MICHIRU gained experience in Paris and New York in the 1990s, and is currently active as a makeup artist and beauty director based in Tokyo. What the veteran beauty creator has realized through many experiences is that beauty only shines when there is a healthy mind and body. Just as I had hoped, he invited me to a Japanese restaurant that evokes the feeling that the more you eat, the more beautiful you become.

With yoga and a vegetable-based diet
Days to prepare your mind and body

MICHIRU eats mainly vegetables and brown rice, enjoys yoga, and strives to live a healthy lifestyle. She started taking care of her body because of her experience of not being in the best shape due to hard work, and has been trying to improve her overall lifestyle. In this lifestyle, I chose the Japanese restaurant ``Mutsukari'' because I wanted to eat out and enjoy meals that were good for my body.

Spread out in a dramatic dining space
beautiful vegetable dishes

Rokugan, located on Ginza Namiki-dori, features a dramatic space with a large open kitchen in the center of the store. Guests can sit comfortably at the wide counter and savor the seasonal delicacies while watching the chefs compete with the ingredients. MICHIRU first came to know this place as a Japanese kaiseki restaurant with delicious vegetables, and since visiting in 2013, he has started visiting with his family.

On this day, ``Seasonal Vegetable Ohitashi'' was served as an appetizer. Figs, sweet potatoes, senmaizuke, romanesco, pomegranate, and puffer fish milt are also added to the array of seasonal ingredients. ``Cooking is art. I want you to enjoy it with your eyes before you eat it. By arranging the dishes diagonally, the scenery on the plate changes,'' says the up-and-coming Executive Chef Akiyama.

Impressed by Japan's high quality in everything
Ginza is a city that shows the beauty of Japan

``Looking at the open kitchen of this restaurant, you can see many chefs moving around briskly, and the head chef preparing delicate dishes while keeping a sharp and detailed eye on the staff's movements and the progress of the customers' cooking. , I'm impressed.'' When I returned to Japan from overseas, I realized that the quality of the food was high, from the service to the food. He also says that Japanese society functions on the basis of trust and confidence. "I feel like that's something that money can't buy." Ginza in particular is a city where you can feel the beauty of Japan. In Ginza, I often go to clubs where I can enjoy music, cafes where I can read books while drinking coffee, and to gather information.

Adjust the sense of space that the person has,
enhance beauty

MICHIRU has a reputation for her cutting-edge fashion makeup, and is also popular and trusted for her sensitivity, high technique, and dignified and warm personality. She says that the special feature of her own makeup is that she carefully observes the person on the day, whether it's a model or an actress, and then adjusts the person's atmosphere and brings out their individuality and beauty.

What is important in my work is, ``My work involves direct contact with the skin, so I have to comfortably exchange energy with the person I'm applying my makeup to, and keep my mind and body in proper harmony and condition so that I can perform at my best.'' That's it.'' Decorating the surface is part of the job, but the essence of beauty lies within. I have a clear belief that my job is not to look pretty with makeup, but to make a person's true nature shine.

``If I'm not looking good, it's obvious to others.My role is to be beautiful, so I try to make myself beautiful on the inside as well.'' To refresh herself, she goes mountain climbing and trekking with her husband and friends. I like mountains with shrines at the top. She said, ``A god is enshrined on top of the mountain, and the god protects both the mountain and the people.I think it's great.'' Her smile and slender figure suit her both in the streets of Ginza and in nature. Her makeup has a great power that deeply affects her heart. From now on, she wants to use her infinite power to help more people by removing barriers and making it barrier-free.

MICHIRU Michiru Shimano　
Makeup artist
After traveling to France and the United States, he returned to Japan in 2001. She is involved in domestic and international fashion magazines, videos, makeup for actresses and artists, instructors, cosmetics-related advisors and consultants, and creative direction for product development. She is active in a wide range of fields, including advocating inner beauty that makes your skin, mind, and body beautiful from the inside out. There is a book called ``Make You Up'' which is a makeup manual that brings out her personal beauty.
http://www.3rd-tokyo.com/2010/04/michiru-profile/

◆Rokugan
A restaurant where you can enjoy beautiful kaiseki courses made with seasonal ingredients that change monthly. Dishes that express a unique worldview are prepared in a space with an immersive open kitchen, which is rare in Japanese cuisine. There are three floors: the 6th floor has an open kitchen, table seats, and private rooms, the 7th floor has quiet table seats, and the 8th floor is a special room with a private kitchen. In addition to the three courses, there are also limited a la carte dishes.
*Rokugan Vegetable Course ¥12,000/All vegetables only course.
*Chef's recommended course ¥15,000/Popular course for entertaining and dinner parties.
*Kiwami Course ¥18,000/A course where you can enjoy the ultimate in Rokugan's original cuisine. All prices do not include tax or service charge. A 10% service charge will be added to the special room on the XNUMXth floor.

Pony Group Building 5F/5F, 19-XNUMX-XNUMX Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
03-5568-6266
17:30-23:00 Saturdays only 17:00-
Closed on Sundays and public holidays
http://mutsukari.com