-1992 Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University. Awarded the degree of DcSci (PhD equivalent) in biophysics (March 1992)
1992-1996 Post-doctoral fellow at Department of Neurobiology, University of Heidelberg, working on the biogenesis of secretory vesicles
1996-2003 Assistant professor at National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), Okazaki National Research Institutes (ONRI), working on the mechanisms and physiological roles of the endocytic pathways.
2003-2011 Assistant professor at Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (formerly Center for Integrative Bioscience), National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS), working on the mechanisms and physiological roles of the endomembrane system.
2011-present Assistant professor at National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS), working on the mechanisms and physiological roles of the endomembrane system.