After that, she re-entered Ichikawa-Nishi public high school located in Ichikawa, Chiba, as a repeat student, and has graduated.
However, she actively appeared in Popteen magazine during that time, she has started her modeling career.
Still, after graduating from Popteen she tried to change her image and began modeling for ViVi magazine.
After her failed attempt to change her image, she signed up with CanCam magazine, in order to be a feminine model in 2001.
After spending six years with CanCam and gaining a solid reputation, she became a star model for AneCan, a spin-off magazine of CanCam targeted at women in their mid- to late-20s.