I was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. After graduating from the prestigious Toho-Gakuen Conservatory in Tokyo, I returned to Hokkaido to teach music and perform with musicians of the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra and other well known groups.

    In 1997, I moved to Russia to increase my knowledge of music at the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music. In 2000, I placed second in an international chamber music competition in Kiev, Ukraine. Later that year I toured across Russia, performing as a soloist with local orchestras, such as The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Hermitage Chamber Orchestra, Volgograd Symphony, and the Kislovodsk Symphony. Since 2001, I was the music director of the annual Japan-Russia music festival, “Japanese Spring in St. Petersburg”. 

    In 2001, I also received Doctor of Musical Art Degree from the St. Petersburg Conservatory.

    In 2003, I placed second in an International duo competition in Kazan, Russia. That same year, It was also “The Japan Year” in Russia and I was awarded by the St. Petersburg Governor and the General Consul of Japan for the contribution toward Japanese-Russian cultural exchange. In 2006, the Japanese Consul in St. Petersburg presented me with commendation award from the Japanese Government for the dedication as a cultural ambassador of Japan in Russia .

    In 2007, as a part of the G8 Hokkaido summit, I was appointed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan to perform at the opening of the Mariinsky Theatre New Concert Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 2008, I was a jury member of The Serebriakov International Piano competition in Volgograd, Russia. In 2006, I returned to Japan to teach at Fuji Women’s University in Sapporo and perform in local concerts. 

    Since March 2009 I work as Piano Teacher at my studio in Oakland Hills and perform occasionally at the Bay area venues. I am also a member of California Music teacher Association.

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