Ikigai Spotlight Series: Junko Mori (50), Artist obsessed with repetition in metal, based in North Wales, UK
Discover Junko Mori's journey with Ikigai, exploring her evolving purpose through metalworking and the joy found in repetitive creation.
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Jul 295 min read
Ikigai Spotlight Series: Akiko Tejima (49), Founder of fermented food manufacturer Akitchen, based in London, UK.
Discover Akiko Tejima's journey of finding her Ikigai through motherhood and entrepreneurship.
Apr 293 min read
Ikigai Spotlight Series: Ikuko Iwamoto, Japanese Artist based in London, UK.
Ikuko: My high school art teacher shattered my dreams... Ikigai is a concept that is very much integral to Japanese culture. The word...
Apr 23 min read
Ikigai Spotlight Series: Tad Murao (37), Kintsugi Artist, based in Boston, MA, USA
Tad: Kintsugi plays a valuable role in... Ikigai is a concept that is very much integral to Japanese culture. The word 'Ikigai' can be...
Mar 65 min read
Ikigai Spotlight Series: Aya Kobayashi, Miso maker & Founder of Sumikichi Miso based in Bruton, UK.
Aya: When the pandemic halted my regular work... Ikigai is a concept that is very much integral to Japanese culture. The word 'Ikigai'...
Dec 19, 20234 min read
Ikigai Spotlight Series:Yumiko Umikawa, OKASHI to Sweets CEO, based in London, UK
Yumiko: When faced with a yes-or-no question... Ikigai is a concept that is very much integral to Japanese culture. The word 'Ikigai' can...
Jan 23, 20236 min read
Mogami’s 2023 Kickoff Ikigai Holiday Edition
Wisdom from the Japanese Obachans Your "Ikigai" are those "moments when you can open your wings without feeling guilty about enjoying...
Nov 14, 20224 min read
Ikigai Spotlight Series: Kelly Morita, Lifestyle Content Creator & Coach
It’s time to unbecome... Ikigai is a concept that is very much integral to Japanese culture and roughly translates to your 'reason for...
Oct 21, 20227 min read
Ikigai Spotlight Series: Akiko Crowther (71), Grand Master Shodō Calligrapher 章悠
Ikigai Spotlight Series is an interview series created to shed light on the authentic ikigai and move beyond the incorrect Venn Diagram
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