After graduating from high school, Koji started his career as a chef at Hilton Plaza Osaka, Japan. In search of further adventure, he travelled and has been based to Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, focused on creating unique dishes thatrespected the cuisine of the Oceania region, Asia and Japan, while playing an active role in the local restaurants.
From 2011, he was an Executive Chef at Salt by Luke Mangan (Marunouchi, Tokyo), and opened TERRA AUSTRALIS (Kitasando, Tokyo). He led many restaurants to success, and now has been appointed as the Executive Chef of Pullman Tokyo Tamachi, 3rd of November, 2019.
