CURRENT MISSION
Join our relay talk in front of KyotoTower on the 3rd Thuesday in evry month.
Join our rally and demonstration in front of KyotoCity Hall on the 19th day in evry month,
the day is the memorial day that the war law went through the Lower House on Sep. 19th in 2015.
Stop to landfill at Henoko Sea and Ohura Bay in North Area of Okinawa Island, the Landfill means the construction of New Big Miritary Base of US Marines and Japan Self Diffense Army.

Stop changing the Japan Peace Constitution by Facists, and Abe Goverment.
Stop Hate Crime by Facists in Japan.

Now, 2020, from March to Aug. the COVID 19 is spreading all over the world.
travelling and visiting CS hosts is very dangerous.
Now it is not better for you to travel in Japan.
If you come into Japan, please go to the healthware office and take PCR check soon.
You have to stay at some official place devided for 2 weeks.
If you want to stay at some CS hosts' room, you should show your health without COVID 19.

NOTICE! I took surgical operation in Hospital in May/2018, and since then I can recover day by day, but can't hard work, for example, long upstairs, uphills, climbing mountains and go to hospital each 6 months. I often go to Okinawa for protesting against US military base, not at home.

My schedule in 2020
8/19 18:30 in front of Kyoto City Hall, and depart Gemo. from 19:00 to Shijo street.
8/20 18:30-19:30 relay talk in front of Kyoto Tower,
8/24 18:30 No Base Learning meeting at Higashiyama Citizen action Center near Keihan Sanjo sta. in Kyoto
8/31 18:30-21:00 meeting at Kyoto Union Office on the cross of Takeda str. and Ku jo str.
9/6 14:00 No Nukes Big Rally at Utsubo Park in Osaka City.

I'm going to Okinawa from 10/12 until 10/26.
10/12-10/26 Protest Action against US New Base at the Gate of Camp Schwab on Henoko Cape

12/3-12/18 Protest Action against US New Base at the Gate of Camp Schwab on Henoko Cape
12/3 the raly of solidarity with Okinawa People and our fellows at the front of the City Hall of Kyoto City agaisnt Landfill at Henoko and Stop the ships go there by our canue team, JOIN US in KYOTO!

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Please send your CS request 2 months before your visit. and I can host only 1 guest, not a couple or 2 guests.

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I have been staying at about over 200 CS hosts over 500 nights. from 2011 until 2017. So almist lots of CSers make me stay with me on credible about me. I thanks all hosts so much.
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I live in Osaka City, not Higashi-osaka City. I removed from Higashi-Osaka City to Osaka City in January/2017.
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I'm staying in Henoko 6 times / 1 year every year. In 2020 , and go there for 12/3-12/18. such period I can't host anyone. But in Henoko, if you struggle with me agaisnt New military base construction, you can stay with me in Henoko. Please visit HENOKO in OKINAWA, you can understand contemporary real Japan directly. I know cheap hostel in Henoko, 1night with breakfast, ￥2,000. I can introduce you it. I can't find any CSer in Henoko.

I participated in Peace Walk March against US Camp; Korea Marine Military Bases in JEJU island, THAAD missiles in Sonju, Kimchon, Yong sang in South Korea. with about 1,000 walkers gathered and walked from 7/31 to 8/5/2017, all 106 km.

I can't host weekend from Friday evening to Monday noon. because I'm going somewhere and Okinawa in Japan for walking and protest action.
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Communication, Hospitality for Proletariart, Precariart Revorution

ABOUT ME

Now I removed to Osaka City from Higashi-Osaka City in Jan./2017, I tried to change my add. on my profile, but CS website can't realize my new add., I don't live in Higashi-Osaka City. and I live at small apartment in Osaka City and I can't host 2 guests but 1 guest in Osaka, only the period when I live there. if you send me CS request, please send it 2 MONTHS BEFORE your visit. my guest condition. you need full writing your ptofile. we priorited our CS friends and CS hosts. We almost can't host fri., Sat, Sun., Mon. edit 8/8/2020
I sometimes come back to Osaka, so I sometime can't host at my room in Osaka,

