Shizu is a Japanese calligraphy artist. Her mother, a professional calligrapher, taught her the art from a young age and it became the center of their relationship and her being.
Shizu received her degree in Calligraphy from the University of Teacher Education Fukuoka, and also acquired curator and high school teaching licenses.
Later, she joined the Nihon Moji Bunka Kikou of Kyoto, Japan. At this institute, she studied the history and culture of the written word in eastern Asia, under world-renowned kanji grammatologist and recipient of the Order of Culture, Dr. S. Shirakawa.
In 2004, she became the youngest person to be certified by the institute to teach Shirakawa Grammatology, on which modern kanji education in eastern Asia is based.
Since then, Shizu has written and given lectures about the stories of kanji and how they came to be.

In 2009, she studied textile design at University of the Arts London (Saint Martins).

Currently, Shizu lives in Japan. As a global calligraphy artist, she hopes to share and spread the joys and wonders of kanji and calligraphy.