Shiyo Ho was born as the third daughter of Soshichi HO (father) and Tsune (mother) who ran a long-established Japanese confectionery shop 'Surugaya' in Kaino-cho, Sakai City (present-day Kaino-cho, Sakai Ward), Osaka Prefecture.
鳳志ようは、大阪府堺市甲斐町（現在の堺区甲斐町）で老舗和菓子屋「駿河屋」を営む、父・鳳宗七、母・津祢の三女として生まれた。