Her professional career in Russia started in 1999, when she conducted the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic.
[3] In 2002, she was appointed as the chief conductor of the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra "Millennium".
[1] In addition, she has served as the principal guest conductor of the St. Petersburg Mussorgsky State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre (2004–2006) and was also appointed as the Chief Conductor and Artistic Director for Russian Symphony Orchestra of the Tchaikovsky Foundation (2004–2007).
[5] Through her work in 2007, conducting the Bruckner Orchestra Linz at Brucknerhaus in Austria, Nishimoto has also become active in Europe.
[3] Nishimoto was the Principal Guest Conductor of the State Symphony Orchestra of Russia from 2010 to 2011.