Eri comes from the old Japanese capital of Nara - a small peaceful city which could represent a picture postcard of traditional Japan. But the path Eri has followed has been anything but traditional and has brought her to Tasmania via Germany, England and India. Eri was always interested in dance, but only learnt of the field of dance psychotherapy while living and working in Germany and this later lead to study in London.
Eri had from a young age become fascinated by other cultures and ways of life outside her own, and after 2 years England she decided she wanted to really get out of her comfort zone and travelled to India, following again her passion for dance. She later came to Australia to work and earn enough money to return to India. But fate took a different turn and she ended up coming to Tasmania and meeting her future husband, who she now lives with in Hobart.
Photo credit : Yuko Masuda
