Takuji Kanamoto was born in Matsuyama-city, Ehime Prefecture in 1958.
He graduated from the Graduate school of Toyo University Faculty of Buddhism
By virtue of marriage, he became priest of both Shicchi-in and Oyama-ji of Kamogawa City, Chiba in 1993.
He now belongs to Chizan Denpo-in, a research organization of Chizan-ha school of Shingon Buddhism and also serves as a part time lecturer at Faculty of Literature of Toyo University.