

Tokyo airbnb experience host interview #2 Alejandro
As part of the airbnb experience hosts interview seriese, I have decided to interview Alejandro, who conducts experiences in Kichijoji and Nakano, Western side of the Tokyo many tourists do not have an opportunity to visit. Where are you from originally? I am originally from San Jose, California. Home of the Silicon Valley! But my routes go as far as Mexico and Peru.
What made you come to live in Tokyo?
As a child, I always dreamt of coming to Japan. I’ve been a huge video


airbnb experience host interview #1 Yosuke Sakai, freelance developer and Suibokuga Artist
Yosuke is a freelance programmer based in Tokyo. However, his passion is art and he spends majority of time as an artist. He specialise in Japanese traditional Japanese art, Suibokuga (Sumie). Suibokuga uses black ink (sumi) and complicated brush techniques are used to create contrasted shadings. A piece by Hokusai Katsushika inspired him to get into this art form. In 2009, he begun his study under sumie-artist Shukou Tsuchiya. Checkout his website HERE! His paintings are dif