Books by Yumi Umemura

Yumi Umemura is an expert chef in a variety of foods and is the author or translator of a number of cookbooks. She teaches cooking and creative table-setting in Tokyo and around the world. She has demonstrated recipes on Japanese television and is a frequent contributor to several Japanese publications.

Photographer Noboru Murata has had a career of more than thirty years as an advertising photographer. His publications include The Japanese House, Japan Style and Japanese Gardens, all published by Tuttle Publishing.