I'm Tatsuya Oka from Mihara city, Hiroshima prefecture, Japan.
I'm willing to help you to explore Beautiful Seto Inland sea.
I have many experiences to show foreign guest around Japan.
My favorite places are my hometown,Mihara, Onomichi , Okunoshima is famed for ''Rabbit Island'', Hiroshima city, Miyajima, Plus Shikoku area where I can drive from Onomichi via Shimanami bridge.
I give you lift to a road house which is a great hitch-hiking spot in Mihara as well.
My guests done catching car quickly there!
I also can take you to Mt Kiro observatory park via Shimanami Kaido highway by car.
You can see the most stunning view in Hiroshima prefecture (It ranked as 3rd best view in Japan in a famous Japanese tour guide book.but it's hard to get there for foreign tourists.)
Just hit me up when you are in Hiroshima prefecture !

Note of Famous legends around my home where I can show you

Okunoshima ''Rabbit island'' (Takehara)
Mt Fudekage and Ryuo (Mihara)
Shimanami Kaido highway (Onomichi)
Mt Shirataki (Onomichi)
Mt Kiro (Imabari)
(and more... ask me!)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

My Australian friend told me CS.
I wanted to meet new people.

Interests

My interests are cafe, coffee and traveling.

• culture
• dining
• cooking
• coffee
• traveling
• surfing
• languages
• cafe

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Latin music especially cumbia

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I done bike-packing from Montreal through Gaspé Peninsula for Saguene-Lac st jean,Quebec,Canada.
I walked on Camino de Santiago from Saint jean pied port included Muxia,and Finisterre.
After French way, I walked from Santiago to Lisboa Through Caminho de Fatima.
I talked to a lot of foreign people on a street while living Japan.
I took foreign tourists sight-seeing spots in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan.
I got three jobs in Melbourne, Australia at the same time and worked 12 hours per a day.
I worked for 88 days in a row at a strawberry farm in western australia.
done Drinving 20,000 kilo all around Australia including Tasmania.

Teach, Learn, Share

showing beautiful places around my hometown including Okunoshima aka Rabbit island
take you and show you Setouchi area by car

What I Can Share with Hosts

Teaching Japanese and culture
Cooking Japanese foods Japanese people eat as usual.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Portugal