Hamamatsu

I was born in Izumiotsu, Osaka Prefecture in Japan. My grandmother was a calligraphy artist, my father was an architect, and my grandfather and mother were nursery school owners. My family valued home decoration which differs among seasons, annual observances and meals, and communication with people. When I was a kid, what I liked were: digging bamboo shoots with my grandparents; changing fusuma, a Japanese sliding door, to yoshido, fusuma in the summertime; making osechi, New Year dishes, with my grandmother and mother; New Year's flowers which my mother arranged; home party with relatives or grandfather/father’s colleagues; a bento box of kaiseki cuisine brought back from wedding party which grandparents and parents attended; and watching and dancing classical ballet. Deepen my interest in foreign countries at Kobe College Junior and Senior High School, where there are many exchange students from outside Japan and whose buildings were beautiful Spanish-style, designed by an American architect, William Merrell Vories. S. I started learning a tea ceremony and Ikebana, a Japanese flower arrangement, when I was a student at Kyoto University. Traveled to more than 50 countries, including developing countries. Resident in the United States 2017-2019. On the basis of my family background, overseas travel/a resident experience in U.S., and paintings by Grandma Moses, I believe that people have fun communicating with each other through seasonal events and meals in any country at any time. When I used to live in the United States, I belonged to Urasenke Philadelphia, knew that there were American people interested in Japanese culture, and decided to introduce Japanese culture to them in the future. After returning to Japan, I learned cha-kaiseki from Ms. Yoshiko Kida, and currently offer a Japanese cooking class for non-Japanese. I have completed the Japanese Cuisine Course at Tsuji Culinary Institute. Licensed instructor of The Japan Association of cooking for Foreigners. Second-grade Food and Nutrition education instructor. Second-degree instructor of Urasenke, instructor of Ikebana Mishō-ryu Sasaoka. Mother of 3 children. Pharmacist. My main job is writing medical/regulatory documents in the pharmaceutical industry. My blog: https://ameblo.jp/hirokoito0810/