Graduated from Tsuda Eigakujuku (School of English Language) (1922).
Was secretary of Kajin Kurabu (Waka Poets' Club) and chief editor of Odamaki (Reel), a waka poem magazine. Became professor of Kyoritsu Women’s University. Books include Atarashiki Tanka-no Riron (The Theoryof New Waka Poem), Joryu Junin Kashu (A Collection of Works of Ten Waka Poetesses) and Odamaki Junishu (A Collection of Works of Ten Waka Poets of Odamaki Magazine).