Mieko Miyazaki began playing the koto at the age of 9. She studied traditional Japanese koto and shamisen music at the prestigious Tokyo National University of fine Arts and Music. While still a student, she performed at the Imperial Palace for the Japanese Emperor and Empress. Mieko passed the NHK-FM Japanese music audition for the shamisen, receiving top marks from the judges. Following her graduation in 1992, she launched her unique career as a lyricist and songwriter for TV programs. Read more about Mieko Miyazaki on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.