I was traveling camp; walking for 6 months in 2012, for 4 months in Europe, Korea, Taipei in 2013, for 1 month in Europe in 2014. 1 month in Europe in 2015, 1 week only 100th Nijmegen.Netherlands in 2016, 1 month in 2017..
I hosted 4 Finnish walkers in 2013, 1 Hong Kong Girl in 2017-2018.
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In 2012-2017, thank all CS hosts and CS friends hosted us very much! We remember you all! We may visit you again in 2018,19. please host us again, and welcome you to Japan after we will come back. edit 02/01/2018
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I wrote the following in English and in Japanese language at first, CS could show it in Japanese words, but now CS can't show Japanese words, please improve it.
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I hate Japanese national flag HINOMARU and song KIMIGAYO, they mean symbol of killing Asian people. I'm an internationalist, not a Japanese.
From 1969-70, I have continued to learn, support, act, solidarity with many kinds of self-liberation mov. of homeless persons', women's, challenged persons', forced recruitment by Japan Army Korean people's and their next ages', supporting Korean women as "sexual slaves" forced by Japan Imperial Army, discriminated persons'. Okinawan people's against US Army, Ainu Race people's in Japan. and solidarity with Palestine people, South-Africa people. From 3/11/2011, I have been working volunteer at Tsunami Area, and appealing "Close Atomic Energy. Change to Natural Energy. Accept Fukushima People". There are many kinds of self-liberation minority mov.in Japan. They are struggling against fascists, Zionists, Apartheitists, racists, Stalinists, neo-nazi in Japan. Please know those truth not reported in the mass-media. Especially I think we men should recognize men can't be liberated ourselves without women' liberation. I think through communication we can find there are the truth of his-her-stories under the superficial appearance. And important thing for communication is hospitality. Attitude of listening to others' talking can open other's mind. I want to tell these thought from our ages to next younger ages. I want young ages to continue our ages' thoughts better, recognization methods, struggle and mov. for workers world.

PHILOSOPHY

Revolution and Communication and Hospitality change Human Relation for the future.
If you read my description all, you can find or understand my Philosophy.

I think it is most important to recognize the truth, background, behind of looking or surface. recognize others, and recognize relation between others and me, and through it, try to watch me by myself. make thought through experience. I don't like the word "Ideology". I like the word "thought deeply".

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I had met Japanese woman traveler Mieko Kanekawa at Vianden Y.H. in Luxembourg in 2010 summer. She has many travel information and knows how to access to get new one by PC. She is my good teacher and friend of travel and PC. She taught me CS organization and how to use it and recommended CS registration, i registered in CS in 3/31/2011.
I already thought the following through my experience. The most important thing is communication and hospitality. it's common all over the world.
Old type CS was almost same as my thought., but now NGO CS website was sold to Tour company, became not so good.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted and guided the following Guests;
4-Russia /2009, they are not CSers.----2009
4-Finnishes /2013----not CSers ,walking friends
1-Hong Kong CS girl 2017 and 2018 she became soon my CS friend

I hosted and guided CSer guests
1-American from Korea,-traveling together and guiding--2012
2-Franches---each 1 month, guide Nara 2012
1-Japan /2012---CS friend
1-Japan /2013---CS friend
1-Japan /2014---CS friend
1-Japan /2015---CS friend
1-Japan /2016---CS friend
1-Japan /2017---CS friend

1-Hong Kong/2017-2018--CS friend
1+2 Spain/2018--CS friend--traveling together + guiding
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be hosted in 2011;
1.Paris, 2.Nante, 3.Chantonnay, 4.Lille/France
Flensburg/Germany
Copenhagen/Denmark
Greenmore/Ireland

1. Sendai, 2. Fukui, 3. Kure, /Japan
2. Okinawa---2 French international students from France
1. Seoul, 2. Wonju/Korea
3 Taiwaneses in Taipei/Taiwan

in 2012(6 months=180 days)
2 Frenches, 3 Americans in Okinawa,
1 Benezueranian, Kita-Kyushu, 1 Japanese, Kyoto, 1 American, Owari-Ichinomiya, 1 American Goudo/Gifu in Japan
Brussels, Brugge, Gent/Belgium
Lille/France
London, Northampton, Brighton, Jersey Island/England
Larochette, Echternach/Luxembourg
Edinburgh/Scotland
Hamburg, Frankfurt, Fulda/Germany
Viborg, Arhus/Denmark
Dublin, Castlebar/Ireland
Belfast, Down-Patrick/Northern Ireland
Nijemegen/Netherlands
Vilnius, Kaunas/Lithuania
Vaasa, Helsinki/Finland
Verdal/Norway
Seefeld/Austria
Brno, Prague/Czech Republic
Istanbul Europe side, Istanbul Asian side/Turkey
couldn't find in Casablanca, Rabat/Morocco
Barcelona/Catarunia/Spain
Seoul, Wonju/Korea /2012

