Miscellaneous blog about vintage clothing, Dr. Martens, wreck diving, international travel, etc. Ex Worked for a tourist guidebook publisher, JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers 2018-1, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia. Visited about 50 countries.
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A Japanese vintage clothing lover introduces Japanese vintage shops. We visit vintage clothing stores in various regions and recommend the best ones.
Biography
Born in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo JAPAN in 1991. Played soccer until high school. Always off the bench.
Played in a band during his school days. I played bass guitar. Also played in a street live band.
After graduating from a university in Tokyo, he entered the travel industry.
A trip abroad near graduation from college led him to a love of international travel.
Spent about 3 months out of a year abroad. Rent is a waste of money.
Joined JICA Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (1st batch in 2018) in April 2018. Dispatched to Chuuk State Tourism Office. Lived in Chuuk for about 2 years.
Forced to return to Japan by JICA due to coronavirus and stayed in Japan.
Returned to Japan in June 2020 after his term as JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers ended.
Loves vintage clothes, miscellaneous goods, and Dr. Martens.
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Travel history
Childhood: Hawaii, Bangkok, Guam, Saipan.
I went there with my parents around elementary school. My memory is only fragmented, but I vividly remember drinking blue Gatorade all over Hawaii or somewhere. I also went to Guam or somewhere even though I had a broken bone.
July 2012: Philippines (Globe-Trotter Volunteer Tour, tree-planting activities and elementary school exchange)
This was my first time abroad. It was fun. I realized how small my world is.
March 2013: Taipei (First solo trip)
Four days before my final interview, I suddenly took a Jetstar flight to Taipei, thinking it would be a bad idea to have never traveled alone when I was job hunting for a travel job. I met a Japanese band that had been traveling around the world for about three years just playing on the road, and I joined their performance. It was the original experience of traveling.
July 2013: Round Europe by train (Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Italy, France, Netherlands, London)
I learned on this trip that if you travel too long, your curiosity wears out. This is the trip where I learned the basics of backpacking, such as staying only in dormitories, getting around on my own, taking unnecessary luggage and throwing it away, and so on.
July 2013: Cambodia (Globe-Trotter volunteer tour, teaching physical education)
There were a lot of people and it wasn't very interesting. I was also in a dark period because I was in a good mood.
September 2013: Taipei
I went to see a college classmate, an exchange student from Taiwan.
March 2014: tour of Asia (Singapore, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong)
Graduation trip. Watched Albirex Niigata Niigata Singapore match. Memorable trip where I crossed the border by land for the first time. My friends joined me from Hong Kong and we had a lot of fun.
October 2014: Busan (Trip with Freehugger Kuwahara san)
My first trip after getting a job. I won a free hugging trip with Kuwabara-san, a famous free hugger, as part of a Trippys project, and we had a free hug in Busan. In this photo, he is smiling so much, but in reality, I was too embarrassed to hug him much. I left my digital camera in the cab and lost it.
December 2014: New Year's Eve in Bangkok, China
China Eastern Airlines via Shanghai and Xi'an. China inland shock. New Year's Eve on Samet Island.
February 2015: Bangkok (first overseas business trip)
First overseas business trip. I don't remember much. Oh, I remember being taken to a go-go bar, which I really didn't like.
March 2015: India (Delhi, Agra, Varanasi, Kolkata)
I went to India, which I had longed to visit. At first, I went around the standard places. I didn't encounter much trouble.
April 2015: Bangladesh.
I went with a senior member of my company, and this trip has a strong image of that person's stomach being completely fucked up. It was probably the most fun I've ever had. We watched the Bangladesh Premier League, did a homestay, and jumped into a wedding.
July 2015: European Car Trip (Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France, Liechtenstein, Belgium)
Soccer My high school soccer teammate who played in the Dutch third division drove a week around Europe during the off-season. The trip was a lot of fun, driving at high speeds until we ran out of energy every day, boiling pasta on a gas stove and eating it at service areas.
December 2015: Laos, Thailand (Koh Tao, Big Blue to get diving license)
I was suddenly asked to play in a soccer match in Laos. I got my diving license up to advanced on Koh Tao. I got into wreck diving because there was a wreck here. New Year's Eve at the Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan.
March 2016: Seoul
Watched a match of FC Seoul where Takahagi was. Played with friends in Seoul.
