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.