in 2013(about 4 months=120 days)
Vienna/Austria
Val Gardena/Italy
Munich/Germany
Castlebar/Dublin/Ireland
Nijmegen/Pesse/Netherlands
Edinburgh/Scotland
Manchester/England
Cardiff/Wales
Heathrow/London/England
Vaasa/Helsinki/Finland
Tallinn/Estonia
couldn't find Verdal/Norway
Trondheim/Oslo/Norway
Dusseldorf/Germany
Milan/Italy
couldn't find Arenzano/Italy, Seefeld in Tirol/Austria
Vienna/Austria
Budapest/Hungary
Krakow/Poland
Brno/Czech Republic
Nurnberg/Germany
couldn't find in Fulda/Germany, stayed at YH
Frankfurt am Main/Germany
could not find in Andorra la Vella, stayed at YH
Barcelona/Catalunia
Seoul, Wonju/Korea
Taipei/Taiwan /2013

in 2014(about 1 moth=30 days)
Bassano del Grappa/Breganze/Benice Treviso/Italy
Belfast/Annalong/Newcastle/N.Ireland
Castlebar/Ireland
Eindhoven/Nijmegen/Pesse/Netherlands /2014

in 2015(about 1 month=30 days)
Amsterdam/Nijmegen/Pesse/Netherlands
Red castle/Kaunas/Jurbarkas/Vilinus/Lithuania
Helsinki/Vaasa/Finland/2015

in 2016(2 weeks)
Nijmegen/Pesse/Amsterdam/2016

in 2017(about 1 month=30 days) 8+1 CS hosts and friends
Chantonnay/Lille/France
3 Koblenz/Berlin/Hamburg/Frankfurt am Main/Germany--became CS friends

Jeju Island in Jul.-Aug, in South Korea/07/08/2017

Seoul in South Korea 02/2018--CS host
Jeju Island/ in South Korea

Sakata City/Yamagata Pref. 8/29-9/7/2018
Nagaoka City in Niigata Pref. 9/7-10
Ichikawa City in Chiba Pref. 10/11-13
Narita City in Chiba Pref. 10/13-16

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In Europe,I could learn problem of each countries and their his-her-stories, contemporary stories, peoples thought by talking with them. We are helped lots by CS hosts. They are the best point in CS. I made friends with lots of CS hosts. Thanks CS!

my foreign walking friends and foreign travelers already stayed at my house. and I had been stayed at walking friends' houses in NL, Korea, Taiwan. so I actually have experienced like CS, I already had foreign friends through these experience.

Interests

I wrote what I would like to do.

Volunteer working=supporting Fukushima residences in Fikushima Disaster Area in East-North Japan. And close Atomic Energy on the earth! Accept Fukushima refugees anywhere in west Japan!! It is most important for us from 03/11/2011.
Now the important things are stopping re-work of Nukes ,export Nukes by Abe Gov..
and Abe Gov. forced Fukushiman people back to their house in dangerous area 30 km from Nukes explored and still now meltting through and cut supporting money for living in other prefecture until 3/31/2017.

IML = Int. Marching League is world organization for walkers, I like walking with communication, not trial.
But IML includes Israel but excludes Palestine. Why???
How do IML think? I hate Zionists like Neo-Nazi.

I deny not only Atomic Weapons=Bomb but also Atomic Energy. People became not to believe in the "Giant lies". all prime ministers in conservative party , company capitalists have gotten Giant money from Atomic electric power companies. They have the responsibility to pay the giant income back to victims by themselves.

I like football=soccer, rugby, cycling tour, canue, walking, hitch-hiking, all outdoor activities, singing songs, reading books. growing organic vegetables by using composts.
10/21/2018

• singing
• cooking
• walking
• cycling
• hiking
• rugby
• swimming
• football
• listen to music
• growing vegetables
• learning from his-her-storis
• reading documentary
• using compost
• find cheaper transportation tickets
• canueing
• make friend with foreigners
• make friends with asians
• re-use-recycle-re-duce
• using soap-not chemial washing requid for nature
• 10/21/2018

Music, Movies, and Books

reading novels: 梁 石日=Yan Sogir(Korean live in Japan)など、recommend books: women' liberation movement, gender, NO NUKES books. books of NO BASE IN OKINAWA , etc
おすすめの出版社(recommend publish companies)：七つ森書館=Nanatsumori shokan、明石書店=Akashi shoten、解放出版社=kaiho shuppansha、梨の木舎=Nashinoki sha、岩波書店=Iwanami shoten、など
music: 塚本正治(Tsukamoto Masaji)、新井英一(Arai Eiichi)、趙博(Cho Pak)、ビギン(Begin)、海勢頭豊(Umisedo Yutaka)、まよなかしんや(Mayonaka Shinya)、夏川りみ(Natsukawa Rimi)、ネーネーズ(Ne-Ne-s)、上々颱風(Shan-shan-Taifoon)、久米島おやじバンド(Kumejima-Oyaji-Band), 川口真由美(Kawaguchi Mayumi), 秦真実(Yasu Makoto), よしだ よしこ( Yoshida Yoshiko) 10/21/2018

