Born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. His mother is a second-generation Amami native from Kakeroma Island, Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture. He has worked as an exhibition guide at the JICA Yokohama Overseas Migration Museum since 2009, and developed an interest in the history of Japanese immigration. In March 2014, he completed his master's degree at the Kanagawa University Graduate School of History and Folklore Studies. In 2015, he studied abroad at the University of São Paulo in Brazil. He is currently enrolled in the doctoral program at Kanagawa University Graduate School. He is conducting research on the theme of Amami immigration.