1908: Born in Yokohama.

1931: Graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.

1956: Awarded the Japan Art Institute Prize.

1960: Completed murals in the grand hall of the Crown Price's Palace.

1965: Became a member of Japan Art Institute.

1968: Completed huge murals in the new Imperial Palace.

1969: Decorated with an Order of Cultural Merits and designated as a person of cultural merits.

1975: Completed murals in Toshodaiji Temple.

1980: Completed murals in Toshodaiji Temple.

1999: Died.