After majoring in cultural property science at Tokyo Gakugei University, he worked at a restoration studio in Kyoto, where he was involved in the restoration of nationally designated cultural properties such as paintings and calligraphy. He gained experience as an exchange researcher at an overseas art museum, and in 2007 he served as a senior conservator at the Hirayama Studio in the Oriental Paintings Restoration Department of the Department of Conservation Science at the British Museum in the UK. He has been working at his current university since 2015. He actively gives lectures and workshops both in Japan and overseas, and is committed to the inheritance and innovation of restoration techniques.

He studied under the second generation Shuseki (Suda Tomio, Koto Ward Intangible Cultural Property), a master of Edo Kiriko, and is active as the third generation Shuseki, inheriting his techniques and traditions. He founded Horiguchi Kiriko, was certified as a traditional Japanese craftsman, and has received numerous awards. His works have been highly praised both in Japan and overseas, including the Grand Prize at the Edo Kiriko New Works Exhibition and the Good Design Award, and his artistic qualities have been recognized on the international stage in New York, Paris, London, and other cities, with many of his works being collected by art galleries and museums. He also continues to promote the appeal of Edo Kiriko in a variety of ways, such as overseeing the lighting and packaging designs of prestigious hotels.