UPDATE: I WILL BE TRAVELING TO AMERICA THIS MONTH. SO FOR TOKYO JUNE/JULY REQUESTS I WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMODATE JUST A FEW AT MY JAPANESE HOSTS’ PLACE IF THEIR DATES MATCH YOURS.

REIKO (LIVES IN SAITAMA PREFECTURE, 40 MINS AWAY FROM SHINJUKU+10 MINUTE WALK TO HER HOUSE, HAS A CAT) HOSTS ONLY GIRLS FOR 2 NIGHTS MAX.
OCHAN HOSTS EVERYONE, 3 NIGHTS.
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＊I check all messages and if I see that I can match you with one of my local hosts I will get back to you within 3/4 days. If you haven’t heard back from me by then, please look for something else. Thank you for your understanding!

イタリア女子が沼ったジワる日本語！
↑ I published a book in Japanese if you’re interested!!

Things I can do for you:
① guide you in Tokyo for a day and feature you on my channel
② introduce you to a local host (in this case if I am in Tokyo I can also try and feature you on my channel and in this way have you try Japanese food etc
③ host you (this January I’m not gonna be able to)

Please note that I can do the above when I have time.

1. I would like to show you around in Japan (you can tell me what you are interested in, what food you want to eat, your Japan bucket list and I can create an itinerary for the day.)
I can pay for our meals (only the ones and the things that will be previously decided, if you want extra things please pay for yourself). I would like to make a video of us exploring Tokyo and post it on my channel, which has 30k subscribers.

I can speak Spanish, Italian, English, some German and a bit of Portuguese. So if you are a native speaker of any of those languages we can speak in one of the above 👆

2. The local hosts are Japanese people that are happy to host travellers and would love to have a cultural exchange with you. I have met them personally but have NOT seen all of their houses and what they offer. In some cases they speak no to little English and they tend to live a bit far from central Tokyo. That said, each experience with a local can be a valuable experience, so if you’re interested let me know.

3.
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Hi everyone! My name is Tess and I live in Tokyo, Japan!
I am glad to host a family/couple/group of friends traveling to Japan in a beautiful traditional Japanese-style house in the center of Tokyo. I am also a You lTuber and with my team, we would like to record a video about your experiences traveling to Japan. You can stay in a tatami-style living room, me and my team will also have breakfast and dinner (also sushi if you like) without any costs on your side (on the day of filming).

We would like to ask you why you decided to come to Japan, what do you like here and enjoy delicious food together! If you want, we can also guide you around Tokyo!
The location is central Tokyo, a convenient spot for most of travel places.

Our You Tube channel is about foreigners experiencing Japanese culture and food. It has more than 250,000 subscribers, mostly we are doing interviews and having fun together in a multicultural community!

You can stay up to two/ three nights with us!

If you can speak English, you would be willing to be part of our YouTube video, and you are traveling, text me so we can spend a great time in Japanese style together!
See you in Tokyo

4. Make phone calls in Japanese.
I can sometimes help you with reservations and accommodation in capsule hostels. But just people who are grateful. I’m no agent so avoid rude messages expecting me to do things without a word of thank you.

Me:
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I think the best four words to describe myself are "citizen of the world". Despite my young age, my passion for foreign languages and the willingness to always improve have enabled me to travel a bit around this wonderful planet. I am a very enthusiastic, open-minded, cheerful and active girl. I am so fond of cultures that I try to imitate the ways of being of the people I meet abroad and try their customs. I am also very keen on exploring traditions to making the most of every experience is a must. please write "strawberry" at the beginning of your message to make me understand that you read through my profile). Travelling has helped me to never underestimate, judge or even criticize what I don't know and what I have not experienced firsthand. Instead, it helped me to build up a free mind for new opinions, have free eyes for new landscapes, free ears for new languages to absorbe and free hands to help out others in need.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Besides meeting new people, couch surfing is a good option for travellers with a low budget like me but a lot of enthusiasm and open ears for new stories to be heard...

Interests

• cooking
• calligraphy
• travelling
• pizza
• japanese
• haiku
• artistic gymnastics
• voluntary work

Music, Movies, and Books

Favourite book: the kite runner
Music: Caparezza, James Blunt, Bob Marley, Kodaline...
Movies: the time of our lives, la vita è bella

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I lied down on the wide, stunning Bolivian salt flats, with the sun shining and nothing but kilometers of salt above and beyond...

Another one: I hitchhiked in Japan <3

Teach, Learn, Share

Languages and cultures

What I Can Share with Hosts

Travelling adventures, languages, cultures, dreams

Countries I’ve Visited

Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, Morocco, Portugal

Countries I’ve Lived In

Chile, England, Germany, Italy, Japan