- 1949
- Born in Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture
- 1972
- Graduated in Sculpture from Tokyo University of the Arts
- 1974
- Completed the graduate program in Ceramics, Tokyo University of the Arts
- 1978
- Succeeded to the name Sakakura Shinbe XV
- 1984
- Became a full member of the Japan Kogei Association
- 1993
- Solo exhibition at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center, Los Angeles
- 1997
- Fukawa Hagi kiln group exhibition in New York
- 1998
- Meiji-mura tea gathering: hosted the outdoor and ryūrei tea ceremonies, and a successive-generations exhibition
- 2000
- Exhibited at “400 Years of Hagi Ware,” Paris
- 2012
- Appointed a director of the Japan Kogei Association (until 2016)
- 2012
- Secretary-general of the Yamaguchi branch of the Japan Kogei Association (until 2016)
- 2013
- Designated a holder of the Yamaguchi Prefecture Intangible Cultural Property “Hagi Ware”
- 2014
- “Shinbe’s Raku, Kichizaemon’s Hagi” exhibition at the Sagawa Art Museum
- 2019
- Awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
- 2024
- Passed the family name to the 16th generation and took the artist name “Ikkei”
