日本・広島で育つ。
６歳から書道を始め、硬筆・毛筆（楷書・行書・草書・隷書・仮名）を学び、大学在学中に師範免状と五段を取得。
社会人となり１年間過ごしたアメリカでの経験は、外から見た日本文化というものを初めて意識するきっかけとなった。
中でも、「書道」は毛筆（筆と墨を使うのは、主に中国・韓国・日本であること）などアジアが世界に誇れる素晴らしい文化の一つであると気づく。幼少から続けてきた書道の意味をあらためて自覚することとなる。
その後は自身で「書」によるカリグラフィックデザインを楽しむ。
書で表現した広告（商品ロゴ、レストランロゴ、雑誌、パンフレットなどの書き文字、墨絵イラストなど）が採用される。手書き文字やイラストをMacに取り込み活字フォントなどと組み合わせたロゴ作りも作成。
大人のための書道教室も主催。日本に住む外国人にも書道を知ってもらい体験してもらう。
２００９年よりアメリカ・ミシガン在住。日本文化紹介のイベントの一環で書道実演を行う。
今後も古典書道の技法の学びに努め、書の表現力を高めていきたい。アメリカ家屋や店舗の内装にも合うウォール・アートなどの創作し、特に好きな万葉仮名文字の持つ優雅な曲線、また隷書・篆書文字（多くの漢字の起源が象形文字pictographであったように面白い字形である）、また墨の滲みやグラデーションの美などを生かした、目だけでも楽しめるような書のアートを今後も楽しみながら制作活動していきたい。
Kyoko started learning the art of Japanese calligraphy - shodo - in her hometown of Hiroshima from age six. While in college she earned the 'master instructor', or 'shihan' license and the 5th level of 8 ranks (dan). Throughout the years she has learned many styles of calligraphy, both in kohitsu (pen writing) and mohitsu (brush writing).
After college, Kyoko spent one year in the U.S. interning for a securities company, which gave her time and opportunity to reflect on her Japanese culture from another culture's perspective. She realized then that the Asian art of calligraphy is revered in the world, particularly brush writing, which is unique to Japan, China and Korea, and began to recognize the significance of the many years she spent practicing shodo.
From that time, she began developing her own calligraphic style. Using brush and ink, she has created many commercial designs - company and product logos, illustrations, magazine and brochure graphics. And, has also incorporated her art into designs created on her Mac.
Kyoko has taught a variety of seminars for Japanese and non-Japanese on shodo basics, creative shodo and practical shodo (in Japan, people still use brush and ink for formal occasions). After moving to Michigan in 2009, she began to share the art of shodo in public presentations using large-scale brushes and easel to write Japanese characters, poems of the season and illustrations.
As well as traditional Japanese calligraphy, Kyoko enjoys creating art-oriented works to brighten the lives and homes of others. She recently launched "Kyoka Japanese Calligraphy Design Art Studio" focusing on brush art for America homes and businesses.
She truly enjoys creating shodo as art - for others to admire the beauty of a smudge or gradation of the brushwork or incorporating ancient Japanese characters that were more pictorial in nature.
Favoring the graceful curves of manyogana, an ancient writing system of Japan, Kyoko continues to develop her skills of shodo, as well as enrich her own expression in her art.
Kyoka Japanese Calligraphy Design
- Custom art work / wall decor at home & business
- Restaurant & product logo
- Art performance
- Calligraphy seminars