Takanori Sato was born in Tokyo in 1974. After working at the famous patisserie shop Ginza Wako, he moved to France to sharpen his skills for 2 years. After coming back to Japan, he worked under chef Yukihiko Kawaguchi at the well-established Japanese chocolatier “Origines Cacao”. In 2007, he reopened his father’s shop “AVIGNON” in 2007.