Born in 1949．Matoba Yuko is Honorary Professor of Japan Women's College of Physical Education（Tokyo）.  She was teaching Western music and theory. She is now teaching Carnatic music as a Lecturer of the Eastern Academy(Tokyo).
 
She graduated Tokyo University of the Arts, Department of Musicology in Japan. She received music instruction under
the guidance of Prof. Fumio Koizumi. She studied Carnatic music at Gt. music college of TamilNadu in 1972. Since then she has been active in Veena performing and research work.
 
She learned veena from Smt.Rajalakshmi Narayanan, Smt. Kalpakam Swaminathan, Sri M. Nageswara Rao, Smt. M. Sarada, Smt. N. Vijayalakshmi.  She had also rhythm training from Prof. N. Govindarajan. 
 
She has veena concert  in Japan and introduces Carnatic Music there.