Born in 1936, Machida. Graduated from Tama Art University with oil painting major. Worked for Hokkai Times (Hokkaido) as an art reporter. 1962 University of Wisconsin Graduate School, 1964 University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Fine Arts. 1968 taught at Tama Art University. 1971 returned to the US and taught at the University of Pennsylvania. 2010 passed away in New York during his solo exhibition at the Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts.
Public Collection: Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art, Osaka National Museum of Art, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Contemporary Art, Ohara Museum of Modern Art, New York Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art, and more.