Early morning meeting with Akiko Hamaoka in the lobby of the Park Hotel

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Akiko Hamaoka in the very limited edition ASVOFF t-shirt

Dear Shaded Viewers,

Akiko Hamaoka, Producer for ASVOFF Tokyo was at the airport 6h this morning to meet my plane. My room at the Park Hotel was ready, hers was not. First meeting was with Tsutomu Fujimoto to hand over the HD and go over all details of the programming. 

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Akiko and Tsutomu Fujimoto

After a walk through Ginza we had an amazing lunch.

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What I love is the refinement and the love that goes into the preparation of Japanese cuisine.

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Akiko Hamaoka, she also gives urban jungle tours to Tokyo and believe me….she is the best.

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white miso soup

I only recorded a few of the dishes….all were sublime.

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Later,

Diane

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Diane Pernet

A LEGENDARY FIGURE IN FASHION and a pioneer of blogging, Diane is a respected journalist, critic, curator and talent-hunter based in Paris. During her prolific career, she designed her own successful brand in New York, costume designer, photographer, and filmmaker.

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