“Satisfying yourself requires challenges because when you come to a certain point, you're not happy anymore. You don't feel happy with the way you played one year ago, you have to always make progress. So that's a challenge.” WayFeelsYearsCertainChallengesProgressYears AgoSatisfyingNot Happy Author:Hiromi
“Travelling is very difficult, you have to go to places with different climates and time zones. Travelling like that every single day through the year is definitely not healthy, but that's something I have to sacrifice if I want to play music.” IfsWantYearsDifferentPlayDifficultSacrificeHealthyClimateZoneThrough The YearsTime Zones Author:Hiromi
“It was in Shizuoka, where my home was. I first attended this school when I was five years old. I also attended a regular elementary school, and I was taking piano lessons with a local teacher. I began to study composition at the Yamaha school. And I continued to study there until the age of 15.” YearsFirstsHomeAgeSchoolStudyFiveTeacherLessonsLocalsPianoFive YearsCompositionFive Year OldsElementary SchoolPiano LessonYamaha Author:Hiromi
“I, on the other hand, still might not be considered a proper adult. I had been very grown-up in primary school. But as I continued through secondary school, I in fact became less grown-up. And then as the years passed, I turned into quite a childlike person. I suppose I just wasn't able to ally myself with time.” YearsPersonsStillsFactsHandsMightAbleSchoolAdultsPrimariesAlliesChildlikePrimary SchoolSecondary School Author:Hiromi