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New Website

I am very happy to announce that I have relaunched my website, HirokosKitchen.com

I worked with Allison Foley to create this beautiful website. She is a graphic and web designer, a rare talent. Her professionalism, deep insight, thoroughness, and love of creating beautiful sites shine throughout this new site. Thank you, Allison!

Thank you also to my dear friend, Renne Li, the young professional who, at an early stage of designing the site, gave me recommendations on what my site should look like.

The purpose of my new website is to share diverse information with a diverse audience.

Information includes recipes—both casual and easy, as well as formal and pleasantly challenging—Japanese ingredients, cooking tips and techniques, tips for touring Japan, my annual Immersion Kyushu Tour, cultural, societal, and culinary stories related to Japan, and my service as a Lecturer and Demonstrator on Japanese cuisine and culture.

All my published books are contained in the Books page. I have a 4th book proposal and I am currently seeking the right agent.

Please share this new website with your family members, friends, and colleagues. I love to hear from you – questions and requests on all matters, Japanese.

Immersion Kyushu Tour

You can now sign up for the 2025 Immersion Kyushu Tour to reserve your space. I take only 9 travelers, and space goes quickly.

This is a boutique, off-the-beaten-track, and epic tour. Please find all of the information on the Tour page. If you have any questions about the tour, please don’t hesitate to reach out!

Teaching at the CIA

I am excited! I return to teach the Japanese Concentration Program at CIA (Culinary Institute of America) in January. The Basic and Advanced blocks class starts the week of January 20, and this first six-week segment ends at the end of February. The last block begins on April 1st and ends on April 15th.

During this busy teaching period, you will see me posting about my teaching at the CIA. Please enjoy it. When the time allows, I will post new recipes and stories. Now that I own this beautiful site, updating and sharing new information is my pleasurable responsibility.