is a Japanese manga artist. He is most known for his work with Kenji Nagatomo on Bartender, and its sequels Bartender àParis and Bartender àTokyo. He has also written among others, Sommelier, along with Shinobu Kaitani, La Sommelière, with Katsunori Matsui, and Oui Chef!, with Hiyoko Kobayashi.