Nahomi Edamoto
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Nahomi Edamoto | |
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| Born | (1955-03-22)March 22, 1955 Yokohama, Japan |
| Died | February 27, 2025(2025-02-27) (aged 69) Tokyo, Japan |
| Alma mater | Meiji University |
Nahomi Azuma (Japanese: 東菜穂美), known professionally as Nahomi Edamoto (Japanese: 枝元なほみ; March 22, 1955 – February 27, 2025), was a Japanese culinary expert. She wrote various cookbooks and frequently appeared on Japanese cooking shows.
Nahomi Azuma was born in Yokohama, Japan in 1955.[1][2][3]
After graduating from Meiji University, she aspired to be an actress and was involved in the Tenkei Gekijo theater troupe in Tokyo.[4][5][6] Because she had learned some cooking skills while working part-time in a restaurant to support her acting career, she became responsible for feeding the theater troupe, which started her on her culinary journey.[1][4][6]
When the troupe disbanded, around 1990, she began writing articles on cooking for a magazine.[4][6] She would go on to write for various publications including the Mainichi Shinbun, becoming known by the pen name Nahomi Edamoto.[1]
Edamoto became a well-known cooking expert in Japan.[2] She wrote many books, including "Nahomi Edamoto's Real Breakfast," "Advice for Cooking and Life," and (in collaboration with Hiromi Itō) "What Did You Eat?"[2][7] She also frequently appeared on cooking shows on NHK, CBS, and TBS.[5][8][9]
In 2006, she was featured in a video game for the Nintendo DS, "Nahomi Edamoto's Happy Kitchen," which was released in English translation as "Happy Cooking."[10]
Edamoto was also known for her anti-poverty activism and disaster relief efforts around food.[5] To this end, she was involved with the Big Issue Japan Foundation, writing for the organization's street publication that is sold by homeless people to earn money.[5][6][11] She spearheaded the "Night Bakery" initiative, which purchased discounted bread that bakeries would otherwise throw away, then gave jobs selling it to unemployed people in need.[12][13] She also founded the agricultural advocacy organization Team Mukago.[1][9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "料理研究家、枝元なほみさん死去 69歳 「おかん飯」を連載". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). 2025-03-12. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- 1 2 3 Omura, Mika; Kobayashi, Miki (2022-05-12). "Rice cooked in pots: Learn to master the art and discover why the taste can change". Asahi. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ↑ "料理研究家・枝元なほみさん、死去 享年69「きょうの料理」「キユーピー3分クッキング」など出演". MSN. 2025-03-12. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- 1 2 3 "料理研究家 枝元なほみさん死去 69歳「きょうの料理」など出演". NHK News (in Japanese). 2025-03-12. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "枝元なほみさん死去、６９歳 料理研究家、困窮者支援も". Jiji (in Japanese). 2025-03-12. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- 1 2 3 4 Omura, Mika; Kobayashi, Miki (2022-05-05). "Curry with daikon radish and ground meat: Dish for fellow troupe members starting point of cooking career". Asahi. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ↑ Uchiyama, Akiko; Hartley, Barbara (2023-07-21). Border-Crossing Japanese Literature: Reading Multiplicity. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-91793-2.
- 1 2 "料理研究家・枝元なほみさん死去 69歳 病気療養中も2月27日に". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- 1 2 "Beloved Culinary Researcher Nahomi Edamoto Passes Away". The Pinnacle Gazette. 2025-03-12. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ↑ "Happy Cooking - Nintendo DS". GameSpy. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ↑ Omura, Mika; Kobayashi, Miki (2022-03-26). "Simmered satoimo yam and chicken: Find confidence in cooking with this simple yet delicious recipe". Asahi. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ↑ Suzuki, Ryuzo (2022-03-28). "Nighttime bakery works to tackle social issues". The Japan News. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ↑ Ishikawa, Shinobu (2021-11-04). "Night Bakery Gives Bread and Jobs to Those in Need". Tokyo Weekender (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-03-26.
