 By the time she arrived in March 1907 Noguchi had become involved with a Japanese woman, Takeda Matsuko.In Tokyo, Gilmour worked primarily as a teacher and resumed her helpful role as Noguchi's editorial assistant.Unable to use her alma mater connection with Tsuda Umeko to secure a position at Tsuda College as she hoped, Léonie worked at a Yokohama school and privately tutored the children of the late Lafcadio Hearn, among others.