Born in Odate, Akita prefecture.
1973
Yoshimasa Shibata
President of the Odate Magewappa Cooperative Association and Director of Shibata Yoshinobu Shoten
1998
After two years of work experience following university, he returned to Akita and apprenticed under his father Yoshinobu to begin his career as a magemono craftsman (a container made by bending a thin sheet of Japanese cedar wood).
2011
Certified by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry as a Traditional Odate Magewappa Craftsman (Woodworking Division).
2021
Winner of the National Traditional Crafts Exhibition, Prime Minister’s Award.
2022
Certified as a Traditional Odate Magewappa Craftsman (general category).
