hihiro was Born in Japan, she studied design and oil painting in Tokyo. She began her career in the field of interior design and progressed to creating landscaping perspectives for one of the largest housing developers in Japan. Moving on to pursue her passion in painting and illustration, she then focused on botanical watercolors. Her paintings have won competitions in New York and her illustrations have become popular as book covers, stationary, and greetings cards throughout Japan. Reflecting years of formal training in traditional oil painting, her warm style evokes a sense of love and healing. She currently residents in Boston, Massachusetts with her husband and daughter.

She is inspired by Beatrix Potter, Elsa Beskow and vintage illustrations etc. She would like to focus on children book cover illustration and picture book.