Born in Tokyo into a prestigious family representing the Kiyomoto style of Kabuki music. Her grandfather is Shizudayu Kiyomoto, a Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure); her uncle is Eizaburo Kiyomoto, also a Living National Treasure; and her father is Shizuro Kiyomoto, a recipient of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays. Exposed to the authentic artistry of her grandfather and legendary Kabuki actors from a young age, she inherited and nurtured their artistic spirit within herself.

After attending Yotsuya Futaba, she was directly admitted to the Department of Vocal Music at the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts, and later completed the university’s special course. She received the Excellence Award at the KAWAI Classic Competition and was a prizewinner at the Concorso di Musica Vocale Italiana. She subsequently studied abroad in Italy and enrolled in the Suntory Hall Opera Academy, focusing on Italian opera under the guidance of Marco Boemi and Nicola Luisotti. She also represented Japan at the International Mozart Competition.

Although she temporarily paused her musical career for marriage and childbirth, she resumed her activities at the age of 48. She performed a solo rendition of the Japanese national anthem, “Kimigayo,” at the Palazzo Donà delle Rose as a side event of the Venice International Film Festival, and received high praise for her concert performance in the crypt of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.

In 2024, she founded a choir with the vision of infusing classical music with the spirit of the Iki na Dannashu (stylish and refined patrons)—a quintessential element of Edo culture she had observed since childhood. She has organized concerts featuring top-tier musicians at the Suntory Hall (Blue Rose) and Dai-ichi Seimei Hall.

Born in Tokyo, Shizuro Kiyomoto comes from the distinguished Kiyomoto family, one of Japan’s leading hereditary traditions of Kabuki music. He is the son of Shizutayū Kiyomoto, a Living National Treasure of Japan, and the brother of Eizaburō Kiyomoto, also recognized as a Living National Treasure.

For many years, he has performed as a shamisen musician of the Kiyomoto tradition on the stages of Japan’s most prestigious Kabuki venues, including the Kabuki-za Theatre and the National Theatre of Japan, dedicating himself to the preservation, transmission, and development of Kiyomoto-bushi. He serves as a Director of the Kiyomoto Association and has also contributed to the education of future generations as Associate Professor in the Department of Traditional Japanese Music at the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts.

In recognition of his contributions to Japanese traditional culture, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette by the Government of Japan in 2021.

In addition to his work in the Kiyomoto tradition, he is active in the Fujima Lineage—one of Japan’s foremost hereditary traditions of classical dance—under the professional name Fujihiro Fujima, and in the Icchū-bushi tradition under the name Rōchū. Drawing upon his extensive experience and knowledge across multiple traditional art forms, he continues to promote the preservation and transmission of Japan’s cultural heritage.

He is also a certified holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property (Collective Recognition) for Kiyomoto-bushi.

After engaging in consulting work at a major domestic tax accounting firm, participated in the launch of Japan’s first art fund. Subsequently, focused on the fields of culture and the arts, writing about them for various media including the Nihon Keizai Shimbun. While crossing the boundaries of finance, culture, and the arts, working to promote domestic and international cultural exchange and build a sustainable cultural foundation.