Born in Mie Prefecture. She began making lampwork glass beads in 1994, studying under Yasuhiro Ogama. In 2002, she co-founded the studio "Ifuu" with woodworker Eizo Kawakita. Starting from the pleasurable quality of molten glass, her work captures small worlds that fit in the palm of the hand. In 2006, she was selected for a juried contemporary bead exhibition in Arizona, USA, and in 2008 she participated in the ISGB International Society of Glass Beadmakers conference in the United States.