Hello everyone!

I'm Takahiro from Japan, please call me "Taka". I'm easy going and love traveling:-) I grew in Shizuoka prefecture where is about 200km west of Tokyo. Then I moved to Okinawa island for university.

I finished university (I studied agriculture) a few years ago and I'm traveling all over the world now. When I was university student, I hosted and met a lot of great people by Couchsurfing. After university, I stayed in Australia on working holiday visa about 1 year to practice my English and save money. Then I'm traveling new places right now.

I'm thinking what I should do in the future now. I don't want to stay one place for long time, want to change the place where I live. So I want to meet many people and talk to know about life in different cultures.

I like hiking, fishing, swimming, diving, taking pictures, and so on!

Thanks for reading!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to meet various people to think about life style and know different values.

And I want to know about different cultures because it makes me exciting. I really want to see local life. Then I also want to know about secret spot for local people:)

Couchsurfing is best way for me to meet people and see those things. That's way I love this service.

Interests

At first, of course I love traveling. I like walking around city and visiting historical place. And I'm also interested in different cultures and languages. I like taking pictures as well.

I also love outdoor activities. For example, hiking, camping, fishing, BBQ, ski, cycling, swimming... I like especially hiking because I can see a lot of natures. I like animals, reptiles, and insects as well. I have a turtle in Japan.

Then I like eating. I want to eat different foods as much as possible when I travel. I eat meat, fish, vegetable, everything. In my country, I always eat Ramen. I also like ice cream.

At last I like sleeping :)

• fish
• culture
• photography
• environment
• bbq
• walking
• traveling
• electronic music
• outdoor activities
• fishing
• hiking
• camping
• scuba diving
• agriculture
• languages
• language exchange
• sightseeing
• eating
• ramen
• ice cream
• aquariums

Music, Movies, and Books

I like electric music, pop, rock. For example, Calvin Harris, Martin Garrix, Robin Schulz, David Guetta, Galantis, cash cash, Ellie Goulding, Skrillex, and so on... In Japan, I like Sakanaction.

I don't watch movies so much, but I like it. I like series of Studio Ghibli.

My favorite books are picture books.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I tried to live in the car and tent in Australia. I've found how to survive without house. Now I noticed that I just need a few things to live.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you Japanese language and Japanese cultures.

I am still learning English to improve. And I also want to learn Spanish.

I can share my traveling experience.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share my travel experiences. And I can cook some easy Japanese foods.

I can help you to cleaning up, washing dishes if you want because I like it!

Countries I’ve Visited

Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, United States, Uruguay, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Japan