Singapore

CURRENT MISSION 193 countries! ABOUT ME I am a Japanese working in Singapore living with my wife, Jennifer. I have been working overseas for almost 27 years ...in Singapore, Kota Kinabalu(Malaysia), New Delhi(India), Kota Kinabalu(Malaysia)again and Singgapore again. I do not have time for a long trip as I am tied up with my job at the moment. I like traveling and to mingle with local people and experience the cultural difference. I would like to make a lot of friends from different corners of the world and do cultural exchanges. If you have a plan to come to Singapore, please feel free to contact me. Also, I will go back to Tokyo a few times a year. If I am in Tokyo, you can also couchsurf at my place in Tokyo.

"Best friends are like stars that light up our darkest nights. Your presence illuminates my life, and I'm forever grateful for you." Firstly , thank you so much of your time to read my profile. My philosophy is to forge acquaintance into a lasting friendship. My profile is long because I want you to understand who you are writing to. I am happy that you have chosen to visit Singapore. Well, I am a professional who is always curious on humanity and like to make new friends from all over the world. Thank you for choosing to visit Singapore - a Sunny tropical city state country. Well, you have made the right choice ! I love nature, animals and museums and engaged interactions with people from different walks of life. I love to seek friends that love good food tasting and enjoy good company together. I love to travel and find out more about the country, I do ask many questions, it doesn't matter if you hv all the answers. I love to make friends with people from other professions and different nationalities . The world is always so fascinating with so many imperfections ! Yes! It's so unique ! Political upheaval , social problems , income gap disparity and many other factors that challenge the humanity . We can talk, ponder, discuss and debate ! I love to learn from interesting people as I always think they could offer some food for thoughts ! They can challenge me and push me to think deeper and critical on issues that few could matter ! My condominium is one of Singapore’s most striking architectural masterpieces—an internationally acclaimed, award-winning landmark in Singapore. Many of my friends were instantly captivated by its distinctive design and timeless grandeur, matched with luxurious amenities at your convenience. My long list of postive and good accolades of CS references speak of my hospitality and personality. I am a very simple and direct person and I will not be intimidated by people who are trying to take advantage of my generous hospitality. If you are trying to seek free accomodations and have no desire to spend time with the host meaningfully, please look for other hosts. I am a very experienced host who knows the needs of a traveller. Of course you can have your free time to meet other people but please communicate clearly before your arrival to avoid any misunderstandings. I am very strict on my house rules. If you are an untidy and ill-discipline person pls look for other hosts. Please read up my house rules carefully under Home section. I will not hesitate to ask you to leave my house immediately if you are disrespectful and do not follow my house rules. These are simple rules if you treat my house as your house, showing your respect. These rules are not difficult to follow. Sometimes, some surfers only show what is advantageous to be perceived from them, portraying themselves to be the victims in fact these people who often break the house rules despite numerous warnings and disrespectful to the host when they were so busy messaging their frds or tinder dates when they were with their host, lacking basic mannerism, shamefully selfish acts. I hope you are not one of them. Some were so unhappy when I told them they cannot be back after midnight as I need to wake up early and go to work. Some of them whom I have to remind them to be neat and tidy and not to mess up my place by throwing their stuff all over my room. Some even tried to bring strangers to my place and caught by me. Of course, they faced the dired consequences. Recently I hv hosted some Couchsurfers who really fit the bill of a freeloader. They came home late despite telling them to be back by 10pm, never write CS references despite telling them twice and they agreed to write but still failed to do so. I will never host such ungrateful people again. The list will go on.... Of course, these black sheeps only constituted a minority group of people whom I have hosted, less than 0.5% of the people whom I have hosted. There are many beautiful and lovely people whom I have hosted too. Some even become my best friends. Being a host, I have always try my best to be a good host of Singapore . I can bring you most of the touristic and non-touristic places in Sg and enjoy good local delicious cuisines as I drive . I set high standards for my hosting and meeting new friends to hangout. Even if I cannot host you due to work and other commitments , if time permits, we can still arrange to hangout as I promise you won't get a discounted experience here. Many of the people I met said it was the best Couchsurfing experience they have had. I still couldnt believe when I met up an introvert CS and after several days of hosting, we have built up the friendship, isnt it amazing? I have organised CS events in the past like Chinese New Year and Christmas parties and yatch cruise to Singapore islands and invited my friends and travellers to engage in these activities. I have also organised karaoke sessions with my friends and travellers.In short, I would give you a deeper perspective of Singapore if you are interested to find out more . If we did not meet that means it's fated. It doesn't matter as we leave it to destiny . We may cross path in this beautiful planet one day ! Life is short, seize the day! I hv hosted more than 700 CS frds just happened some of them wrote under 'Personal' , and not surfers. I do invite my CS friends for musical plays , concerts and other events in Sg. You will be spoilt with choices . I used to live in Vancouver as I have made many frds there too.As times when I couldn't host my friends but we managed to hangout , I was amazed that the references they wrote for me were even better than their comments for their hosts . If time permits, I do organise CS events where I invite foreigners to join to visit mostly non-touristic places , where even the locals hardly go , as some places you need to have a car to reach and no public transport could send you there. Like seeing big Monitor lizards, wild crocodiles , bats and monkeys etc and other interesting places that challenge your perspectives Of course , I do bring my friends to the TOP bars in Singapore , all rooftop bars , bars in 5 stars hotels and bars in Clark Quay , Haji Lane , Boat Quay , Dempsey Hill, CHIJMES, Atlas Bar etc

