

Yukari Kitamura
coordinator of feeling arts
| Cultural Promoter | Cross-Cultural Communicator
Whats App
+33 7 81 71 86 20
Skills
Japanese Art Coordination
Science of Mental Well-being
Japanese Tea Ceremony Mastery
Japanese Pastry Making
Kimono Modeling
Languages
Japanese, English, French
Biography
Born in 1986, I faced a serious illness at the age of three, which initially inspired me to become a doctor. However, due to family circumstances, I had to give up pursuing medical school. Instead, I chose to heal not the body, but the mind. While working during the day, I studied science of mental well-being through a distance learning university.
From my teenage years, influenced by my father, a contemporary artist, I engaged in volunteer work in developing countries, including orphanages in the Philippines, Mother Teresa’s House in India, and the deserts of Mongolia.
Deeply interested in mindfulness and Zen, I have undergone temple training, waterfall meditation, and Vipassana meditation.
Living and working internationally (Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, Monaco, New Zealand), I organize Japanese cultural and art events, teach the way of tea, model kimono, and share the art of wagashi-making. Through these activities, I am committed to preserving the spirit of harmony in Japanese culture and bridging Japan with the world in pursuit of peace.
Bridging Cultures Through Art and Hospitality
As a passionate advocate for cross-cultural dialogue, I believe in fostering harmony and peace by connecting people through art, tradition, and human experience. I am the Vice President of FEELING ARTS, a Japanese meditation art movement dedicated to world harmony, exhibited in 19 countries, including Japan, France, and Monaco. Through my work, I create opportunities to rediscover the depth of traditional practices in today’s fast-paced world.
Having lived in six countries, I have immersed myself in diverse cultures, gaining profound insight into their artistic and spiritual expressions. My expertise lies in bridging cultural narratives, particularly through Japanese tea culture, which I use as a tool for mindfulness, social connection, and corporate training. I have provided tea ceremony training for VIPs and major companies across France, Spain, and Monaco, offering a modern yet profound experience of Japanese tradition.
In Monaco, with no formal title, status, or connections, I independently organized an event and successfully invited Prince Albert II. He personally praised the experience, and as a result, a Japanese artwork from FEELING ARTS was added to his private collection.
Through my work, I seek to inspire deeper human connections and reveal the universal values embedded in art and tradition. My mission is to create a more mindful, interconnected world, where cultural heritage is not only preserved but also reinterpreted as a bridge between past and future.preserved but also reinterpreted as a bridge between past and future.
event organizing Experience
Jan-Feb 2024
May 2023
May-June 2023
The five-week event was held with numerous VIP visits, including the King, ambassadors, Formula 1 racers and AS Monaco officials. Collaboration with dancers from the Ballet de Monte-Carlo.
Présentarioky at Entrepreneurs Lectures in May (Nice, Menton)
2-month private exhibition at Métropole de Monte Carlo (Monaco)
April 2022
Collaboration with a pianist hoping for peace in the wars in Ukraine and Russia
March 2022
March 2022
Dance improvisation and collaboration
A children's event was held at the Franco-Japanese Sasagawa Institute in Paris (visit from the Hiroshima peace ambassador and the Nagasaki peace correspondent)
Feb- March 2022
Three-week Feeling Arts exhibition to be held at Galerie 89
January 2022
Event at the Espace Lyon Cultural Centre (Lyon)
December 2021
Feeling Arts exhibition at the Lyon Consular Office January
November 2021
Independent event at the Paris office of the Hyogo Prefecture (Paris)
Oct 2021
Collaboration with the Médiathèque d'Ile-de-France.
Tea ceremony in the presence of the deputy mayor in charge of culture.
Oct 2020
Bulletin of the Society for the Promotion of Life Sciences publishes activities in France under the Covid-19.
March-May 2020
Online event organised during covid-19 lock-in period (approx. 2 months) May Concert with violinist online
Nov 2019
Workshops for three consecutive weeks at a hospital in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Oct 2019
Hospitality training in tea ceremony at Lexus employee training (Spain)
Oct 2019
Presented at Entrepreneur Lecture (Paris)
Sept 2019
Improvised and collaborated on piano at a restaurant in Paris with representatives from the Ministry of Health
August 2019
Organised the first FEELINGARTS event at the Q-studio gallery in Paris, France
May 2018
Walking the red carpet in a kimono on stage at one of Europe’s largest Japanese cultural festivals"Japan-Tag Düsseldorf", which attracts 600,000 visitors. (Germany)