Kyoko graduated from Dartmouth College (M.A., 2003), and at Berklee College of Music (B.M., 2001). Born in Yokohama, she spent her pre-college years living in Tokyo, Seattle and Bangkok.
Currently, she lives in Reston with Todd Pitt, their daughter Imogen, and 3 cat — Mr. Seagal, Miss Monroe, and Oskar.