Introduction of Yukiko Shimada herself and her spiritual community salon "CHOPPED TOMATO PURēE" by Yukiko "Yukkin" Shimada

I am the manager and owner of "CHOPPED TOMATO PURēE", a vegan cafe and restaurant/spiritual community salon in Kobe, Japan. I was born on April 23, 1972, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. And I have a "common-law marriage"?relationship with?an Alchemy Crystal Bowls player, Masato Shiraishi.?

I studied business at "Leland Stanford Jr. University" and while I was there, I started and developed a website design company "Nu-Era Pics" with my friend Angie Kendall in Silicon Valley and became very successful in the Information Technology field.?

After a fateful encounter with Masato Shiraishi, I retired from business management and leisurely studied "A Course In Miracles" in New York. I also learned the art of Reiki healing. I also taught my fellow "A Course In Miracles" students how to be successful in business, and some of them became successful entrepreneurs.?

On March 11, 2011 at 14:46:18.1, the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred in Japan. My husband returned to Japan to participate in volunteer work for reconstruction assistance. I followed him a short time later and returned to Japan with my friend Aki Sugihara. And we opened a vegan cafe and restaurant/spiritual community salon "CHOPPED TOMATO PURēE" in Kobe.?

At this salon, we serve Vegan food, especially Raw and Living food on full moon days. In addition, we sell Alchemy Crystal Bowls. Upstairs is a space for rent with all tatami flooring. My husband often gives Alchemy Crystal Bowls concerts here, and Aki Sugihara, a yoga teacher, holds "Rāja Yoga Classes". And behind the building is an organic farm. Kengo Nakata, a graduate of Kobe University's Faculty of Agriculture and a follower of Masanobu Fukuoka, who advocated "Natural Farming" characterized by no tilling, no fertilizers, no pesticides, and no weeding, takes the lead in taking care of the fields.

His nickname is Archangel Kengoel. We grow a lot of vegetables and offer them on the salon's menu.?

These are the characteristics of our "CHOPPED TOMATO PURēE".

"CHOPPED TOMATO PURèE" was designed by my middle school classmate and great friend Toko Akazawa. She is world-renowned as a product designer, but she has also designed several architectural designs. I have always wanted to work with her on some project someday, and I am very happy that my wish has come true.

My nickname is "Yukkin." Like my husband, I am a teacher at "ACIM." I forgot to mention that I have now adopted a plant-based diet and enjoy eating fresh plants on a daily basis.