Alain Ducasse Quotes

I loved my time in Japan, and I am grateful to have had the chance to live in Japan and embrace the Japanese culture.

I am stoked to go over to Japan and experience that culture.

Japan, for me, will always be my inspiration source.

In terms of the culture, you can't beat Japan. It's my favourite country. It's one of those places you never want to leave. I love the people, I love the food, and I love their fashion because they're not afraid to experiment.

I have visited Japan several times and have always been shown wonderful hospitality.

I've been studying the cultures of Asia for many years, and I'm very attracted to the culture of Japan, in particular to the impact Zen has had on the Japanese mind and spirit.

Everything I saw in Japan was a story to me.

I love Japan; it's very special.

Living in Europe, I was surprised to find out just how little everyone knows about Japan.

I loved Japan. I used to read a lot about it when I was a child. And I always wanted to go. And it was delightful. I absolutely loved it. What a smashing place.

My life was very Japanese.

I think that the Japanese culture is one of the very few cultures left that is its own entity. They're just so traditional and so specific in their ways. It's kind of untouched, it's not Americanized.

It's no secret that I love the country, and Japan has always felt like a second home to me.

The Japanese people and their country left a huge impression on my wife and I, and we found it difficult to say goodbye before moving back to South America.

I've always been fascinated by Japanese culture.

I have a huge interest in Japan, which is well known, including its history and culture, and so it will be very interesting for me to see and learn more about Japan.

Japan offers as much novelty perhaps as an excursion to another planet.

Growing up in California, I obviously knew about our deep connections with the Japanese.

Well, I've never been to Japan so I couldn't say. I do know that we have a bit of a following there however.

I grew up in Japan. It's my first memories of life are Japan.

I'm not the ambassador of Japan or Japanese culture.

I really still enjoy Japan. I love going to New Japan. It's great.

There's nothing in Chinese culture that is an equivalent of the geisha. It's so different, so special to Japan.

Since I am a Japanese man who's been building through the experience of Japanese architecture, my actual designs come from Japanese architectural concepts, although they're based on Western methods and materials.

I am an admirer of haiku, and I'm a great admirer of Japanese literature in general.