1974 Born as the eldest son of Kobei Kato VII
2000 Completed graduate studies at Kyoto City University of Arts subject as ceramics at Department of crafts
2001 Entered the family business, Kobei Pottery
2002 Built a flame-reducing kiln by himself
2007 Solo Exhibition at Matsuzakaya Nagoya Store (Also '10, '13, '16, '19)
2008 Solo Exhibition at Gallery Kohodo (Also '12, '17, '20)
2009 Solo Exhibition at Osaka Takashimaya (Also '12, '15, '19)
2010 Solo Exhibition at (Shibuya Kuroda Art Bien (Also '11, '13, '15, '17, '19)
2012 Solo Exhibition at Nihonbashi Takashimaya (Also'15, ‘18)
Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial
Mino Ceramics Now (Museum of Contemporary Ceramics, Gifu)
2014 The Paramita Ceramics Award Exhibition at the Paramita Museum
2015 The Wami Chabi Exhibition (Some-Seiryukan)
Took over as eighth generation of the Kobeigama.
2016 Kobei Pottery History Exhibition at the Furukawa Museum of Art
Father and Child Exhibition at Mitsukoshi Department Store in Nihonbashi, Tokyo (Also '20)
The PANK Kogei (Rakusuitei Museum of Art, Ibaraki Prefecture Museum of Ceramic Art)
2017 Building a drawer hole kiln
2018 Natural Blackfin Tuna (INAX Live Museum)
Shino Sammai (Gifu Prefectural Museum of Art)
CASA GIFU III (Miran Salone, Italy)
The fusion of Craft (Ginza Wako)
At the memorial service to complete the Chukindo of Kofukuji Temple, Sensoya made a set of Nara's three colored Tenmoku tea utensils for tea’s dedication.
2019 Solo Exhibition + Tea Party (Goldmark Gallery,UK)
History of Kobei Pottery Exhibition at the Mino Ceramics Museum
Tea - Prayers and Fun (Furukawa Museum of Art)
2020 Solo Exhibition at Tokyo American Club Frederick Harris Gallery
Solo Exhibition (Galleria Oribe)