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In recent day, i will go to Cebu in Philippine at least in a short while. Then, regrettably, I can't host for guests now in Japan.
As for past guests and hosts for me, you can contact me, if you need.
However, when I will come back to Japan, it is glad for me to host again good and interesting guests to have communicate.
Thank you for your appreciation and cooperation.

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Hello. I'm Katsumi Yanagisawa. Katsumi is first name of me.
I'm living in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan.

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My job is psychological counseler and spiritual therapist.

I've traveled Australia, India, Russia, Thailand, Ukraine, Taiwan and phillippine.

I want to know with various people and their cultures.
And I want to introduce Japanese cultures and history, because I have a lot of knowledge about my culture and foreign cultures.

And more, my living city Fujisawa has many unique history, culture and places.
Around Fujisawa, a lot of interesting places situated, for example, Enoshima, Kamakura, Yokohama, Odawara, Hakone, Tanzawa.

If you want to know REAL JAPAN (not touristic JAPAN), you can contact me. Maybe I can help you.

Once upon a time, Mahatma Gandhi said "If you want to find Real India, you can find it only in rural area in India ".
Fujisawa is not rural (population is over 400,000), but if you want to find Real Japan, in good or bad sense, it is good for you.

If you don't want to spend to have time of conversation and communication at here, it is not problem for me. I can understand the importance of taking a private time. But my main aim of hosting is having the time of communicating with each other. Then you can talk to me at here relaxingly, though maybe I don't have conversation with you so actively from my side.

[NOTICE]
1. As I wrote, I like to host people who have interest in my culture and have a intention to communicating with each other. Therefore, if you look for some resting or sleeping space, I recommend another host, because my flat is NOT a cheap or free hotel.
2. It is joyful for me to see guests having relaxing and good time at here. However, please keep in mind that this is my flat and is NOT your house. And more, here is Japan, is NOT your country, in good or bad sense.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to know with various people and cultures.
And I want to introduce Japanese cultures and history, because I have a lot of knowledge about my culture and foreign cultures.

Interests

Various! Really Various!

Music, Movies, and Books

Various! Really Various!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visiting Taj Mahal.
Visiting my inner world by Dream Analysis of C.G, Jung.
Knowing about Einstein's General Relativity Theorems.
Knowing about Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems.
Knowing about Gautama Siddhārtha's (known as Buddha) oldest scripture, Sutta Nipata.
Knowing about philosophy of Japanese philosophers, Wataru Hiromatsu and Shouzou Omori.
Knowing about North Indian classical music and Okinawan folk music.
Knowing about system of Funa (Hawaian old tradition).
Getting an inspiration from famous Japanese animations, Yamato and Gundam.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can introdude to you Japanese culture, for example, food (sushi,ramen, kaiseki and so on), classical music (Gagaku, Nougaku, Joururi and folk music of Japan), history(because Kamakura and Odawara played a great roll in Japanese history), architecture, religion, mythology.

My ancester was SAMURAI at Shinshyu area. about 400 years ago. Of course, we don't maintain custom of such a past time.
But I learned KENDO, then I can teach you How SAMURAI behaved.
And more, two near cities, KAMAKURA and ODAWRA was City of SAMURAI.
If you want to feel (lost) breath of SAMURAI, Fujisawa is good city for you.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can introduce to you Japanese culture, for example, food (sushi,ramen, kaiseki and so on), classical music (Gagaku, Nougaku, Joururi and folk music of Japan), history(because Kamakura and Odawara played a great roll in Japanese history), architecture, religion, mythology.

My ancestor were SAMURAI at Shinshyu area. about 400 years ago. Off course, we don't maintain that time's custom.
But I learned KENDO, then I can teach you How SAMURAI behaved.
And more, two near cities, KAMAKURA was a old City of SAMURAI and ODAWRA was also a City of NINJA (Huuma clan) & SAMURAI.
If you want to feel (lost) breath of SAMURAI, Fujisawa is good city for you.

And if you are Movie lover(maniac), I can introduce locations where famous film director Yasujirō Ozu fonded of.
Kamakura and Fujisawa used for movie scene, and at next city Chigasaki, he wrote various scenario of his moives.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, India, Philippines, Russian Federation, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan