Naoki started his ballet training at the Tama Ballet School in Tokyo at the age of 12. From 2004 to 2006, he was trained at Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy . Upon graduation, he was accepted in the Royal Conservatoire in Den Haag, Holland and moved to Akademie De Tanzes, Mannheim a year later. He joined the company as a full time member in January 2010.