[4] In September 2008, Satomi defeated Tomomi Kai to in the final of the 16th Kurashiki Tōka Cup [ja] challenger tournament to advance to the best-of-three title match against Ichiyo Shimizu.
Satomi's victory over Kai also meant that she satisfied the criteria for promotion to women's professional 2-dan.
[14] In September 2019, Satomi defeated Kai 3 games to none to win the inaugural Seirei tournament [ja].
Satomi lost the 9th Women's Ōza match 3 games to 1 to drop back to a 4-crown title holder status.
The victory also gave Satomi sole possession of the record for the most consecutive wins of a women's major title.
[19] In June 2020, Satomi successfully defended her Women's Ōi crown by defeating Momoko Katō 3 games to none.
[20] In July–August 2020, Satomi defeated Hatsumi Ueda 3 games to 2 to win the 2nd Seirei title match.
The victory gave Satomi her 43rd women's major title overall which tied her with Ichiyo Shimizu for the most ever.
[24] She returned to 5-crown status in November 2021 after defeating Nishiyama 2 games to 1 to win the 43rd Women's Ōshō title.
[27] A few weeks later, Satomi returned to 5-crown status after defeating Nishiyama in the 11th Ōza title match (October 2021 – December 2021) 3 games to none.
[33] Satomi's return to 6-crown status, however, was short-lived after she lost the 34th Women's Ōshō title match (October 2022) a week later to Nishiyama 3 games to 2.
[44] In September – October 2024, Fukuyama challenged Nishiyama for the Hakurei and Women's Ōshō titles, but poor heath caused her to forfeit several games in each match.
A series of three official games against existing shogi apprentices were arranged as her entrance exam.
[65] Satomi's health problems did not improve, so her leave of absence was subsequently extended to December 31, 2014; this meant she would miss the 56th (October 2014 – March 2015) 3-dan League as well.
[66] On November 10, 2014, the JSA announced that Satomi would be returning to official women's professional shogi play as of January 1, 2015, but that she was being allowed to withdraw from the 57th (April 2015 – October 2015) 3-dan league.
[67] Satomi's returned from her leave of absence for the 58th (October 2015 – March 2016) 3-dan League, and finished with a losing record of 5 wins and 13 losses.
[72][73] Satomi's record after twelve games was 7 wins and 5 losses, so it seemed like she might be able to qualify for a one-season extension to continue her attempt for full professional status.
However, she proceeded to lose her next four games which meant the best she could finish was 9 wins and 9 losses, which confirmed that she would have to leave the apprentice school.
[74] On June 28, 2022, the JSA announced that it had accepted Satomi's application for the Professional Admission Test.
She satisfied the criteria for the test the previous month when she defeated a regular professional in the official tournament play.
The games were scheduled to take place at the JSA headquarters in Tokyo and its Kansai Branch in Osaka.
[82] In a Chūnichi Shimbun article published later that same day, it was further revealed that she had married former apprentice professional 3-dan Kenta Fukuma.
[83] On August 29, 2024, the JSA posted on its official website that Fukuma's upcoming challenge to Nishiyama in the 4th Hakurei title match would be played using a table–chairs set-up instead of seiza-style, and without either player wearing traditional Japanese clothing, such as kimonos, out of concern for Fukuma's health due to her pregnancy.
[86] The JSA subsequently announced on November 1, 2024, Fukuma's defense her Kurashiki Tōka title against Itō in the 32nd Kurashiki Tōka title match scheduled to begin on November 7 had also been postponed to the end of February 2025.