{"id":396,"date":"2025-08-31T16:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T14:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/?p=396"},"modified":"2026-03-04T19:21:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:21:55","slug":"mr-takeshi-ishikawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/en\/mr-takeshi-ishikawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Takeshi Ishikawa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is an interview with Mr. Takeshi Ishikawa, a native of Fukushima Prefecture.<br>Mr. Ishikawa was a member of the kitchen staff from the opening of Hotel Okura Amsterdam and has an illustrious career that includes providing cuisine for Emperor Showa and Empress Kojun, the former Emperor and Empress (Their Majesties the Emperor Emeritus and Empress Emerita), as well as the current Emperor and Empress of Japan.<br>He also became the first Japanese chef to win a professional chefs\u2019 competition in the Netherlands, among many other notable achievements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\u5fd8\u308c\u306a\u8349\u30d7\u30ed\u30b8\u30a7\u30af\u30c8 in NL No.3\u3000\u77f3\u5ddd\u6b66\u53f8\u3055\u3093\u30a4\u30f3\u30bf\u30d3\u30e5\u30fc (Short Version)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2CQTOdSY-5c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-columns\" data-valign=\"center\"><div class=\"swell-block-columns__inner\">\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\" style=\"--clmn-w--pc:35%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1838\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-7-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\u77f3\u5ddd\u6b66\u53f8\u3055\u3093\" class=\"wp-image-383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-7-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-7-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-7-1024x735.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-7-768x551.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-7-1536x1103.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-7-2048x1470.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\" style=\"--clmn-w--pc:65%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-simple\"><table style=\"--swl-cell1-width:90px;\" class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>1945<\/td><td>Born in Date City, Fukushima Prefecture<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1965<\/td><td>Joined Hotel Okura Tokyo<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1971<\/td><td>Assigned to Hotel Okura Amsterdam<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1989<\/td><td>Became the first Japanese chef to win a professional culinary competition in the Netherlands<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2000<\/td><td>Provided cuisine for Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress at a reception hosted by the Imperial Household Agency commemorating 400 years of Japan\u2013Netherlands relations<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2002<\/td><td>Provided cuisine for the Crown Prince and Princess of Japan (now the Emperor and the Empress) who attended the wedding of then Crown Prince Willem-Alexander (now King Willem-Alexander)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2013<\/td><td>Appointed President of the Fukushima Prefectural Association in the Netherlands<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VTJTyPUiQ78\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here<\/a>&nbsp;is the full version of the interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-button is-style-btn_normal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VTJTyPUiQ78\" class=\"swell-block-button__link\" data-has-icon=\"1\"><svg class=\"__icon\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 48 48\"><path d=\"M46.1 12.9c-.5-2-2.1-3.6-4.1-4.1-3.6-1-18-1-18-1s-14.4 0-18 .9c-2 .5-3.6 2.1-4.1 4.1C1 16.5 1 24 1 24s0 7.5.9 11.2c.5 2 2.1 3.5 4.1 4.1 3.6.9 18 .9 18 .9s14.4 0 18-.9c2-.5 3.6-2 4.1-4.1.9-3.7.9-11.2.9-11.2s0-7.5-.9-11.1zm-26.8 18V17.2l12 6.8-12 6.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><span>View full version<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"swl-fz u-fz-xl\"><strong>Gallery<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click to enlarge the photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-columns\" style=\"--clmn-w--pc:33.33%;--clmn-w--tab:33.33%;--clmn-w--mobile:50%\"><div class=\"swell-block-columns__inner\">\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large u-lb-on\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-1-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"1963\u5e74\u9803\u3000\u793e\u54e1\u65c5\u884c\u306e\u30b9\u30ca\u30c3\u30d7\u3000\" class=\"wp-image-393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-1-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-1-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-1.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 1963\u2003Snapshot from an employee trip<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full u-lb-on\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1488\" height=\"1040\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-2.jpg\" alt=\"1965\u5e74\u3000\u6210\u4eba\u5f0f\" class=\"wp-image-378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-2.jpg 1488w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-2-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-2-1024x716.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-2-768x537.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1488px) 100vw, 1488px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>1965\u2003on the Coming-of-Age Day<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full u-lb-on\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1316\" height=\"935\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-3.jpg\" alt=\"1974\u5e74\u3000\u7fbd\u7530\u7a7a\u6e2f\u306b\u3066\u3054\u5bb6\u65cf\u3068\" class=\"wp-image-379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-3.jpg 1316w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-3-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-3-1024x728.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-3-768x546.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1316px) 100vw, 1316px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>1974\u2003With family at Haneda Airport<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full u-lb-on\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1887\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"1978\u5e74\u3000\u6599\u7406\u5927\u4f1a\u3067\u512a\u52dd\" class=\"wp-image-380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-4-scaled.jpg 1887w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-4-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-4-755x1024.jpg 755w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-4-768x1042.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-4-1132x1536.jpg 1132w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-4-1510x2048.jpg 1510w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1887px) 100vw, 1887px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>1978\u2003Winning a culinary competition<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full u-lb-on\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-5.jpg\" alt=\"1980\u5e74\u9803\u3000\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\u30aa\u30fc\u30af\u30e9\u30a2\u30e0\u30b9\u30c6\u30eb\u30c0\u30e0\u306e\u4ef2\u9593\u305f\u3061\u3068\" class=\"wp-image-381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-5.