Since his early youth, it is a small bonsai enthusiast and Showa 51 (1976) he began creating small bonsai pots.
In Showa 52 (1977), he moved to Tokyo to go to Sayama (pref. Saitama), or it is still, and goes from there to truly creating pottery, building an oven in his garden and workshop.
Its main activity is the creation lap and string, he also produced his works both yakijime in enamelling, but had to make great efforts to achieve to achieve its own enamelling.
Having never had a mentor, he has incorporated into his works the advice given by pots of bonsai enthusiasts small and reference books.
In addition, it is regret Tashiro Yoshi who gave him his stage name "Issou" (in Showa 56: 1981) and previous works are called Munakata.
Real name: Munakata Katsuo
Do Showa 16 (1941), 11 April