Chigusa Kitani became a pupil of famous paintersFukada Chokuj,Ikeda Shen,Kitano Tsunetomi, andNoda Kyuho and trained in the United States at the age of 13.
While studying at Shimizudani Girls' High School, She studied Bird-and-flower painting under Chokujo Fukada (, Fukada Chokujo) who is a famous painter of the Shijo school (, Shijo-ha). She moved to Tokyo in 1913 (Taisho 2) to study under Shoen Ikeda (, Ikeda Shoen). After returning to Osaka, She became a pupil of Tsunetomi Kitano (, Kitano Tsunetomi) and Kyuho Noda (, Noda Kyuho). She trained in Seattle, Washington, in the United States for two years from the age of 13, and her work was exhibited throughout Japan. 
