic, and Shinto Ritual Prayers)
Retired from the Head Priest of Usa Shrine in September, 1999
Appointed Senior Priest of Usa Shrine in September, 1999
