Born in 1957 in Nibutani, Biratori, Saru District, Hokkaido. She grew up in a three-generation household with her grandparents, parents, and three sisters. Behind their home stood a nusa-san (a sacred fence erected outdoors near a divine window), where sin-nurappa (Ainu ceremonies) were held regularly. Her grandfather made inaw (wooden ritual sticks offered to the kamuy) and pasuy (ceremonial chopsticks for libations), her grandmother made kondasi (plant-fiber woven bags, also known as saranip), and her mother wove and embroidered attus. Immersed in this environment, she was surrounded by Ainu culture and crafts from an early age.

She began making and stretching threads for attus weaving around junior high school age and helped her mother with crafts while they lived together. Later, she worked as a school cook in Biratori, and only after retiring at over 60 did she begin focusing on crafts full time.

Her main works are kimonos and tote bags made from attus, with embroidery pieces being the most requested commissions. The kimono patterns she creates are always based on those of her late mother, Nitani Wakako. Believing that attus made from tree bark is the fabric that best represents the essence of Ainu garments, she says the works she most wishes to create are kimonos made entirely from attus cloth.

For her, Ainu crafts hold deep family memories. In the past, the raw material for attus was bark from the shina tree (nipes), and touching it now brings back memories of her grandmother and mother, making the time she spends creating deeply enjoyable.

She recalls that Nibutani has always been a place where the whole community watches over children, allowing her to raise her own without worry. She hopes the village will remain a place of such care and warmth.