Akihiko Seki was born in Tokyo in 1939, and graduated from Keio University with a bachelor's degree in Economics in 1963. He and his wife travel all over Japan and Asia in search of the ultimate healing and relaxation experience. American writer and editor Elizabeth Heilman Brooke lives in Japan and is an ardent student of Japan's natural and cultural heritage. She is a contributing writer for the "New York Times, International Herald Tribune and Art News magazine,"