I started learning the violin at the age of 3. I graduated from Tokyo College of Music in Viola Performance and obtained my master's degree from San Francisco Conservatory of Music. I joined Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra and, for one year, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg. Currently based in Tokyo, I continue to perform as a freelance violist with various ensembles and orchestras and teach violin/viola to international students of all levels.