**Currently I’m in Bangkok, not in Tokyo.

[ABOUT ME]
Hello there, This is Issei:))
I’m from Tokyo, Japan (actually I’ve been living here for 25 years). Currently I’m working for development bank and I’m in the department of city development of other countries. Last year, graduated grad school where I studied Oceanography. Ask me anything about phytoplankton and eutrophication! Before Covid-19 I studied abroad in Victoria, Canada. Still hoping to live in the beautiful city one day.
Since I’m living with my parents, I’m not sure if I can host you, but text me anyway. We can just go hangout even if I can’t host you.
See you around!

[PHILOSOPHY]
I want to visit all over the world and meet many kind of people, so I can feel a lot of emotion. What I want to do through my life is “experience everything and have matured soul”.

[NEXT DESTINATION]
* London- Amsterdam-Paris-Berlin
* Bangkok, Thailand
* Victoria, Canada

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is the best way to know the local life style abusolutely! It's way better than staying at hostels and just walking around the touristy cities alone. To know a lot of people will enhance the quality of my life.

Interests

I love the ocean a lot, that’s the reason why I majored in Oceanography. When I was in university, I scuba dived more than 70 times. The best dive was with giant kelp in La Jolla, California.
Also I love pub crawling. If you want to go nice and old coffee, bar and restaurant just let me know.
And I love Music as well. I have more than 400 of LPs in my room. Let’s go Vinyl Hunting together:))
I love taking pictures too. I have Twin-lens reflex camera (Mamiya C33) and Rollie 35.

• concerts
• beer
• coffee
• walking
• pub crawls
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• hiking
• scuba diving
• nature
• foods
• diving
• pink floyd
• oceanography

Music, Movies, and Books

If you find something in common on following keywords, just text me:))

[MUSIC]
I’m into any kind of music like British rock, Prog and psychedelic. But these days, I prefer Folk or Jazz. Favorite artists: Beatles / 13th Floor Elevators / Pentangle / Frank Zappa / Johnny Cash / Vashti Bunyan / Bill Evans / Television / Pete Seeger / Can / Joni Mitchell / Nick Drake / Beach Boys / Pink Floyd / Chet Baker / João Gilberto / Herbert con Karajan / Tom Waits / Glenn Gould

[CONCERTS]
I’ve seen them in concerts: Eagles / Bob Dylan / Hawkwind / John Cale / Philip Glass / Morrissey / The Pop Group / Keith Tippett / Andreas Dorau / Herbie Hancock / Philipp Glass / Van Morrison / Charles Aznavour / Paul Simon / Fleetwood Mac

[MOVIE and etc]
Sergei Eisenstein / David Lynch / Brian De Palma / Jonas Mekas / René Magritte / Lucio Fontana / J. D. Salinger / Diane Arbus / Robert Mapplethorpe / Egon Schiele

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. I was chased by thief in India:))
2. I have more than 300 LPs in my room
3. Studied abroad in Canada

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you Japanese musics, nice places to visit, Vinyl shops, diving spots. Off course, I'd love to tell you some culture, history and Japanese language!
Tell me about your country and food, culture and music there! And take me to your favorite places if you have time:))

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Samoa, South Korea, Taiwan, Ukraine, United States, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Japan