In 2000, she, along with fellow Japanese eaters Arai and Misao Fujita, entered an annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, where she became the first woman to do "The Deuce", eating more than 20 hot dogs with buns in 12 minutes.
In 2000, she, along with Japanese eaters Arai and Fujita Misao, entered the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, where she became the first woman to perform "The Deuce" (eating over 20 hot dogs with buns within 12 minutes).