
Surrounded by moss, in a boiling valley with not a breeze to be seen or felt, Jensen Huang stumbled upon an unlikely mentor while off the beaten path.
“Anybody who’s been to Kyoto knows how incredibly hot it is during the summer,” Huang said at the Chinese American Semiconductor Professional Association in 2023, speaking of his time in a temple in the city, which hosts the most extensive collection of moss in the world. There, Huang received the best career advice.