I was born in Japan in 1975 to Japanese parents. I determined to be a writer at an early age and found the culture of my homeland too confining, and resolutely saved money as soon as I graduated high school and then eagerly left to explore the world. I have spent time in many countries like Canada, Australia, Germany, Slovenia, Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic and Mexico. It was in Mexico that I found a way of thinking that allowed me to change my life forever, and have tried to convey that methodology in my book.