Born in Kanazawa, Japan. She has studied at Toho Gakuen School of Music.

In'95, she was awarded 5th prize at 15th Int'l Chopin Competition, and she was also awarded some other prizes. From 2001, she is giving a series of recitals in Tokyo once a year by 2010 Chopin's Birth anniversary. She has recorded 7 CDs. The latest CD was released in March,'11. There is Chopin's popular works on this album. She studied under Sadako Matsuoka, A. Jasinski, P. Paleczny, H. C- Stefanska, and Takahiro Sonoda.