Noriko is a Japanese teacher and children's book author and illustrator from Japan. She created the popular YouTube channel Bocchi & Pocchi - Japanese Learning Adventures, where she offers fun and engaging Japanese lessons featuring her children's book characters, Bocchi and Pocchi, a friendly pair of socks.

Noriko's children's book series 'Bocchi and Pocchi' has been published in the UK (original English version) and translated into six languages including Spanish, Catalan, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Japanese!