CURRENT MISSION

Visit the world!

ABOUT ME

Currently an Assistant English Teacher in a Junior High in Gifu city, i also help with music and various other tasks at school.

I am a photographer and very interested in Music and Theater specifically Japanese Noh and Kyogen theater,

I drink and smoke, and i enjoy traveling.

My apartment is a bit far from the city center but if you enjoy the countryside then my apartment is perfect for you.

PHILOSOPHY

Live life to the fullest, dont hold back. Do what you go to do in life, but always have time to sit and watch the crowds roll by.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would like to show temples and shrines to tourists. As a Japanese Culture Scholar I can teach alot about the places and give alot of cultural lessons, but it depends on the day. Also i can host a person.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None

Interests

Photography, Japanese Noh Theater, Japanese Culture, Travel, Shinto, Music, East Asian Cinematography, Road Trips, Japanese Kyogen Theater, Cooking, J-Pop, Mythology

• culture
• theater
• photography
• cooking
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• music
• teaching
• history
• religion
• road trips

Music, Movies, and Books

Godsmack, Metallica, 浜崎あゆみ, Rascal Flatts, B.o.A, Harry Bellafonte, The Temptations, Mariah Carey, レミオロメン, 綾香, 平井賢,もののけ姫, Amelie, 千と千尋の神隠し, Die Hard Trilogy, Farewell my Conqubine, Angels in America, Iron-Clad Angels, Old School, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Bend it Like Beckham, Tampopo, Rashomon, Dirty Dancing, Sin City, 9 to 5, L'Auberge Espanole, The Emperor's New Groove, Lion King, Aladdin, A League of Their Own, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hocus Pocus, Spring Summer Fall Winter Spring, Steel Magnolias, Harry Potter Series, 清少納言の枕雙紙, Daughter of Han, The Bamboo Cutter, 古事記, 日本書記, The Peony Pavillion, Buso, Le Petite Prince, Nickle and Dimed, Martyrs Crossing, The Bible, The Lotus Sutra, 道成寺, A Modest Proposal

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I have travelled throughout Japan and seen many views of Japan and parts of Europe.

Teach, Learn, Share

I am a Japanese theater scholar and also have done studies in Japanese Religion, Cinema, History and Culture.

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, United States