2001
*Performed in "San Francisco World Music Festival".
*Played for Trinh T. Minh-ha's film "The Fourth Dimension".
*Performed in "Kazue Sawai koto concerts Tour" @ the Japan Society in NY, @ the New Langton in SF, & @ University of Hawaii.
2000
*Performed with Butoh group Tangent at the SF Butoh Festival.
*Performed for JJ Hollingsworth's new composition "Fallen Angel".
1999
*As a 17-string bass koto player, performed in Kenny Endo Taiko concerts Germany tour.
1998
*Participated in "Sawai Tadao Memorial Concert" in Japan.
*As a member of Kazue Sawai koto ensemble, performed for Japan Foundation in Honduras and Argentina.
In 1997, Shoko moved to San Francisco and performs regulary in solo and in collaboration with other artists throughout the world.
1997
*As a guest koto player, performed for Shizen Dance Company @Theater Artaud in SF.
1996
*Organized Asian Strings (Japanese koto, Okinawan koto, Taiwanese Zheng, Korean Kayagum, Vietnamese Dan-trahn) and combined to create a new sound with Butoh dancer Lori Ohtani and performed "Midaregami" @ the Honolulu Academy of Arts Theater.
*As a guest sangen player, performed in "Kabuki Opera Mikado"(conductor, Neil Mckey) @Kennedy Theater in HI.
1995
*Participated in "Tadao & Kazue Sawai koto concert U.S. tour" @Augustana College, Japan America Theater, UCSD, Wesleyan University, etc.
1994
*Organized and performed in "Sawai sokyoku-in 15th Anniversary Hawaii concert" @University of Hawaii.
*performed a stage drama "Tsuioku" with Bailey Matsuda(composer,keyboards) and other musicians.
1993
*As a 17-string bass koto player, performed in Kenny Endo Taiko Hawaii Tour.
In 1992, Shoko moved to Honolulu Hawaii to teach koto at the Sawai Koto kai Hawaii.
1992
*As a member of Kazue sawai koto ensemble, performed in the "Bang On a Can Festival" in NY.
*Held a solo recital @ the Honolulu Academy of Arts Theater as part of the New Music Across America series.
*Performed in "Marina Piccinini(Flute) concert" in HI.
1991
*As a menber of Blue poles of Lear(conductor, Tetsu Saitoh-bass, koto leader, Hideaki Kuribayashi), performed for theater group Tao's open-air play "King Lear".
*Held a first solo recital in Akita, Japan.
1990
*Participated in Sawai Sokyoku-in 10th Anniversary Concerts in Tokyo & Osaka Japan and Australia.
