Born in Shiga Prefecture in 1976. After graduating from Yamaguchi College of Arts (Plastic Art Course) in 1997, he studied the basics of pottery making at Kyoto Prefectural Ceramists’ Technical Institute. After that, he further studied under his father, Furutani Michio, who was a Shigaraki pottery artist, but his father passed away in 2000 at the age of 54, and he only studied with his father for about two years. After his father's death, he built his own anagama kiln and continued to create pottery through trial and error. He mainly creates pottery, such as tea bowls used in the tea ceremony, as well as flower vases and tableware that enrich people's lives. What he carries with him are the long-established Shigaraki ware brand, the tradition of the tea ceremony that is a symbol of Japanese culture, and the presence of his father, who was a potter. While these were his strengths, they may also have been a factor that hindered his ability to create pottery freely. However, the natural richness of Shigaraki, the award he won at the craft exhibitions, and his experience collaborating with Spanish artist Miquel Barceló in 2023 seem to have helped him overcome his preconceived notions about pottery and realize the kind of pottery he wanted to make. In 2024, I held a solo exhibition titled "破- BREAK" at the Kyoto Antique Fair venue (YUMEKOUBOU booth) and tried his hand at the broken bigger pot genre. The broken bigger pot, which could only be made with a thorough knowledge of pottery clay and fire, go beyond being mere tools and become works of art. The well-received Broken pot works will be exhibited at the art fair "ART SG" to be held in Singapore in January 2025.