Lounge
May 1, 2015

Hiromi Mamoru: Personal Q&A

Mamoru Hiromi x OPENERS



Q: What's your favorite place right now?

My home. I enjoy it because I don't have to hold back.

Q: What do you do on your days off?

I often go out by car.
Recently, I went to IKEA in Funabashi.
Also, I recently started playing golf, so I'm practicing.

Q: Who is a friend (work colleague) you recently saved to your phone?

That's a secret.

Q: Can you recommend a delicious restaurant?

○ Italian
Piccola Tavola (Eifukucho) - The pizza is delicious!!

○ French
Petit Tonneau (Azabu-Juban) - Inexpensive and delicious. Very French.

○ Chinese
Ishin Chuka (Ginza) - The nikuman (steamed buns) are delicious!

Q: What car (motorcycle) are you driving? What do you want to drive next?

I don't drive myself, but it's a Jaguar XJ.
I've been thinking about getting a motorcycle, but I've stopped because I might get into an accident.

Q: Who is your 'idol'?

Idol... Hmm, I can't say.

Q: What comes to mind when you think of 'health'?

Working hard and sleeping well. Eating delicious food. Drinking a small amount of good alcohol, conversing after meals, and smoking a good cigar. If I live like this, I'll wake up refreshed the next morning and feel healthy.

Q: What is your motto in life?

Those with aspirations will achieve their goals.

Q: Who is the person you most want to meet right now?

Someone who generously invests their surplus money in me.
I want to meet them!

Q: What is the one thing you most want to buy right now?

Actually, I'm in the middle of looking for a house. But I can't seem to find any good properties.
Even if there are good ones, they're too expensive to buy.

Q: What is your best movie?

Hmm, movies... There haven't been many good ones lately. I like animal-related films.

Q: What computer do you use?

The laptop I use at home is a VAIO, and the PC at the office was bought in Akihabara.
But what I really want is a Mac.

Q: Do you keep any regular medications or supplements?

Regular medications are wound dressing and bandages. Also, something for insect bites.
I don't take any supplements.

Q: What is your favorite season and why?

Autumn. Because it's cool.

Q: What do you mainly use to listen to music?

A stereo (a small component system). The CD player broke recently, so I can't listen to music. I realized this is quite stressful. When I took it for repair at Bic Camera in Yurakucho, I saw an iPod and really liked it.

Q: What are your favorite fashion brands?

Of the clothes I own, I have a lot from LANVIN. In the past, I mostly wore Paul Smith.
I have many pairs of Alden shoes.
I quite like sturdy, practical items, like those sold at mountaineering shops such as DAVOS.

Q: Please name one creator you are interested in.

No one in particular, but I like the work of skilled artisans.

Q: What is your favorite beer brand?

YEBISU

Q: Do you have any pets? (If so, their names and reasons)

I live in an apartment, so I don't. If I had a big house with a garden, I'd like to have a dog or cat.
I like animals.

Q: Who do you respect?

Anyone who has started a business and grown it into a large company. Because I've just started my own.

Q: What 'book' do you currently have in your bag?

Just documents.

Q: Favorite athlete?

Ai Fukuhara, the table tennis player. She's someone you can't help but cheer for.

Q: What do you wear to sleep?

Shorts and a T-shirt in the summer. Pajamas in the winter.

Q: What is your dream?

I want to grow my company bigger than it is now. There are limits to what one person can do, so I want to find colleagues who will pursue the same dream with me.