Philip · Bigo, a founder of Bigo's shop in Ashiya city, Hyogo Prefecture, who spread French bread to Japan and was the first foreigner to be "a modern masterpiece" died on the 17th. He was 76 years old. The funeral is a close relatives and we have a farewell party at a later date.
Born in France in 1942. I was involved in bread making since my boyhood under the baker's father. In 1965 when I was 22 years old, I came to Japan to demonstrate at Tokyo International Fair. He worked for a bakery "Donke" headquartered in Kobe City and instructed local bread making in various places.
Independently opened "Bigo shop" in 1972. We expanded stores in Hyogo prefecture and Tokyo, and raised many craftsmen. In 2003 received the French Legion · Donuel Medal. When I was interviewed by the Asahi Shimbun in 2008, "Bread is the most famous food for people, so it is not safe so it is safe" and talks about bread making without preservatives or additives I emphasized attention. Last year, when I was elected "Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare" as a "modern masterpiece", he was told that "It is a contribution to the spread of French bread in Japan, it has brought about a boom in the whole country and is called God of French bread".
On 18th, at the French Embassy on Twitter 18th, "Besides baguettes, in addition to the dramatic growth in bread consumption in Japan, it has greatly contributed to the improvement of the popularity of Japanese French bread," Bigo's death Mourned.