Tokyo College of Music
She studied at the Tokyo College of Music and its graduate school, and graduated the performer course as top of her class in 2002. She has won several prizes in national and international vocal contests. She continued vocal studies for several years in Finland with Jorma Hynninen. Yoko Maria performs mainly in Tokyo, where she gives monthly recitals at venues including the Suntory Hall, the Kioi Hall, and Tokyo Opera City. She gave her US debut concert to a full house at Carnegie Hall on December 15, 2010. She is a relative of Conductor Kent Nagano.