I just want to compete and do what I love.

I just grill chicken and make very simple cuisine.

Food fighters in Japan think of themselves as athletes. They have a higher recognition of the game and are constantly thinking about records. I probably won't continue for long because it puts pressure on the body. But I am at the age where I can perform my best.

If you taste something, you're not at the maximum of your ability. What I think about in competition is temperature and texture. It has nothing to do with taste or emotion.

I know that I have a special stomach.

I could easily go one or two days without realizing that I'm so, so hungry. That's the negative outcome of what I've become.