[1] Narisawa was born in Aichi prefecture in 1969 to a baker and western sweets maker.
He travelled to Europe at the age of 19, and trained in France, Switzerland, and Italy, before returning to Japan in 1996.
[1] In 1996, Narisawa opened a restaurant in Odawara, Kanagawa.
[3] He has built his fame on promoting organic and natural ingredients as a part of Japanese cuisine, saying, “Most of the vegetables and fruit in Japan contain pesticides.
[5] In 2018, Narisawa appeared as a guest judge on the "Japan" episode of The Final Table, season 1.