Ph.D. (Education). Completed the doctoral program at the Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University. Specializing in emotional psychology and empirical aesthetics, he currently conducts psychological and neuroscientific research on the mechanism of beauty and aesthetic sensibility, focusing on haiku—the world's shortest form of poetry—and traditional Japanese arts and performances such as calligraphy and gagaku. Recipient of the 14th Ikushi Prize from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Hosts a daily podcast on the Voicy platform, introducing psychology research papers.