 Eventually, she heard that farmers in the area were desperate for people to work the rice fields, and over their protestations she went to work there.When the rice was planted, she was asked by a family to look after their children, where her autobiography ends

After being a caretaker for several years, Masuda opened a restaurant and ran it for several decades.She and Karuta, who opened and ran a restaurant until three years before her death, remained friends.