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1967-68-69 workers world revolutional movements.1970-1975 I struggled with Okinawan and Vietnamese people against USA Imperialism.1974.10.29 We occupied Tokyo Higher Court and were arrested and I met a Korean growing up in Japan in Tokyo Prison.1974-1977 I was living in Tokyo Prison for 3 years. I was leaning lots of people's stories. They are my teachers.1975.4.30 USA Army went out from Vietnam. South Vietnam People Liberation Front got Victory against USA Army! 1976-1977 I worked for re-union of Prisoners Union in Japan. I was working as a construction worker for 20 years. I supported overstay foreign workers from Asia in under-ground. 1995.1.17 terrible experience of Biggest Earthquake in Kobe/Osaka/Japan. I worked reconstructing Kobe City for refugees for 2 years. we have to learn it. 1997-2007 I was working volunteer for homeless people at Kamagasaki in Osaka. 2008.10.1 I began to walk from Shimanami Sea Road Walk. It is beautiful course for walking and cycling! 2009.05 IVV Olympiad around Mt. Fuji. I started learning speaking English from foreign walkers. it was best chance for me to go abroad alone. 2009.7.15 I went to the biggest WALK Nijmegen 4 Daagse Int. Walk first time alone. 2011.3.11 terrible worst experience of Big Earthquake in East-North Japan=Fukushima Atomic Melt-Down 2011.3.31 I registered in couchsurfing. 2011. 5.30-7.28 I was walking with appeal "Support refugees of Tsunami and Fukushima" in Europe, Chantonnay walking association president Gillas made me speech about it in English. . 2011.8. I was working volunteer in Tsunami Disaster Area for 1 month. 2011.10. I was working same volunteer for 2 weeks. His-Her-stories, Not history, our story are made by her and him. always thinking human and human relations. not help, but supporting self-liberation movement, solidarity, from them movements are naturally happened.

Teach, Learn, Share

the person can keep communication can listen to other person's speaking. in communication, listening is more important than speaking. for pulling out others speaking it is important hospitality. under the hospitality persons open their minds and talk the truth. from here, next pia-couceling, enpowerment, sel-liberation mov. learn teach share each other change and each other need. there are more times chance to think in real actual mov. than in univ..
these stories are my phylosophy too I have been learning from real people' relation. I can share my such experiances.
We, human can be changeable even if we are 60s, 70s, 80s, -----. by listening to others, learning from other's experiences. Now I'm 65 years old, but I can learn and be changeable to make better human relation. of course you too.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I will share what I write in my profile with CS guests and hosts. I wrote much about me in my profile. Sorry it is too long, but it is useful for your life.
I can teach and share cooking Japanese meals, not expensive, easy and basic taste. If you can learn the basic taste of Japanese cuisine, cooking Japanese easy. and cooking is creative world. you can arrenge your own meals. In Japan you can buy lots of kinds of vegetables, you can cook variaeties about vegetables.
I can teach you how to learn Japanese easily too.

I can explain the difference between Buddism sects in Japan.
I can explain the difference between Kyoto Culture, Nara Culture, Osaka Culture.
I can show you under-ground movement in Japan. homeless people movement.
I can guide you Kamagasaki near Shin-Imamiya station.
I can explain real history of Osaka castle and park
I recommend you to visit Horyu-ji temple the oldest wooden archtecture with 5 roofs built in 6 cen..
I can teach you how to grow vegetables in your house, how to make good soil from gabbage by EM Bactelia. even if in apartment room.
I can teach you how you can eat greenleaves vegetable you grow for 1 season by 1 vegetable.
How to grow leeks only 3 cm with roots.
How to grow any kind vegetables in the small room.
How to etc, Please ask me, almost CS hosts said me as magisian of vegetables
How to explain Japan contemporary her-his-story the school never teach you and you can't learn on internet.
How to learn Japanese easily simply too fast.
I have 3 bics, but 1 of them have some trouble on tire and tube, if you want, we can cycling with me in Osaka, Nara, Kyoto. my bics are all cross bic with 21 steps gears.
Women can ride on it, I can teach you and guide you in Osaka by bics.
Osaka City is not so big, cross from east to west, from north to south 1 hour by bic.
from Osaka to Kyoto 50 km, from Osaka to Nara 25 km, by cross bic, not so hard.
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Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Poland, Scotland, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, Wales

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan

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