Chef Youko Yamamoto may be best known for her studied dedication to Japanese culinary tradition, which she has lovingly shared with the Hudson Valley community in the form of two restaurants— Tanma Ramen in Kingston and its beloved predecessor, Gomen Kudasai in New Paltz. Yamamoto has always been a strong advocate for Japanese cultural exchange in the region. Since 2010, she has curated the Bon-odori Dance Festival for Peace , an annual summer event for peace activism and nuclear nonproliferation that pays homage to a 500-year-old Buddhist-Confucian custom.

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