April 2016: Ethiopia and Malawi (Trip to visit my JOCV soccer teammates)
The trip that led me to become a Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer. It was my first trip to Africa. I vividly remember being asked by a cab driver on the way home to talk about what happiness was.
June 2016: Business trip to Hong Kong and China
I am getting to be able to do some work on my own, but I decided to study English on this business trip. I started DMM English conversation after this.
September 2016: Cross-Indonesia (Visit Ijen Volcano)
Ijen Volcano, where I thought I was going to die; Gili Trawangan, where no Japanese people were there, perhaps because it was the wrong time of year; Jakarta, where it was inconvenient. It was a trip where we felt the power of Asia and traveled overland.
December 2016: India (Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer)
New Year's Eve in the desert. On the way back, I got sickest I've ever been in my life and returned home covered in poop.
February 2017: Bangkok Business Trip
My third business trip to Bangkok. The work I controlled was challenging but exhausting. Since then, I have been able to work while traveling.
March 2017: Seoul.
I think I was just going around thrift stores and visiting bathhouses.
May 2017: Philippines (Boracay, Cebu English Study Abroad, Bohol, Panglao)
I went to study abroad in Cebu to test my skills after gaining a little confidence through DMM English Conversation. Oh well. I went diving in Boracay and Panglao.
June 2017: business trip to Hong Kong and China
Second time in Hong Kong. It was fun because I was with my favorite seniors. I started to love using my toilet sandals while traveling around this time.
September 2017: Coron, Philippines (wreck diving)
Went to Coron for wreck diving. On the way back we went to visit Hirom of the Bajau tribe in Cebu. We all bought fish together, but we didn't have anything to burn, so we burned the Earth's walking stick to roast the fish and stave off hunger. The ink burned and the green flame was beautiful.
January 2018: Hawaii (18,000 yen round trip from Kansai Airport to Honolulu with Scoot's sale)
I thought it was bad that I have never been to Hawaii even though I am in the travel industry, but I had not been able to go to Hawaii. But I went to Hawaii because it was on sale at Scoot and it was cheap. I had a great time even though it was a muddy Hawaii, staying in a dormitory and moving around by bicycle and bus.
February 2018: Business Trip to Los Angeles
Visiting the grave of my favorite Ramones, watching a Lakers game, and riding around vintage clothing stores by bicycle, I felt the charm of traveling in the US.
April 2018: Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers, Komagane Training Center
Taking a leave of absence from work to join the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV)
June 2018-: worked for the Chuuk State Tourism Office, Federated States of Micronesia, moved to Chuuk
For the first time, I'm going to stay abroad for a long time. The term of office is two years.
January 2019: Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia
Presentation of activities in the first six months after dispatch
March 2019: Marshall Islands (Kwajalein, Majuro)
Travel. We went to the island of Ibai in Kwajalein, where the general public cannot go. The Caroline Islands are exclusive to United Airlines and tickets are expensive. I used the miles I had been saving for a long time to get a good deal on my trip.
April/May 2019: Guam (long layovers and sightseeing in the city each time)
When I go to Guam, I eat McDonald's and Häagen-Dazs. I'll hit the recycle stores and thrift stores.
June 2019: Palau, Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia
November 2019: Palau
March 2020: Majuro, Marshall Islands; Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia; Kosrae State, Federated States of Micronesia
After 2020
Appearance on Rocotavi Channel
Appearance on Glocal Channel
Rock Band
I love the Blue Hearts and formed my first band when I graduated from high school. When I was a college student, I tried to compose and write lyrics in a band called CRASH MOLE MUSTANG. We were able to perform at places like Shinjuku Loft, but we had zero customers. It was fun, but it's funny now that I think about it.
Around the beginning of my working life, I formed a band with people from my part-time job. Everyone was good, so it was fun, but I felt the difficulty of continuing a serious band after I became a working adult.
Later, he became a member of the street performance group "Two Match Talkies. In the past by performing on the street in Tokyo, they have collected over 1 million yen in money and donated it to NGOs and other organizations. He used to play bass guitar, but changed to managing the website when he moved to Chuuk.
I played one night with a band called "The Sauvettes" as a farewell gig before I emigrated to Chuuk. I was surprised to see so many people come to the show and get a lot of backers.
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