ABOUT US
No rain, no rainbow. We love the rain because we will be stronger, smarter, and more compassionate to others. We love rainbow because we can connect joy under the rainbow and discover others. We are passionate and dedicated to connecting happiness between Hawaii and Japan. We want to be YOUR rainbow.
いつも自然から
人生の大切さを学びながら、
成長していける人間でいたい。
ハワイと日本をつなぐ
虹を描いていきます！
PHILOSOPHY
- We believe that what happens inside your mind can happen in the future! Imagination and Visualization is the key to a better future.
- Your passion is making your dream comes true. So is ours.
- We believe in having fun and making it happen.
- Authenticity deserves the ability to discover a new way.
ビジョンを描くこと。
夢をあきらめないこと。
本当に自分にとって
大切なものを見極めること。
実行すること。
そして、めいいっぱい楽しむこと！
FOUNDERS
We started
happy "Rainbow" journey!
Meiko Fuchie
CEO 淵江明子
Professional Writer & Editor/ Coordinator
Meiko established COSTA BLUE, INC. in Japan, 2008, as a publishing company of magazines. After having dedicated herself to media as a professional writer, and an editor in chief of several surfing and lifestyle magazines, she founded the English language school in 2016, PHONICS GARDEN. She is passionate about helping people connect to the world. Meiko also has been passionately discovering teaching-pronunciation methods in English and Japanese at her language schools based in Japan and Hawaii.
- born in 🇯🇵
- high school ✈︎ 🇺🇸 (Fallston, MD)
- Bachelor of Arts in Policy Management, Keio University (International Relations, Marketing, Economics)🇯🇵
- professional writer/ editor
- CELTA( Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults), Cambridge University🇬🇧
- mother of 2 children
- loves: 🏄♀️🧘♀️🏖📚🍻🍷🌲🌎🌕
Ryoichi Fuchie
COO 淵江亮一
Photographer/ Marketer/ Sales Writer
Co-founder of COSTA BLUE HAWAII, INC. Rio started his career as a sommelier of a top French restaurant in Tokyo, Japan. After having met with Meiko, he discovered his new vocation as a photographer. He's been passionate to capture the beautiful moment of sports event and also food/restaurant, and architecture. Having devoted himself to media made him realize one more factor that he needed to explore his career. Marketing and sales-writing. He's been dedicated to helping people and businesses with marketing.
- born in Tokyo🇯🇵
- Bachelor of Arts in Human Science, Waseda University( Environmental Science) 🇯🇵🏉
- Sommelier 🇫🇷🍷
- photographer 📷
- professional sales-writer/ marketer
- father of 2 children
- loves: 🎬🍷🧀🍕🌊🏄♂️🚴♂️🏉
OUR TEAM
We are proud of our intellectual and international fellows.
Let's color the world together!
Keiko Yokota
General Manager
Ph.D/ Professor/ Social Worker
- Ph. D in Social Work, Graduate school of Kwansei Gakuin University🇯🇵
- The Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), Department of Medicine, UCSF, CA 🇺🇸
- Department of Social Work, UC Berkeley,CA 🇺🇸
- Professor of Department of Intercultural Studies, Kobe College 🇯🇵
- mother of 2 children
- founder of a NPO for immigrants to support health care 🇯🇵
Mikio Sato
GM Assistant
Computer Programmer/ Teacher
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Fukuoka University🇯🇵
- JAF (Japan Automobile Federation) sales at the head office 🇯🇵
- Sales at Wakai Medicine Company (Chinese Herbal Medicine/ Kaponi Industry, inc.) 🇨🇳
- Karuna Reiki Master 🇺🇸
- Computer Programmer 🌎
- System Engineer at Trust- Sense, inc.
- Teacher of PHONICS GARDEN 🇯🇵🇺🇸
Masashi Ueda
Manager
Customer Support
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Keio University 🇯🇵
- Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC🇬🇧
- Kyushu TLO Company, Limited 🇯🇵
- Incubation Manager, Keio University 🇯🇵
- Customer Support, Island Business & Commercial Brokerage 🇯🇵⇄🇺🇸
OUR WORKphotography
We want to capture YOUR "rainbow" moments!
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