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Overview

  • 61 references 45 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English, Japanese; learning Finnish, Spanish
  • 34, Male
  • Member since 2010
  • Sales/Marketing in Japanese Mid-sized B2B Trading Shop
  • Bachelor of Int'l Relations (English, Politics, Economics...
  • From Nara Shi, Nara, Japan
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About Me

*Please note my current place can accommodate 1 person only.* (too small)
*I would like to have the guest request at least a few days prior to the arrival.*
*Despite the status, I'd occasionally get occupied so that not available to host.*

★CURRENT MISSION
See what I have never seen, go where I have never been, meet who I have never met.

★ABOUT ME
Most of my friends describe me as the weirdo, crazy, and off-the-line person.
At least I've never been charged of any criminal, so please get relaxed while you read this profile.

★CAREER
- Grown up in Nara, the ancient capital city of Japan.
- Received the bachelor degree of international relations in Kyoto Sangyo University.
- Chosen as the exchange student to University of Jyväskylä for 1 academic year(Aug 2010 - Jun 2011).
- Employed by Sansho Shoji Co., Ltd., a Japanese trading house(http://www.sansho-shoji.co.jp/e/index.html) since Apr 2013 until today.
- Junior Sales Manager in Los Angles office for 18 months(Apr 2017 - Oct 2018).
- Regional Sales Manager in Frankfurt office for 2 years.(Mar 2020 - Mar 2022).

★HOBBY
- Amateur photoshooting (Canon 7D, GoPro Hero 5, iPhones)
- Camping
- Hiking
- Reading (History, Social Science, Public Health, Politics, Agriculture, Microbiology, anything curious to me)
- Traveling (30+ countries)

★PHILOSOPHY
"Life is the sum of those you met"

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Not for the profit.
Wonderful experience with the guests/hosts in the past.

Interests

People from different cultural background, there is no more interesting perspective.

  • traveling
  • couchsurfing
  • postcards
  • camera

Music, Movies, and Books

Japanese music.
Books in Japanese mostly.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Lived in Japan, Finland, USA, and Germany.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Finland, Germany, Japan, United States

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