She began competing in the event as a teenager and cleared six metres for the first time in 2009.

That year she was runner-up at the Hyogo Relays then won at the Mito International with a personal best of 6.43 m (21 ft 1 in).

[1] She had her first national podium finish at the 2013 Japan Championships in Athletics, placing third behind Sachiko Masumi.

[2] She jumped 6.45 m (21 ft 1+3⁄4 in) to win the Japanese University title that September.

[1] She gained her first international selection at the 2014 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships and won the gold medal in the long jump.