Hiroshi Okamoto has supported education and global learning across 45+ countries on five continents through the United Nations, JICA, and other organizations. With a diverse career as a dancer, actor, Michelin-starred restaurant chef, and global educator, he founded 3L-MIEL (Global Learning Center) in Kobe to promote international understanding through the five senses and help people Learn, Live, and Love by experiencing the world in immersive and meaningful ways. He is the author of “How to Find Who You Want to Become” (Iwanami Books), the supervisor of the “World Greetings” (3 volumes, supervised) (Doshinsha), and “Nutrition and Cooking” – World Breakfast Stories (Joshi Eiyo University Press). This episode of the Word Hunters podcast can be found HERE.

 

Osaka, Japan – www.japan-guide.com/e/e2157.html 

Kanzaki River (AllTrails) – www.alltrails.com/trail/japan/hyogo/kanzaki-river 

Minoh, Osaka – en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minoh 

Kobe University – www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/ 

History of Street Dance (Red Bull) – www.redbull.com/int-en/history-of-street-dance 

Hyogo Performing Arts Center – www1.gcenter-hyogo.jp/english/ 

Queensborough Community College – www.qcc.cuny.edu/ 

Queens Flushing – www.nyctourism.com/new-york/queens/flushing/ 

New York University – www.nyu.edu  – 

Sous Chef (CulinaryLab) – culinarylabschool.com/what-is-a-sous-chef-everything-you-need-to-know/  

International Education – steinhardt.nyu.edu/degree/ma-international-education 

UNESCO – www.unesco.org/en 

Chile – chile.travel/en/ 

Inclusive Education – www.worldbank.org/en/topic/education/brief/inclusive-education 

Save the Children – www.savethechildren.net/  

Mongolia – www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/mongolia 

Mauritania – www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13881985

Micronesia – www.micronesiatour.com/ 

UNHCR – www.unhcr.org/ 

Denmark – denmark.dk/ 

Copenhagen – www.copenhagen.com/ 

JICA – www.jica.go.jp/english/ 

Mozambique – www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13890416 

UNICEF – www.unicef.org 

Naritai jibun to deaikata (Iwanami) – www.iwanami.co.jp/book/b609307.html