After graduating from the Music Course at Utsunomiya Junior College High School, she graduated from Utsunomiya Junior College, Department of Music, Piano Performance Major, as a full-tuition scholarship student, and completed the postgraduate course at the same college. She received the Gold Prize in Class F at the 7th Tochigi Prefecture Piano Competition, 3rd Prize at the 40th PTNA Piano Competition Grand Muse Division Y Category National Final Round, 1st Prize in the Piano Division at the 3rd International Spanish Music Competition, 2nd Prize (highest award) in the Adult Division at the 16th Asia International Music Competition, was selected for the National Final Round of the 43rd PTNA Piano Competition Grand Muse Division A1 Category, and received Special Prizes at the 21st and 22nd Japan Performer's Competition General A Division. Her performance was "officially adopted" in the 2020 PTNA Piano Encyclopedia Audition, among numerous other awards. She held the "Naoko Tashiro & Risa Nakayama Joint Recital" in 2016 and 2017, and has appeared in many other concerts. She serves as a part-time lecturer at Utsunomiya Junior College High School, Music Course; an instructor at Kakinoki Music School; an accompanist for the female chorus groups Okamoto Kammerchor and Nikko Kammerchor; an official accompanist for the Nikko International Music Festival Vocal Competition; and is the director of Risa Nakayama Piano Class. She is also a PTNA Instructor Member. Currently, she studies under Ikuko Ogura and Natsuo Nishimoto.