Ia tusia se faaauauga mo lenei palakalafa - O ia mai Ōshū, Iwate, na aʻoga i le aʻoga maualuga i Iwate Prefecture ma amata tamoʻe ai iina. Na filifilia o ia i le 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
ma o ia foʻi lea na sili ona lelei i le au i le tulaga lona 50 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.