1925 Born in Kurume City, Fukuoka, Japan.
1959 Received the 2nd Takamura Kotaro Award.
1960 Accepted for the 30th Venice Biennale. Migrated to Milan.
1964 Received William Memorial Prize in the Carnegie International
(Pittsburg, USA.)
1978 Received the 11th Japan Art Prize.
1990 Received the 31st Mainichi Art Award.
1993 Received the Medal with Purple Ribbon.
2005 Received the 13th Fukuoka Prefecture Culture Prize
More awards nationally and internationally