Hi everyone!☀️
I’m Taishin, a university student at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan. I study environmental engineering and am particularly interested in renewable energy, and environmental policies. I’m passionate about traveling in a way that allows me to connect people living there, experience their cultures and traditions firsthand, and see the world through their perspectives. I also enjoy hosting travelers in Japan, listening to their life stories, showing them around Sapporo, and introducing them to authentic local experiences. That’s why I feel like I’m in the right place when using Couchsurfing! ✌️

Having traveled in 55 countries in this world, I found it particularly interesting how diverse the food cultures are and its background. In addition, I’ve always felt sharing meals together connect people very easily and deeply, having made very meaningful connections in my experiences. I can show and share you some very authentic& local Japanese food experiences, and you’re more welcomed to my place if you can show me something from your country and region:)

October 2025 Update🍂
I’m back in Sapporo and have my own room now:) After spending half a year in Europe, I’m very happy to be back in Japan!! 😋 Im having my final semester here in Hokkaido, focusing on my research and thesis. I’ve started learning tea ceremony, sushi-making in earnest. I’m also enjoying the beautiful nature and delicious food in Hokkaido ⛄️🍣🍵
I just moved to my new flat. You can enjoy vibes of traditional Japanese culture in my room.
**When you request, please mention what you expect to do when staying in my place.

April 2025 Update 🌸
Currently I’m not in Japan
After the 2 months journey backpacking through the Eurasian continent from China to Germany by bus and train, I started living in Munich as an exchange student and have my own private room, so I’ve just started opening up to hosting again. That said, I don’t have a couch or any real sleeping setup cuz I moved here with only one backpack.—having just a sleeping bag for my guest with me. So it’s definitely not the most comfortable arrangement. But if you’re okay with a simple setup (or having a camping mat or something like that), I’d be happy to host fellow travelers! I tend to study at university and go home kinda late, it could be difficult to host you for multiple days. Same day or one day before request would work better for me actually cuz I’m always spontaneous :) Nowadays I live with my girlfriend Nazuna in my flat. We enjoy hosting people!
We’re always curious about food culture around the world,so if you can cook some cuisine from your country ,you’re more welcomed. We also can share some Japanese meal we cook,(Although I live in Germany, I cook and eat Japanese food every day:) not a big fan of food here..😂
When you request,please mention about your agreement of sleeping arrangement.
I’m not a local, so if you’re looking for some local experiences,here’s NOT the place!

My mission in 2025!
Crossing Eurasia continent from China to Germany!

Hi everyone!☀️
I’m Taishin, a university student at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan. I study environmental engineering and am particularly interested in renewable energy, and environmental policies. I’m passionate about traveling in a way that allows me to connect people living there, experience their cultures and traditions firsthand, and see the world through their perspectives. I also love hosting travelers in Japan, listening to their life stories, showing them around Sapporo, and introducing them to authentic local experiences. That’s why I feel like I’m in the right place when using Couchsurfing! ✌️

My university life is a cycle of working multiple part-time jobs during the semester (I usually teach Japanese kids ^ ^) and spending all my earnings on travel during the holidays. (Trust me, I study too! Haha.) In 2025, I’ll be studying at the Technical University of Munich in Germany as an exchange student. To make my journey even more exciting, I plan to travel there overland—mainly by bus and train—from China, taking about two months to cross more than 20 countries! This has been one of my biggest dreams: to cross the largest continent on Earth, immerse myself into local cultures along the way, and experience the gradual cultural shift from East to West. 🌏

Whenever I travel, my best and most memorable experiences have come from connecting with people through Couchsurfing. These experiences have given me a deeper understanding of places and cultures. Likewise, I love giving travelers to Japan a truly local experience. That’s why I appreciate this community so much! 🙌

Let’s connect, share our cultures, thoughts, and experiences! I hope to meet as many people as possible through this amazing platform!

For those sending me request in Japan!
Please make sure I live in a small flat with sofa bed and you’ll sleep there!😆My place is well centered, around 8 min walk from Sapporo station.
I only accept guests who’s into cultural exchange and having similar CS vibes!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I really like the idea of Couchsurfing—favors circulate, people pay it forward, and cultures and personal experiences are exchanged. Above all, it builds amazing human connections around the world. This is very beautiful I think. 🤝I’d love to meet people both in my destination and in Japan!

Interests

Nature!🌱
Being in nature gives me everything—it always reminds me that we’re just a small part of it.”

• animals
• culture
• japanese food
• movies
• music
• skiing
• mountains
• nature
• beautiful landscapes

Music, Movies, and Books

Some Japanese classics and pops
Jeremy Zucker (Joined his LIVE in Tokyo,my boom!!)
The Beatles (I sometimes play in the band🎹)

I’m a big fan of the anime movies by Makoto Shinkai(新海誠),like「君の名は」( ‘Your Name’) ,I was so inspired by this movie that I watched it 12 times😂 Great thing is every time I feel something different

I grew up reading many Japanese comic books! Nowadays I’m trying to read some academic papers haha

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Backpacking through Eurasian Continent by bus & train from China to Germany, crossing 21 countries in 2 months :) and then started my life as an exchange student in Munich with one backpack

Sleeping in the snowy mountains in Hokkaido,like -15℃ day,without tent and sleeping bag ( I dug a hole and slept (nope waited to survive for 12hours ) in it😂 it was incredibly cold though haha )

Teach, Learn, Share

I can share some Japanese meals I cook ,cultural things and my traveling experiences!
I can teach you how to make Sushi🍣

What I Can Share with Hosts

Sushi lesson
Origami lesson
Calligraphy
Japanese culture
Japanese foods I cook
Positive vibes!!
Big smile!!

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Japan