Ayana Misawa, her hair in a ponytail and dressed in sporty clothes, comes across as a young person hanging out in Tokyo's trendy and hip Harajuku neighbourhood.
But there is more to her than meets the eye. She is the winemaker at Grace Winery in Yamanashi prefecture.
Misawa, 31, is a nonconformist and not one to take the easy way out. Growing up in the family-owned winery, her childhood memories are of picking grapes, helping with bottling and labelling wine. Misawa says of her youth: 'I was longing to be a winemaker. Winemaking is an influential job in my region. I have seen wineries contribute to the region's development, and it impressed me.'
She sees the job as 'more of a male job as it is physically tough for tiny Japanese female winemakers'. Even in modern Japanese society, Misawa says it is difficult as a woman to challenge men. 'Sometimes you need to fight them to achieve what you want to do,' she says.
Misawa feels a lot of pressure, trying to build on the success of her father, and she is the fifth generation at Grace winery, which was established in 1923. Her grandfather loved Greek mythology and named it after the Three Graces.
She describes her father's achievements reverently, saying: 'He is a pioneer of quality koshu wines. He never gave up and continues to make good Japanese wines. He always thinks not only about Grace wines but the future of Japanese wines. That's why I respect him a lot.'
As well as trying to meet family expectations, Misawa's main focus is on promoting the Japanese grape variety, koshu. Originating in the Caucasus, the white grape was introduced to Japan via the Silk Road trade route.