1936 Born into a farming household in Janagusuku, Ogimi Village. Grandmother and mother weaved Bashofu textile.

1959 Graduated Arts and Crafts Department, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of the Ryukyus. Entered Bembo Co., Ltd.

1964 Held first individual exhibition in Okinawa; Continued until 1991, a total of 27 times

1967 Became a judge and a member of OKITEN.

1968 Retired from Bembo Co., Ltd. and opened Maeda Lacquer Art Studio; member of the Kyushu Craft Designers Association; part-time instructor at the University of the Ryukyus

1969 Received 3rd Okinawa Times Awards for Fine Arts Encouragement

1975 Council Member for promoting craft industry in Okinawa Prefecture

1976 Opened art show exclusively on Chinkin technique. (Omine Art Museum )

1979 Opened art show exclusively on Raden technique. (Okinawa Product Center )

1980 Received the 14th Okinawa Times Award for Fine Arts Grand Prize

1981 Technology advisor, Okinawa Prefectural Office

1982 Part-time instructor at Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music

1984 Expert member, council for preserving cultural assets of Okinawa Prefecture

1987 Chairman, Urasoe Art Museum Construction Deliberation Committee

1989 Expert member of designing and processing reproduction for Seiden at Shuri Castle
Awarded meritorious prize for traditional craft by Okinawa Development Agency

1991 Designated a "Bearer of Intangible Cultural Property, Ryukyu Lacquerware" by Okinawa Prefecture

1992 Received award from Minister of International Trade and Industry for distinguished craft education; worked on the project for reproducing the Usasuka (king's throne), each castle gate's plaques and the king's throne at Shuri Castle; lacquer decoration on Fukushu garden in Naha City; part-time instructor at Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts

1993 Reproduced red-lacquer Raden chair of King Sho Shin

1995 Received achievement award for promoting Okinawa's lacquer at Okinawa Times Arts and Culture Awards

1996 Participated in "Research and Exhibition on Lacquerware in the Southeast Asia Region" as representative member of Okinawa, sponsored by UNESCO