CURRENT MISSION Stay alive ! ABOUT US We started couchsurfing from 2007. We hosted a lot of friends in Edinburgh, California and Japan, and we get married and have a kid. Now we 3 re-started the trip to meet the world. Shigeto the dad is a researcher in the university, Aloe is the mom, Rina is 10 years old. We have 5 cats, living in Hokkaido, Japan. Far away from everything, great retreat for summer, nice ski chances in the winter. We are easygoing and friendly family, we mostly cook humble food at home and you are welcome to join. We can provide a semi-private room, in east Hokkaido. We also have a second house in Osaka ready for use. Always happy to meet up anywhere. You can skip the introduction if it is too long.... About Aloe the mom : My cat Pepe passed away in may 2026, She taught me so much about life. I live onward with the courage she showed to me. I am also beginning to explore the world of vegetarian. About Rina the 10 yrs, An absolutely foodie, sees through the essence of everything. A funny little girl who always has her insists. About Shigeto the dad, Sweet boy, foodie and funny. He is always very happy and you can trust him when talking about physics. About our cats, Long hair family, gentle and humble, gave up on warning human beings.
Interested in Adventure Sports
Fluent in English
Learning Japanese
10 Vouches
One topic that I can talk about for hours is...
my cat
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING Provide my couch! COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE 1. I met an American in Sweden, he ask his cousin Marc in Firenze, Italy, to take care of me. So I stay in Marc's house with a lot of people for a week. They took me to visit Firenze. I love that city. 2. I met Eric, who is also an American student, on the train from Austria to Germany. We had a long and nice chat. I asked him if I can stay in his couch that night and we did that. Eric left me note to indicate me where to see in Stuggurt, Germany, when he got up for summmer work in Germany. We also had traditional german food together. Eric made that for me. 3.I was hosted by William Normanton in London, Aug 2007 for 4 days, that was nice. I am glad that I can meet cool and kind people here! 4.Couch Surf in Jeff's place, Edinburgh. 2007 Aug.Jeff is super Cool!! Our first meet is dramatic--I was accidentally homeless in Edinburgh in a Sunday afternoon, standing on the main street with all tourists full of the city, with only a banana in my hand and £20... Jeff saw my SOS post on Edinburgh group and came from his place to rescue me in a minute, he is like an angel!! Jeff is funny and friendly, made me love Scotland and people immediately! I stay in his apartment for extra 2 days. 5. During the student days living in Edinburgh, my boyfriend and I hosted maybe more than hundred of great people in 5 years. We had great memories with couchsurfing guys.
Music, Movies, and Books
The Catcher in the Rye, Down and Out in Paris and London Red Chamber Dream The buried giant The periodic table (Primo Levi) .....I like Nobel Prize Literature and I am so glad they did not award it to Murakami Haruki, thanks god.
One Amazing Thing I've Done
This is Aloe profile before getting married too much in my life..... 1. I guess so far the most scaring thing I've done is to jump off a sea shore cliff about 20m high without protection and go directly into the sea, when I was 22. That was a beautiful sea....very blue and it hurts. 2. I shaved myself bold-head when I was 25. And I lived in TAIWAN!! I obviously scared passengers on every road. (Sorry....) 3. I traveled in Europe for a month in 26 without plan or knowledge. I went to 10 countries and met many people, finally I survived.... 4. After 10 years living in Japan, now I can finally speak intermediate level Japanese…but I forgot most of the English I learned to speak when I lived in California…
Teach, Learn, Share
Teach: Chinese (Traditional) , Japanese cooking: Chinese cooking, Japanese cooking Chinese language, Chinese dancing, yoga, molecular biology, (how to take care of babies..... !?) I am developing a skill of talking to cats in mind….try me. Learn: Anything you are good at. Share: anything I have.
What I Can Share With Hosts
Cooking, dinning, talks
My Interests
Cats, dancing, cooking, outdoor activities, science. Now kids!
