He studied under Hiroshi SOWA (Noh actor of the Ko school of kotsuzumi-kata, Living National Treasure) and Masahiro SOWA (Noh actor of the Ko school of kotsuzumi-kata).
曽和博朗（能楽師・小鼓方幸流・人間国宝）および曽和正博（能楽師・小鼓方幸流）に師事。