Born in 1941 in Mitaka-City, Tokyo, Mrs. Yamane graduated from Eisen Women's Junior College majoring in Horticultural Life. She was involved in developing flower beds in parks, and in 1961 became a student of Mr. Saburo Kato, former Chairman of WBFF and of the Nippon Bonsai Association.

Mrs. Yamane is the first female Japanese bonsai artist in modern times. She established "Kusamono-bonsai" (Grass bonsai), and in 1985 she published her first book entitled Making Potted Wild Grass. Other publications include Kusamono-Bonsai, Yoseue of Alpine and Wild Grasses (1996), Kusa-Bonsai Coloring Daily Life; Yoseue of Alpine and Wild Grasses (1998).

She has been very active in teaching Kusamono-bonsai on TV and in magazines. Since 2000, Mrs. Yamane has taught Kusamono-bonsai on the monthly TV program called "Hobby Horticulture." Currently, she is engaged in creative work at her residence in Kamakura and teaches classes in Tokyo.