Born in Tokyo. After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at Tokyo Imperial University (now the University of Tokyo), he studied in Germany, researching physical chemistry at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin. Meanwhile, he also devoted himself to music, which he had been interested in since junior high school, and studied harmony with Georg Schumann. After returning to Japan, he studied composition under Tomojiro Ikenouchi, König, and others. After the war, he dedicated himself to promoting the Japanese composition scene, including the formation of the Shin-Kō Sakkyokuka Renmei (New Composers' League, now the Japan Federation of Composers), and also engaged in education as a professor at Toyo Music University. Driven by a quest for "Japaneseness," he advocated for "Japanese harmony." He left behind many emotional works rooted in his unique view of harmony.