Gaea Japan
On July 21, 1997, Yamada became a full-time member of Gaea Japan, were she wrestled until December 2004. She hurt her cervical spine in August 2004 and was unable to wrestle again. On December 12, 2004 at the Toshiyo Yamada Retirement Memorial Show, Manami Toyota and Etsuko Mita went to a 10 minute draw in an exhibition match in her honor.