CURRENT MISSION

Searching for wild albatross.

ABOUT ME

Nozomu means a great hope or willing something in Japanese.
Born in Tokyo, grown up in Nagoya, went college in Kyoto, Japan.
Quitted 10-year job in a advertising company, started big journey.

Love traveling!
Love Moving by Planes, Trains, Buses and Boats, watching the landscapes outside,and wondering (like "What on earth brought me here?").
Love visiting many cities in many countries, walking and feeling atmospheres,(hotness or coldness, humid or dry, smells, loudness and voices of birds) of those cities.

So please help me to feel those atmospheres of your city!

PHILOSOPHY

Loving my family and my friends' family.
Knowing many other cultures and values outside my country.
Traveling means whole my life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

My friends who are on journey introduced and advised joining CS.
I got thought this is perfect for my journey.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Just joined CS and started traveling.
Please help me traveling around world and knowing your town!

I'm planning to travel in Middle East, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Central America and the US for a year (till March 2013).

Interests

Favorite activity;
watching sports (Rugby, Soccer, American football, Basketball, Bike races, Alpen & Nordic skiing and SUMO), singing and listening songs.

Favorite food:
Dripped coffee, Pilsner beer, wines and world cuisenes -especially vegetables and fruits (Not a Vegan)

• birds
• singing
• dining
• beer
• coffee
• vegan
• walking
• traveling
• watching sports
• cycling
• skiing
• sports
• basketball
• american football
• soccer
• rugby

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies;
Sanjuro (Akira Kurosawa's)
What's Eating Gilbert Grape(Lasse Hallström's)
O Brother (Koen Brothers')
and Hayao Miyazaki's Animations

Books;
Reading Japanese autors'. Murakami is one of my favorite.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Ever traveled in about 20 countries and 47 (whole) regions in Japan.
Each experience was amazing for me.

Countries I’ve Visited

Belgium, Canada, China, France, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Malaysia, Monaco, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan