My life as "Coco Masuda"
Hello. My name is Coco Masuda.
After graduating from high school in Tokyo, I was sent to Vermont by my father to study English in 1979. But the following year, I moved to New York City, the only place in the US where I thought I could be happy. Though I lived in Boston for a year and had a vacation home in Hawaii, I called New York City my home for most of my adult life.
On this site, I have been writing a blog for the Japanese audience about:
• information about New York City
• information about Upstate NY
• my life as a female, senior business owner, and a creative
• my life as a single mother of an adopted college-age daughter
• love and dating scene as a woman over 60
• tips about learning and improving English
• everything else that happens in my life
I am starting to translate what I wrote in Japanese into English. So, please come back and check.
The blog's title was coined by a dear friend who thinks my life is unique. I don't know about that, but I know I am a sharer. You can also follow me at:
Medium: @cocomasuda
Instagram: @cocomasuda
Facebook: @cocomasuda
Who is Coco Masuda?
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Or you can read the extended profile.
Business Owner, Consultant,
Illustrator, Portrait Painter,
Curator, Web Designer,
Translator and Interpreter,
Blogger, and Writer.
And a single mother who still has
love life and many hobbies.
She is a Japanese New Yorker
who is proudly senior.

Businesses of Coco Masuda
Managing CoCollaborations, LLC
Business and Creative Agency

Based in New York City but operates globally, it is a creative studio/business service agency. Technology forward, yet loving traditional media, we curate the right talents and collaborators for each project.
We offer:
Website Design, Graphic Design,
Branding, Copywriting,
Marketing, Curation,
Reporting, and Language Services.
Coco Masuda Studio
My own illustration and painting

Besides working as a commercial illustrator,
I create decorative art
and paint portraits by commission.
Originals, posters, and prints by Coco Masuda are sold at the site.