She was born in Tokyo and studied music there, making her debut as a pianist at age 14 playing Mozart with the Tokyo Symphony orchestra.
She continued her studies at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City, and afterward worked as a pianist and composer, touring in the United States.
She often collaborates with pianist and composer Yuji Takahashi.
[1] Her composition Poem for String Orchestra received the Edward Benjamin Award.
[2] Miyake combines Japanese and Western idiom, and often uses traditional Japanese instruments in her compositions.