Born in the Yamanote area of the cosmopolitan city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, she comes from an elite family. She grew up in a family with a thorough Western education based on Catholic teachings. She received compulsory education, Sunday school at a parochial school, private tuition and moral education, and lived in Thailand during her primary school years due to her father’s work.

She gained a full itinerary management qualification, studied culture and history on overseas tours as a tour guide, studied international business and writing in Canada, found employment in London, UK and worked for a travel agency studying culture and history. She also made her debut as a semi-professional ballroom dancer while managing an Australian company in Tokyo.

At Minding Manners, a finishing school in London, UK, she gained professional qualifications such as ‘International Social Etiquette Specialist’ and ‘International Business Cross Culture Specialist’, becoming an expert in international protocol. At the same time she completed the Japan Protocol Association Instructor Training Course. She founded the International Cross Culture® Protocol Academy Tokyo, a comprehensive international skills training school with international accreditation. The school is accredited by the VIP protocol organisation Leading Etiquette and Protocol Schools of the World as the representative of Japan and becomes the only internationally accredited school in Japan, later changing its name to The InterCultural Protocol Academy of Japan.

Salon Elegance de Cecilia, a social salon specialising in the cultivation of refinement and hosting luxurious events, was established for those aspiring to attain celebrity status and for individuals wishing to enhance their elegance. It imparts world-class etiquette based on accredited courses from the UK and organises sophisticated events and tours for inspired members.