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-5-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-5-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-5-768x524.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 1980\u2003With colleagues at Hotel Okura Amsterdam<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large u-lb-on\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-6-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"1982\u5e74\u9803\u3000AIDS\u57fa\u91d1\u306e\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\" class=\"wp-image-382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-6-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-6-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-6-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-6-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-6.jpg 1764w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 1982\u2003AIDS Foundation event<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large u-lb-on\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-7-1024x735.jpg\" alt=\"1985\u5e74\u9803\u3000\u8077\u5834\u306b\u3066\" class=\"wp-image-383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-7-1024x735.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-7-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-7-768x551.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-7-1536x1103.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-7-2048x1470.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 1985\u2003At the workplace<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large u-lb-on\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-8-722x1024.jpg\" alt=\"1989\u5e74\u3000\u8abf\u7406\u5927\u4f1a Zilveren Koksmuts\u512a\u52dd\u6642\" class=\"wp-image-384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-8-722x1024.jpg 722w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-8-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-8-768x1089.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-8-1083x1536.jpg 1083w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-8-1445x2048.jpg 1445w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-8-scaled.jpg 1806w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>1989\u2003After winning the \u201cZilveren Koksmuts\u201d culinary competition<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large u-lb-on\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-9-1024x708.jpg\" alt=\"2002\u5e74\u3000\u30d9\u30c3\u30ab\u30e0\u6c0f\u3068\" class=\"wp-image-385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-9-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-9-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-9-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-9-1536x1062.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-9.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2002\u2003With David Beckham<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-10-811x1024.jpg\" alt=\"2004\u5e74\u3000\u65b0\u805e\u8a18\u4e8b\" class=\"wp-image-386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-10-811x1024.jpg 811w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-10-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-10-768x969.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-10.jpg 995w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2004\u2003Newspaper article<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-11-1024x573.jpg\" alt=\"2005\u5e74\u3000\u30db\u30c6\u30eb\u30aa\u30fc\u30af\u30e9\u9000\u8077\u6642\u306e\u30dc\u30fc\u30ca\u30b9\u3067\u30d6\u30e9\u30c3\u30bb\u30eb\u306e\u6709\u540d\u30ec\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3\u3067\u306e\u98df\u4e8b\" class=\"wp-image-387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-11-1024x573.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-11-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-11-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-11-1536x860.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-11.jpg 2044w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2005\u2003Dining at a renowned restaurant in Brussels using his retirement bonus from Hotel Okura<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-12-750x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\u30d1\u30ea\u51f1\u65cb\u9580\u524d\u3067\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8\u30ca\u30fc\u306eJasper\u3055\u3093\u3068\" class=\"wp-image-388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-12-750x1024.jpg 750w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-12-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-12-768x1048.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-12.jpg 1015w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Year unknown\u2003In front of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris with his partner, Jasper<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-13-720x1024.jpg\" alt=\"2005\u5e74\u3000\u5c0f\u91ce\u4f38\u4e8c\u6c0f\u3068\" class=\"wp-image-389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-13-720x1024.jpg 720w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-13-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-13-768x1092.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-13.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2005\u2003With Shinji Ono<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-14-691x1024.jpg\" alt=\"2009\u5e74\u3000\u300c\u4f50\u6e21\u30f6\u5dbd\u90e8\u5c4b\u76f8\u64b2\u7d39\u4ecb\u5927\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u300d\u3067\u7434\u6b27\u5dde\u95a2\u3068\" class=\"wp-image-390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-14-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-14-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-14-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-14-1037x1536.jpg 1037w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-14-1382x2048.jpg 1382w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-14.jpg 1391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2009\u2003With Koto\u014dsh\u016b-zeki at the \u201cSadogatake Stable Grand Sumo Introduction Event\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"737\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-15-737x1024.jpg\" alt=\"2010\u5e74\u9803\" class=\"wp-image-391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-15-737x1024.jpg 737w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-15-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-15-768x1067.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-15-1106x1536.jpg 1106w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-15.jpg 1347w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 737px) 100vw, 737px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 2010<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-column swl-has-mb--s\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-16-1024x762.jpg\" alt=\"2018\u5e74\u3000\u30d1\u30ea\u306e\u798f\u5cf6\u30d7\u30e9\u30a4\u30c9\uff06\u30d5\u30a7\u30a2\u306b\u3066\u3000\u30b3\u30b7\u30ce\u30b8\u30e5\u30f3\u30b3\u6c0f\u3068\" class=\"wp-image-392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-16-1024x762.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-16-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nichirannet.nl\/wasurenagusa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ishikawa-16-768x572.jpg 768w, 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