The work of John Okumura has been cited in numerous articles in the press covering a range of public and residential clients.

How one couple found a peaceful retreat only steps away from their home, Pamela Sherrod, Chicago Tribune, 07-10-1994, Home Section, page 1.

Tranquility returns to new Osaka Garden,  Graeme Zielinski, Chicago Tribune, 06-06-1995, Section 2, p2

Two rivers, one home:  how one couple merged Eastern heritage and Western roots, Barbara K. Hower, Chicago Tribune Magazine, 08-13-1995, Home Section, page 1.

Leadership Profile:  John Okumura, Japanese Woodworker, Okumura Designs, Doug Roth, Roth Journal of Japanese Gardening, March/April 2000, #14.

A TeaRoom in Winnetka,  Lisa Skolnik, Chicago Tribune Magazine, 09-16-2001, Home Design Magazine Section, p. 39.

Reversible evolution, Susan Link Olsen, Chicago Home & Garden, Winter, 2001, pp36-42, p122