Her mother is Akemi Ozaki, a maker of popular handbags and purses made from vintage obi.
[2] By the time she was sixteen, after graduating from Kyoto Municipal Kinugasa Junior High School, she had begun writing her own works and participating in an amateur composers club.
In 1974, Ozaki participated in her first contest, winning ¥5000 and making a favorable impression on one of the judges who indicated that he thought she was going to become a professional in the near future.
[2] She became a DJ for Fōkusu Studio in 1976, and began giving concerts where she played both guitar and piano to accompany her songs.
She made her professional debut in 1976 with the Toshiba EMI Express single Contemplation / Winter Poster.