Currently travelling around Europe with the 2month Interrail pass, after living in Berlin for a year!!!
So far, London → Glasgow → Edinburgh → London → Noordwijk (the Netherlands) → Amsterdam → Deventer → Bremen → Copenhagen → Oslo → Stockholm → Cologne → Luxemburg → Paris → Rennes → La Rochelle → Bordeaux → Madrid → Barcelona → Marseille → Nice → Milan → La Spezia → Rome → Venice → Vienna!!

Now it’s nearly the end of my travel, so I’m travelling just a little more before I go back to Japan!

People with: crooked glasses, one foot bigger than the other, mismatched socks (don't worry I'm not a feet fanatic), pig laugh, or just travel lovers... Welcome to my place !

So I'm Hikaru Kawai, a small Japanese dude lost in a huge Japanese city (no jokes about my last name. Everyone knows that it's true 😜)
My work: trying to please the people who can't move their butt from the sofa.
Guessed? Well, it's not true, of course. I just work as an assistant director in the tv industry.
I work full time during the weekdays but I'm happy to hang out at night after work and also on the weekends!

Do you like meeting the locals??
I can take you to a nice cozy bar near my home!! Also, I love drinking!!!! So I hope you like drinking too! ;)
(Of course, it is fine even if you don't drink/don't like drinking though. Everyone has their own reasons 😊)
Do you like jazz music??
I know the best underground jazz bar in Tokyo!!
Do you want to experience more japanesey things and less touristy stuffs??
I can tell/take you to some events happening in the city!!

A little bit about me...
I like carrots. But no one cares about that 😂
I'm very open-minded (maybe too much for a Japanese hahaha)
I love making new friends (oh yeah, like everyone on Couchsurfing guys I know 😉)
Helping backpackers is a duty for me
I would love to travel more, in Europe to start with, so please guys, show me your culture ! (I'll cook for you some Japanese weird stuff in exchange)

Also i actually prefer hosting/staying with couchsurfers longer than just a night or two. Because Couchsurfing is all about meeting and getting to know the place and people, right??? I would love to really get to know you!
So don't hesitate to ask me to stay for a week or two! I'd actually appreciate it ;)
(I don't wanna be mean but since I get heaps of requests so I don't host people staying only 1 night. I kinda feel like a free hostel since I get so little time together)
And finally, I love getting massages. Priority goes to massage therapists. #justjoking

And as you can hear in the movie 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind':
"I'm just a fucked up guy who is looking for my own peace of mind."

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would like to meet new people and get to know local area through Couchsurfing. Also, show people around my area.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I started couchsurfing long years ago and it is amazing to meet travellers and share experience. i enjoyed meetup events and will try to attend more whenever i have time. i appreciate my friend who told me all about couchsurfing. thanx to him, i can meet more new people and make friends!

Interests

ultimate frisbee, sports, photography, movies, playing acoustic guitar, drinking

• photography
• drinking
• movies
• traveling
• guitar
• sports
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Amelie, Harry Potter, The Perks of being a Wall flower, le scaphandre et le papillon (the Diving Bell and the Butterfly)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ayers Rock in the rain
Road trip all around Japan (all of the 47 prefectures)

Teach, Learn, Share

Japanese language, Travel stories (I'm happy to share my travel stories)
I am learning German at the moment!
(Also want to learn Spanish/French/Chinese/Russian and lots more in the future!!)

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Fiji, France, Germany, Guam, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Germany, Japan