Yuyama, Reiko

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Last updated:February 24, 2022
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Graduated from Gakushuin University, Faculty of Law. Author and producer.
Her publications include:
- Onna Hitori Sushi (Gentōsha Bunko)
- Club Culture! (Mainichi Shimbun Publishing Bureau)
- Josō Suru Onna (Shinchō Shinsho)
- Yosoji Goe! (Kadokawa Bunko)
- Kairaku Jōtō! Ikikata After 3.11 (Gentōsha), a collection of dialogues with Chizuko Ueno
- Bunkakei Joshi to Iu Ikikata (Yamato Shobō)
- Otoko o Kojiraseru Mae ni (Kadokawa Bunko), among others.
She has appeared on programs such as TBS's Shin Jōhō 7 DAYS News Caster.
She presides over Bijin Sushi, a performance where she herself prepares sushi. She has prepared sushi not only in Japan but also in Moscow, Bologna, Berlin, and Barcelona.
Since 2011, she has presided over Bakucla, which proposes new ways of listening to classical music. These talk & listening events, featuring guest speakers, are held live almost monthly. In 2016 and 2017, she produced concerts at Bunkamura Orchard Hall, featuring classical suites by the world-renowned techno DJ Jeff Mills, performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Andrea Battistoni. From 2018, she launched Bakucla Earth Diver, which brings classical music to natural settings. She has produced concerts utilizing the Aigi Tunnels near Nagoya, among other projects.
Since 2016, she has launched the fashion brand OJOU on Shop Channel, with the motto: "Cool clothes that liberate you to think and act, from izakaya to three-star restaurants, and even remote work."
Her other roles include:
- Selection Committee Member for the Tsuji Shizuo Culture Award
- Part-time Lecturer, Department of Literature, College of Art, Nihon University
- Part-time Lecturer, Tokyo Kasei University
- Special Visiting Professor, Nagoya University of the Arts
- Director, Hou 71 Co., Ltd.
- Her father is the composer Akira Yuyama.
Official Websites:
- Reiko Yuyama Official Website: https://www.yuyamareiko.net/
- Bakucla Website: https://www.bakucla.com/