Sawako was born and raised in a Buddhist temple in the south part of Japan.  The safety and sacred feeling she felt being in the temple throughout her life has become an important part of her expression when she perform.  She has studied Gagaku (Japanese traditional music for Buddhist temples and Shinto shirines) and many different styles of dance all through her life. She has been performing as a dance artist and as a musician over 10 years in North California and Japan.  Her dance journey led her to study sacred/ritualistic music and dances from all over the world.  Last few years, she finds her roots in Japanese culture and brings traditional and contempolary Japanese performing arts into her dance art.  She celebrates the art of life by blending diverse cultures in her original style of bellydance and beyond.