I was born in Shizuoka City in Japan on the 15th of September 1983.

My first encounter with the internet during high school inspired me to become a web designer though I'd been an ordinary student until then. After graduating high school, I moved to Tokyo to go to a technical college but quit after two years and decided to go to Australia to learn English.

By making web sites and contributing to a technical book, I saved up and went to Perth Australia. If I were to describe my life in Perth with three words, I would say they were English, photography and parties. It was during that time that the idea of a round the world trip started to become more than just a dream.

After coming back to Japan as a freelancer I worked for some design agencies creating flash sites, developing mobile applications, and writing html amongst other things. I regularly worked gruelling hours but my dream to travel gave me the strength to persevere.

Finally, after waiting for many years, on the eve of 2010, my journey as a first class backpacker began.