Youkee was born in Kyoto, Japan. After receiving a law degree from Kwansei Gakuin University, he decided to pursue his true passion - art - which brought him to the United States. He has completed MFA programs in printmaking and lithography at the Otis Art Institute and Cranbrook Academy of Art, and currently lives in New York.

His solo shows over the past 20 years have included exhibitions at the following venues:

• 2004 Gallery MOMO in Tokyo, Japan
  
• 2004 Osaka Sogo Design School in Osaka, Japan
• 1999 Maruka Moko Show Room in Hiroshima, Japan
• 1998 Osaka Contemporary Art Center in Osaka, Japan
• 1998 Pinpoint Art Gallery in Tokyo, Japan
• 1997 Kumamoto Pref. Art Museum in Kumamoto, Japan
• 1997 Osaka Contemporary Art Center in Osaka, Japan
• 1996 LA FONTE Gallery in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
  
• 1994 OJAI Center For The Arts, Ojai, Calif.
  
• 1991 Dentsu AD Gallery in Tokyo, Japan
  
• 1990 HALS Gallery in Tokyo, Japan
  
• 1990 TOSO Show Room in Tokyo, Japan
  
• 1986 ARTSPACE INC. Gallery in Los Angeles, Calif.
  
• 1986 MM SHINO Gallery in Los Angeles, Calif.
  
• 1984 ATHEN Gallery in Tokyo in Japan
  
• 1984 ATHEN Gallery in Tokyo in Japan

He is often found creating art at Battery Park City Park on sunny days.