🧘‍♂️🧘‍♂️CURRENT MISSION Update: CURRENT MISSION Update: Travelling in October to Mauritius. December to Oman & Saudi Arabia. Done in April 2026. Caribbean Trip: Trinidad&Tobago, Dominica, Antigua&Barbuda, St Kitts& , Dominican Republic, Turks&Caicos, Haiti. 2025 was a difficult year whereby I was diagnosed with early stage Lung cancer 1B in Sept, but thanks to Kuni & family, I’m back! Despite all that had happened, i feel we still could help you if you’re independent enough. We will try our best to host. If you’re keen to come and help with some simple chore such as wash the toilet bowl in your own bathroom, throw the garbage out, help to declutter some household stuff to the recycled bins downstairs. ⭐️⭐️⭐️Yes please write to Kuni. Write to Kuniaki Tokura. Write to Kuniaki Tokura. Write to Kuniaki Tokura. He is my better halves; husband. I’ve been blessed to have travelled to 80 countries so far. Continue travelling with Kuni. I’m married to Kuniaki Tokura( Couchsurfing member too, so WRITE TO HIM FOR COUCH REQUEST) and we met in Nov 2009 through Couchsurfing. Kuni is working in the Tourism industry and I’m in the Sports industry. I’m lucky that I have more free time than office workers. Enjoy my free time when I am not coaching swimming. Baking sourdough and milk loaf for friends and family when the starter is woken up. 😳😳ABOUT ME A swim instructor who likes to eat and cook. Currently, decluttering my apartment. I work half a day only. My better half is a super duper Couchsurfing King, he would host every day. He will answer to you if we accept your couch request. (***Do NOT write request to me, it will be a duplicate request). The space you’ll get is a private guest room with 2 bunk beds. The space is a small room but it’s enough for 2 persons. If you’re a Group of 3, one person will get a floor mattress. Our area is called Farrer Park. There’s a MRT station here. 20 min via taxi from Changi Airport, 50min via subway/MRT. Use a Ezylink card for transport or your credit card can do the trip to tap on and out of subway and buses. Super convenient. Our home is at a Very convenient area if you want to go to Merlion, Marina Bay Sands or Gardens by the Bay. IMPORTANT TO READ THIS IF YOU NEED A COUCH: Since Nov 2013, Kuni & i have been hosting together. So, if you want a couch, send a couch request to him only: Kuniaki Tokura (we are under one roof ). I won’t answer you. Please do NOT send request to me. See his profile : https://www.couchsurfing.org/people/kuni/ ****************************************************** ✈️✈️Where have I travelled to? 2025: Algeria and Libya, Chad 2024: Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé & Principe, Seychelles. Eritrea & Djibouti & Hiroshima, Japan 2023: Spain, Cuban, Peru, Colombia 2022: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Burundi, South Sudan, Somalia, South Ethiopia 2020: Okinawa (Japan), Myanmar 2019: Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Lesotho, Eswantini. 2018, we were back to West Africa; Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo, Nigeria, Gabon. 2017, we visited Central America; Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Belize. In April 2016, Kuni and I travelled to Cameroon and Central African Republic. Dec 2016, we did Namibia and Angola together. Camping and Self-drive in Namibia is an amazing experience. In June 2015, Kuni & I travelled to Rwanda & Congo. Climbed Mt nyiragongo to see the lava, also did a Gorilla trek, and in Rwanda, we stayed in 2 different hosts ' homes. May 2014, visited Argentina with Kuni (Buenos Aires, Salta, Jujuy and Cordoba) and it was a trip with beautiful mountains; warm Argentine friends (their parents sometimes) whom we hosted before. This means we usually host more Argentinians in our tiny apartment. I've quit my Science teacher job in Nov 2012 and have done a buddy trip to Europe for 44 days in May-June 2013. First timer. 🤖🤖PHILOSOPHY To live each day with thanksgiving. To have more new friends. To make a difference in someone else's lives. Life is like a game of basketball game. Im usually the guy who set up the goal in a basketball game...I don't mind if Im not the "Michael Jordon", but i know each and everyone's position and give them a chance to score!

Stay Safe ! Social Distancing my fellow Couchsurfers. I will do my utmost best to help you around. BEFORE you request for a couch, PLEASE READ my entire profile, about me and my home section. "I appreciate that you read fully my profile about me and my home section if you are requesting for a couch and i will definitely know from your message if you had read my entire profile and all the sections. Thank you." For those couchsurfers who took the effort to send a nice detailed request but i am unable to host, i apologise as my place might be full or perhaps i have some personal matters. As much as i love to host, One liner or two liners or request without fully reading my profile will be Declined. Also if you are not the interactive and communicative type either in person or via messages/whatsapp please do not request to stay with me. I am a very communicative and interactive person who usually replies promptly. I appreciate if you have a Sim Card for Data do it will be easy for me to communicate and ask if everything is ok. If you are not willing to spend a bit of money to get the cheapest sim card available, then please also don't think of requesting. As much as i want to help you by hosting you, i need you to help me to keep in touch during your stay with me so that i will have a peaceful mind. Born and raised in Singapore 🇸🇬 and that definitely makes me a local. I am just an average, friendly and sociable guy but at the same time i am shy. I love to talk and of cos joke around as i consider myself a jovial guy. I am a guy who can adapt to things easily no matter how the other individual is. I will be my normal self when i am around new people that i meet. I don't think i need to impress anyone that i meet. Its definitely better for a person to be his or her ownself when surrounded by others.

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