After completing high school, Honpo attended a vocational school for manga artists, where she honed her skills and developed her unique art style. Her early work was influenced by classic shoujo manga, a genre aimed at young female readers, and she quickly gained recognition for her talent.
If you have ever wandered through the bustling, aromatic alleyways of Yokohama’s Chinatown (the largest in Japan), you have likely seen the line. It snakes out the door of a modest shop, ignoring the flashier neon signs nearby. That line is for —which ironically translates to "The Boys' Shop"—and it is a rite of passage for any serious food lover. onoko honpo