{"id":33214,"date":"2025-09-28T04:43:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T19:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/?page_id=33214"},"modified":"2025-10-05T19:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T10:00:18","slug":"profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/en\/profile\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"swell-block-fullWide pc-py-60 sp-py-80 alignfull\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><div class=\"swell-block-fullWide__inner l-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-section_ttl\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:200\"><span class=\"swl-fz u-fz-xl\">about Romy<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BUDYfS76JJiXCPK1748224865_1748225087.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33040\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BUDYfS76JJiXCPK1748224865_1748225087.png 850w, https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BUDYfS76JJiXCPK1748224865_1748225087-320x320.png 320w, https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BUDYfS76JJiXCPK1748224865_1748225087-533x533.png 533w, https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BUDYfS76JJiXCPK1748224865_1748225087-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/BUDYfS76JJiXCPK1748224865_1748225087-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><br>April 2025 at Ubud, Bali<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p>Romy was born in Tokyo in 1980 and grew up in Yokohama and New York. She graduated from Sophia University with a degree in International Legal Studies. From an early age, she was drawn to music, theater and dance, and in her twenties began working as a narrator, belly dancer and instructor. The art of expression continues to bring joy to her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2016 after moving to Kamakura, she shifted to a lifestyle in harmony with the rhythms of nature. Her interest in social issues deepened as she engaged in initiatives such as reducing single-use waste in cafes, permaculture and non-violent communication, questioning both her way of life and the current society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024, she joined <a href=\"https:\/\/peaceboat.org\/english\/\">NGO <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/peaceboat.org\/english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peace<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/peaceboat.org\/english\/\"> Boat<\/a>\u2019s around-the-world cruise as a staff member, and since 2025 has been working with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthcompany.info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Earth Company<\/a> as part of the marketing team, contributing to regenerative futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, she launched <a href=\"https:\/\/watsumugijourney.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watsumugi Journey<\/a>, through which she organizes learning journeys and weaves stories from encounters with diverse cultures and people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through her travels, she has been rediscovering her own roots and exploring how humans can live in co-existence with each other and the earth. At the heart of all her work flows the spirit of \u201cCelebration of Life\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-button -size-custom is-style-more_btn\" style=\"--the-fz:1em\" data-id=\"ac89185e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/portfolio\/\" class=\"swell-block-button__link\"><span>portfolio page<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Here&#8217;s a little more about the work and activities <br>I&#8217;ve been involved in now and in the past!<br>(currently under construction)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-swl-main-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-swl-main-background-color has-background is-style-dots\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-fullWide pc-py-80 sp-py-80 has-bg-img -fixbg alignfull lazyload\" style=\"background-color:rgba(247, 247, 247, 0.55)\" data-bg=\"https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8794.jpeg\"><div class=\"swell-block-fullWide__inner l-article\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border -border02 has-swl-main-thin-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong><span class=\"swl-marker mark_yellow\">Celebration of Life<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking back, the thoughts that have been in me since I was a child was to embrace life to the fullest, and contribute to making a harmonious world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although I have gone through some hardships in my teens to 30\u2019s\u2026 Now in my 40\u2019s, I enjoy the changing of the seasons, the sunlight on my skin, spending time with the people I love&#8230; and just being myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope that I can empower people to connect with themselves and live in happiness through my projects and creations &#x263a;&#xfe0f;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-fullWide pc-py-80 sp-py-80 alignfull\" style=\"background-color:#fcf8f4\"><div class=\"swell-block-fullWide__inner l-article\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-section_ttl\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:200\"><span class=\"swl-fz u-fz-xl\">Values<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>What I have explored, gained experience, and most interested in is<strong>\u00a0<span class=\"swl-marker mark_yellow\">social change through inner transformation<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can we make ourselves, the society, and the Earth regenerative?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I believe that it always starts from yourself, to work on your own inner peace every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And to redesign the relationship between people and society from competing and exploiting to nourishing and thriving together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was greatly influenced by peace activist Satish Kumar and his book. Please read the article if you like\u21e9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u203b it isn&#8217;t translated to English yet<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/B71F7B4D-C51A-40A3-8124-F8D2B6A9079E_1_102_a.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31691\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover;width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/B71F7B4D-C51A-40A3-8124-F8D2B6A9079E_1_102_a.jpeg 646w, https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/B71F7B4D-C51A-40A3-8124-F8D2B6A9079E_1_102_a-148x320.jpeg 148w, https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/B71F7B4D-C51A-40A3-8124-F8D2B6A9079E_1_102_a-246x533.jpeg 246w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-shadow\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-romy wp-block-embed-romy\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/elegant-simplicity\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-fullWide pc-py-80 sp-py-80 alignfull\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><div class=\"swell-block-fullWide__SVG -top -bg\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"height:4vw;background-image:url('data:image\/svg+xml;charset=UTF-8,<svg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; 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I was blessed with wonderful encounters at school and summer camp, and was taken to various places in the states and abroad, of all the memories I cherish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was intrigued by Martin Luther King Jr. and a book on environmental issues had a big influence on me, which probably lead to my current activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After returning to Japan, I went to an international school in Yokohama in the 5th and 6th years of elementary school, and transferred to a Japanese school from junior high school. I was shocked by the different culture and hierarchy of a girls\u2019 school. I couldn&#8217;t say what I wanted to say, and felt like I lost my identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also suffered from gynecological problems and experienced surgery for ovarian cysts. I had atopic dermatitis and didn&#8217;t like my appearance, and was full of anxiety, inferiority and complex about being a girl. It was a hard teenager life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-swl-main-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-swl-main-background-color has-background is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">University days and working life in pursuit of freedom<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-shadow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/o0480034013070371657.jpg\" alt=\"\u6614\u306e\u5199\u771f\" class=\"wp-image-312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/o0480034013070371657.jpg 480w, https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/o0480034013070371657-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The first stage was a role of a prostitute<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>With a dream of becoming a stage actor after going to university, I studied hard for entrance exams and was accepted to every university I applied to. I entered Sophia University and immersed in my dream of acting. I appeared in over a dozen productions and performed on over 40 stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After graduating I got a job, but the corporate lifestyle didn&#8217;t suit me at all and became depressed. I couldn&#8217;t ride the rush hour trains and was so scared of crowded elevators that I took the stairs to my 7th floor office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I quit after 9 months and became a freelancer, starting my career as a bilingual narrator. I also worked as a translator for a small cosmetics marketing company, and embarked on a parallel career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the age of 24, I discovered belly dancing and was completely captivated by its exotic and alluring style, attending lessons enthusiastically. It was the first time I felt good dancing, and it finally allowed me to accept my sexuality and enjoy being a woman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-swl-main-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-swl-main-background-color has-background is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Marriage, childbirth, childcare, and work: hectic days<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-shadow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"588\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0011_2-588x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\u30de\u30bf\u30cb\u30c6\u30a3\u30d9\u30ea\u30fc\u30c0\u30f3\u30b9\" class=\"wp-image-356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0011_2-588x1024.jpg 588w, https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0011_2-172x300.jpg 172w, https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_0011_2.jpg 604w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">About 8 months pregnant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>I married at the age of 25. Rather than enjoying a blissful newlywed life, my days were filled with misunderstandings, and the atopic dermatitis I had suffered from in middle and high school recurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Realizing the limitations of Western medicine, I tried traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, and other Eastern medical therapies, while also studying a wide range of therapies, including aromatherapy, dietary therapy, and Thai massage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just as I began my career as a belly dancer and instructor, I became pregnant quite unexpectedly. My pregnancy progressed smoothly, and I continued working until the very last moment. At the age of 28, I gave birth to my son at a midwife clinic. (an incredibly easy birth!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Filled with anxiety and impatience, I returned to work immediately. While continuing my work as a narrator, I gradually increased my dance lessons, and at the age of 30, I started my own belly dance school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was busy teaching and performing without a moment to catch a breath, and began attending various seminars and business consulting sessions to increase sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Desperate to fulfill my roles as a wife and mother while working, I forced myself to endure the hardships every day. The relationship with my husband was bad, and at the age of 34 we were on the verge of divorce, leaving me physically and mentally exhausted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-swl-main-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-swl-main-background-color has-background is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Moved to Kamakura at 35, divorce at 40 and resetting life<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-shadow\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"356\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2_yumi030_original_Original-356x533.jpg\" alt=\"\u6d77\u3068Romy\" class=\"wp-image-25113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2_yumi030_original_Original-356x533.jpg 356w, https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2_yumi030_original_Original-214x320.jpg 214w, https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2_yumi030_original_Original-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2_yumi030_original_Original.jpg 854w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><\/meta>&#8220;From now on, I&#8217;m going to take care of myself and live my own life!&#8221; I thought. I began to carefully reflect on myself, valuing my intuition and feelings, to listen to what feels comfortable and what I like, and making daily choices based on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After selling our home in Yokohama and moved to Kamakura in 2016, I changed my pace and shifted to a more relaxed lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was blessed with many new encounters, found a place to belong, and gradually regained myself while being healed by the nature around me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I pursued her interests, such as being part of a volunteer group to reduce single-use waste at cafes in Kamakura, learning non-violent communication (NVC) and permaculture, my world expanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the process, my doubts about the relationship with my husband resurfaced. After 15 years of marriage, I divorced at 40 and reset my life once again. I am currently happily experimenting with both my personal and professional lives, seeking a lighter, more breezy way of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drawing on my own experience of struggling to live for many years, I wish to convey the importance of caring for both the mind and body, living true to oneself, and the joy of self-expression, while also working on environmental issues and peace activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-fullWide pc-py-80 sp-py-80 has-bg-img -fixbg alignfull lazyload\" style=\"background-color:rgba(247, 247, 247, 0.7)\" data-bg=\"https:\/\/romyhiromi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_8515.jpeg\"><div class=\"swell-block-fullWide__inner\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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