CURRENT MISSION

Be natural.

ABOUT ME
Hello, I am Arata from Tokyo, Japan.
I joined Couchsurfing to make new friends all over the world and share our experiences. All music lovers and backpackers are welcomed, feel free to contact me!
I usually work on weekdays but we can go for a drink in the evening maybe, let's hang around flexibly!

PHILOSOPHY

悠々自適 (Live free from worldly cares)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I used to host and to be hosted through CS and always meet a unique person with fantastic personality, whom I can not meet across usually. And often I host a guest and visit him/her later and meet again, that's what I feel so special and awesome for CS.

Interests

Music and Travel

• beer
• movies
• chess
• reading
• traveling
• music
• guitar
• piano
• drums
• scuba diving

Music, Movies, and Books

*Music*
Japan: Spitz, Kirinji, Cornelius, Fishmans, Ichiko Aoba, Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Shintaro Sakamoto
World: Fela Kuti, Radiohead, blur, Mum, Battles, Thundercat, and so on!

*Movie*
Yasujiro Ozu, Shohei Imamura, Takeshi Kitano, Wes Anderson, Lou Ye, Hou Xiaoxian, Kim Giduk, and so on!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

・Super crazy Holy festivel in India
・10 days course vipassana meditation
・The panoramic scenery from Tazara International Railway between Tanzania and Zambia
・More than 6000km driving in the great Australia
・Living in China for 4 years

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can show you many kinds of Natto, which is a super unique Japanese food😂

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, China, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam, Zambia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, China, Japan

•