***PLEASE READ MY PROFILE BEFORE SENDING ME REQUESTS.***
***I ONLY STAY AT FEMALE HOST'S PLACE AND LET FEMALE GUESTS STAY AT MY PLACE***

I am a Japanese student living in Tokyo.
I am from a small city called Shizuoka in Japan (where the big Mt. Fuji in located in) and currently live in Tokyo studying sociology. I am interested in how people communicate in this Internet society and how people share their personal opinions, emotions and points of view. I am also in the video industry and just worked on a film. See the details below.

I have lived in 3 counties and travel once in 3 months. I lived in a town called Eureka for 10 months when I was 16 years old and that's when I became very open to new people. I lived in Paris as well to learn French. Mon Français n'est pas parfait mais je peux communiquer avec les gens pour le plaisir. :)

I have been to these places below:
The U.S.A.
Eureka (CA), New York, Washington D.C., Montana, Oregon, LA, Hawaii

Other Cities
Hanoi, Viet Nam - for a month to work in a handicapped children's school.
Angers, France - for a month to learn French.
The Philippins - as a backpacker.
Seoul, Korea - I have a Korean sister whom my family was hosting when I was in the US and went to Seoul with my best friend to see her.
Paris, France - for 9 months to learn French.
Oslo, Norway - travelling
Amsterdam, the Netherlands - traveling
Madrid, Spain - I have my second family friend there!
Barcelona, Spain - MY FAVORITE CITY EVER!
Busan, Korea - Busan International Film Festival. It was such a great opportunity to introduce the film I was making then!
Seoul, Korea - traveling with my mom. I have a great relationship with my parents. :)
Taipei, Tainan and Taichung - I had such an amazing experience in Taiwan. Would love to share it with people I meet while traveling!
Shanghai - to see my friend.

So, yes, I love traveling. Every time I travel around the world, I meet new people and make new friends. I am very open and socialized, and I love chatting. One of the biggest reasons I travel is to meet new people and have conversations with them.

I am interested in video contents making and am currently making a film of Franz Kafka's "The Proceedings" in Tokyo as an assistant director. I worked from the very beginning (writing the script with the director and the actors) and was in charge of communicating with the actors. I also worked a little bit for props and wardrobes as well.
I love talking about films and would like to get recommendations from people around the world! It would be great if I could meet someone who is in the film industry and would be grateful if I could get to know more about the industry!

I am interested in how people communicate in this Internet society as well. I think it's fascinating that people get to know on the Internet and actually meet in person on Couch Surfing. I am new on C Surfing but the true fact is that I LOVE MEETING NEW PEOPLE. I am very much hoping to meet interesting people who are passionate about something and who love to talk about their lives. :D

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To me, one of the greatest purposes of traveling is to meet and get to know the locals! It's very important because the society is created by the people in there. And I wanna know and feel the originality of that society!

*** I can let people stay at my house in Tokyo but I live alone and it's only for the female guest. I also stay in female host's places only. ***

Interests

I know I'm not being modest but I AM AN EXCELLENT COOK. You can make me cook something and you'll be surprised. Even I get surprised by my own cooking sometimes...

Currently I want to know more about how and why people (especially young people who use the Internet a lot) share things and sympathize. And the relationships between people's sympathy and art works.

• arts
• culture
• fashion
• film making
• film festivals
• cooking
• drinking
• traveling
• socializing
• drawing
• music
• rock music
• backpacking
• languages
• learning languages
• film
• internet
• feminism
• sharing
• communication
• indie rock

Music, Movies, and Books

So my favorite films are...
Hedging and the Angry Inch, Any Day Now, Sing Street, Harry Potter Series (especially The Sorcerer's Stone), Toy Story 3, MILK, 3 Idiots, Whiplash, LEON, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Howl's Moving Castle, Garden State, LA LA LAND, Song One, JUNO, etc..

Favorite bands
Oasis, The Zombies, Jack Johnson, Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes, The View, Death Cab For Cutie, Bright Eyes, Coldplay, The Cure, Ingrid Michelson, Sonic Youth, The Velvet Underground, Dashboard Confessional, The Postal Service, etc...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

That I'm not giving up.

Teach, Learn, Share

- I can teach Japanese and English (A little bit of French too if you are a beginner)!
- Discover the city of Tokyo and be gourmet together
- Watch movies

What I Can Share with Hosts

Let's grab some good drinks and food and talk about life. :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, China, France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, Japan, United States