Yuka Aoki was born in 1972 and grew up with a taste for art. Eventually she graduated from Japan's Tama Art University with a degree in textile design, and like most Japanese graduates, her mind turned to thoughts of traveling abroad.
1972 年次的青木由香從小愛畫畫，畢業於多摩美術大學染織設計科。她就跟許多日本大學生一樣，有著趁年輕儘量去海外增廣見聞的想法。