She is known for writing a memoir called the "Tomioka Diary" (Tomioka Nikki) in which she chronicled her life among the female workers in the Tomioka silk mill.
Ona je poznata po pisanju memoara „Tomioka dnevnik” (Tomioka Nikki) u kojima je zabilježila svoj ​​život među radnicama u Tomioka tvornici svile.