Faatumu le fuaiupu lenei: Na fanau o ia i Ōshū, Iwate, ae na aʻoga i le aʻoga maualuga i Iwate Prefecture ma amata ai ona tamoʻe i inā. Na filifilia o ia i le tauvaga faavaomalo mo le
2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships ma o le au sili ona lelei i le 50th nofoaga i le tuuga puupuu. Ina ua uma ona faauu mai le aʻoga maualuga, na auai ai o ia i se vaega o kamupani, ma aʻoaʻoina e Yoshio Koide i Sekisui Chemical. Mulimuli ane, na siitia atu o ia e taufetuli mo Aruze (lea ua avea nei ma Universal Entertainment Corporation). Na ia manumalo i le 3.3 km vae i le All-Japan Women's Corporate Ekiden Championships i le 2000 ma le 2001.