1935	Born in Bizen City, the eldest son of Tosyu Yamamoto, a Living National Treasure.
1959	Started making pottery.
1962-98	His works were accepted 25 times for the Japanese Traditional Arts and Crafts Exhibition.
1965-76	Received a prize, 3 times, at the Chugoku District Japan Industrial Art Exhibition.
1967	Visited the United States, Europe and the Soviet Union for ceramic study. Acknowledged as a regular member of the Japan Industrial Art Institution. Gave an exhibition with his father, in September, at Mitsukoshi Department Store in Nihonbashi, Tokyo.
1969-98	Held a solo exhibition,12 times, at Mitsukoshi Department Store,Tokyo.
1968	Visited South-East Asian countries for ceramic study.
1973	His work was accepted for the Second Japanese Ceramic Art Exhibition.
1974	Invited to exhibit his work at the Bizen pottery(“History of a Thousand Years”)Exhibition.
1975	Received the Governor’s prize of Okayama Prefecture at the Bigei-kai Group Exhibition in July.
1976	Won a Kaneshige Toyo Pottery award.
1977	Appointed as an exhibition juror for the Chugoku District Japan Industrial Art Exhibition.
1980	received a Merit of Culture from the Okayama Nichi-nichi Newspaper Company.
1981	Invited to exhibit his work at the 6th Japan Pottery Art Exhibition in May. Received a Merit of Promotion from the Minister of Education at the Genga-kai Exhibition in December.
1983	Received a Grand Prize from Sanyo Newspaper Company, at the Okayama Prefecture Art Exhibition in September.
1985	Visited China on a Cultural mission from Okayama-city.
1992	Received a Merit of Cultural Contribution from Sanyo Newspaper Company. Appointed as an exhibition juror for the Okayama Prefecture Art Exhibition.
1994	Received a prize at the “Yaki-shime”(unglazed)Ceramic Art Exhibition ’94 in December.
1995	Appointed as President of the Genga-kai Group. Published ”Tradition and Creation(the Technique of Bizen Ceramics)”.
1996	Won a Grand Prize from the Tanabe Museum of Art at the 13th Formative Ceramic Arts in Tea Ceremony Exhibition in March. Designated as a ‘Preserver of Important Intangible Cultural Treasure’, in Okayama Prefecture. Received a Prime Minister Award at the 18th Genga-kai Exhibition in October. Received a Merit of Artistic and Cultural Contribution from Okayama Nichi-nichi Newspaper Company.
1997	Invited to exhibit his works, in September, at the Traditional Beauty of Bizen Ceramics(History of One Thousand Years)Exhibition held at the French National Ceramic Museum.
1998	Invited to exhibit his works, in January, at the Memorial Exhibition as designated ‘Preserver of Important Intangible Cultural Treasure’, in Okayama Prefecture, at Tenmaya Department Store, Okayama. Invited to exhibit his works at the Exploring Japanese Ceramics ‘98Exhibition in Tokyo, Kyoto, Nagoya, Hiroshima and Nara (held under the sponsorship of NHK Broadcasting),from May through December. Received “Kon-ju Hosho”( a decoration given to a person for his contribution to the public)from the Prime Minister’s Office in August. Held his 12th solo exhibition, commemorating his 40year career at Mitsukoshi, Tokyo in September.
1999	His work “Bizen Octagon Bowl with Fire Marks” was purchased by the French National Ceramic Museum. Held a solo exhibition in New York City. His works “Wide Mouth Flower Vase with Stripes” and “Round Vase with Fire Stripes” were purchased by the Imperial Household Agency. Held his first solo exhibition abroad at “Cast Iron Gallery” in New York in May. Held a solo exhibition at “Gallery Okuda” International” in Washington, D.C. in October.
2000	Held a solo exhibition at commemorating his first solo exhibition abroad at Tenmaya Department Store Okayama in March.