CURRENT MISSION

Understanding how modern human identify their selves, and how the society works, by using photography as a tool.

ABOUT ME

Studied and worked on public health in UK and South Africa, and received Bachelor of Psychology in Japan.
After graduation, I started working for Japanese commercial bank.
There I had experienced corporate sales and system engineering for overseas brunches.
Now I work as a freelance photographer based in Tokyo. My works are published mainly western medias, such as New York Times, Chicago Tribune, The Telegraph , USA Today and so on.

[Website]
http://tarokaribe.samexhibit.com

[Interview]
http://www.bjp-online.com/2015/05/taro-karibe-tokyo-magnum-workshop/

Also, love to do Japanese martial arts "Kyudo(Japanese archery)"!

PHILOSOPHY

Try to have serenity to accept what cannot be changed,
try to have courage to change what should be changed,
and Try to have wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING
Meet various people and expand my thoughts/sense of value.
Enjoy accidental encounters!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couch surfed in UK, Hongkong and Russia.
Hosted and met up in Japan many times.

Interests

Photograph, Journalism, Philosophy, Films, Paint, Arts, History and Social system.

• arts
• photography
• documentaries
• movies
• painting
• martial arts
• archery
• engineering
• history
• journalism
• psychology

Music, Movies, and Books

Film:
Andrei Tarkovski

Books:
Haruki Murakami, Dostoyevsky, Yukio Mishima, Dante

Music:
Jamiro quai, Tokyo incident

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I died once when I was 21. I fell from a criff in South Africa. It totally changed my life...

Teach, Learn, Share

Sharing our perspective about life, society and history.
Also Photograph, Psychology and Japanese.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Japanese, Philosophy, and Photography skill.

Countries I’ve Visited

China, Denmark, France, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Mozambique, Palestine, Philippines, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, South Africa, United Kingdom