A rare visitor with a connection to macrobiotics visited the Japan Macrobiotic Association.Mr. Chikara Abe, who has been active in the world of cooking for a long time in the United States, and his wife, Ms. Yasuko.
Mr. Chikara is a chef of Japanese cuisine, and was in charge of cooking for the wedding ceremony of the late chairman Teizo Okada and the principal at a Zen temple in Kyoto.
お よ そ40years ago, to be exact1972Years2Month2One day, Mr. Chikara, who went to the United States on the recommendation of Shuzo Okada, the first president of the Japan Macrobiotic Association, honed his culinary skills at the macrobiotic restaurant Seventh Inn in Boston, run by Mr. Michio Kushi.&After rebuilding with Mr. Yuko Okada, chairman of Muso Shoji Co., Ltd. (who was the floor manager at the time), which imports and exports macro foods, he moved to Miami, Florida, via New York to open a Japanese restaurant. is managed.
Mr. Chikara remembers the exact date of his arrival in the United States on that very day on the island of Guam.28It seems that there was a banner at the airport on the day when Shoichi Yokoi, a former Japanese soldier who had been hiding for a year, was found and returned to Japan.
Next to Mr. Chikara, Mrs. Kyoko, who had been with Mr. Chikara in the same hardships in the United States, exchanged a friendly smile with a smile.At that time, KyokoNHKAfter seeing a report on a macrobiotic restaurant in Boston on a program called "Correspondent", she went to the United States and married Chikara-san.
During his restaurant days in New York, John Lennon and Yoko Ono became regular customers. It is said that
64Mr. Chikara, who is getting old, was youthful, humorous, and had a wonderful smile.When asked about the secret to success in business, he answered clearly, "If you are not healthy, you will never succeed. If you are healthy, you can do anything. was.
Ryoko, the wife of Chairman Yuko, who knows Chikara well, said, "To succeed in a foreign land, it's difficult to be serious and diligent. Sloppy in the sense.40I've lived in the United States for XNUMX years, but my English is not so good, but I can get by very well" (laughs).
From now on, Mr. Chikara plans to spend only the summer in Japan for his favorite sweetfish fishing (this means that sweetfish can only be found in Japan).I had to play while I still had physical strength.!(laughs), I knew the Japanese buzzword.
Currently, he manages three restaurants with different concepts, named "Izakaya", "Ran" and "Elegance".It's not a macrobiotic restaurant, but it means that brown rice and edamame are always on the menu.When you travel to Miami, why don't you have a meal?? Please tell me you found out at the Japan Macrobiotic Association.You should be able to meet Chikara's Florida Smile. 
↑The reunion after a long time was full of smiles. (Terry)
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macro pocket(Regular Diet Association Secretariat)
JAPAN MACROBIOTIC ASSOCIATION
https://www.macrobiotic.gr.jp/
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