He was born in Fukushima in 1970. He entered into the cooking field since he enjoyed cooking, eating, and making others happy since childhood. He started his career as a Chef at “Harumi Grand Hotel” at the age of 19 after graduating from the Musashino Cooking College. Then he refined his skill and also learned management at “Restaurant KIHACHI”.In October 2012, he was inaugurated as our Chef. He devotes himself to creating and serving dishes that many can enjoy and continues to do so.

He was born in Tokyo in 1988, and his family home was a senbei (rice cracker) store in Adachi-ku.
His university major was architecture. He became captivated by wine and after his university graduation, traveled to France to visit the wineries there. When he returned to Japan he worked at Maxim’s de Paris where he studied the fundamentals of wine and French cuisine, and then together with colleagues, opened an establishment whose property acquisition, design, construction, and operation were all carried out by people 24 years of age or younger. In 2016, he changed his place of employment to Shimada House, which operates “COCONOMA Season Dining”. After participating in the establishment of the “Hayama Umino Hotel” in 2020, he assumed his current position of its manager.

Wine expert
He was born in Kanagawa prefecture in 1987. He changed his profession from the motor cycle industry to the food industry in 2011. He moved to France in 2016 with the ambition of becoming a Sommelier since he was deeply moved by organic wines (Vin Naturel). In Lyon he met Lilian Bauchet who is an organic wine (Vin Naturel) maker and learnt viticulture and winemaking under him in Beaujolais of the wine region also he closely associated with other wine makers. Upon returning to Japan in 2017, he worked in a Bistro in Tokyo, however currently he is able to use his knowledge for customers’ delight.