She was his younger classmate at Tokai University and a member of the same kendo dojo. Eiga joined the Hokkaido police force and became a member of the Hokkaido Police Kendo Team. From 1997 he was also a member of the Japanese national kendo team but as a substitute, and as such he was allowed to participate only in the preliminary bouts of the WKC team event in 1997.
Eiga was Tokai University's junior classmate and fellow kendo practitioner. After joining the Hokkaido police force, she became part of the Hokkaido Police Kendo Team. From 1997, Eiga was a substitute member of the Japanese national kendo team but could only compete in preliminary bouts at the WKC team event that year.