She studied under Mr. Morihito Katsura, the 12th Living National Treasure, who has handed down the techniques of the Yanagawa school to the present day, which originated from a carver who was a close confidant of Ashikaga Takauji.
He produces crafts and ornaments that make modern use of traditional Japanese techniques introduced with Buddhism during the Asuka Period via the Silk Road and the Mokumegane technique that emerged during the Muromachi Period.