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In April 1926, Hitomi went to work for the "Osaka Mainichi Shimbun" newspaper. In May, she set new unofficial national records for the long jump (5m06), shot put (10m39), 100m hurdles (15m4) at the 3rd Women’s Olympics held by the newspaper at Miyoshino. In June, in a completion sponsored by the "Tokyo Mainichi Shimbun" newspaper, she set new unofficial national records for the long jump (5m75) and the 4 × 100 metres relay (52s2).