Ogata is owner fo an eel restaurant “Inaka An”
He cotributed to the eel culture overseas and received the title of cook ambassador in Comacchio, Italy.
Kitakyushu City certifies persons with superior skills as “Kitakyushu Waza-no Tatsujin(masters of Kitakyushu skills)”.
He is one of the “Tatsujin”.