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Soga Masayoshi

I am from Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Born and raised by the sea, I like to spend time on the weekends enjoying outdoor activities like beach soccer and camping.

Articles

20 May 2022

Yakushima, Amami Oshima, and Tokunoshima are World Heritage Sites in Kagoshima. What are the highlights of each island?

Kagoshima Prefecture is home to 28 inhabited islands, making it one of the most remote islands in Japan. The islands, scattered throughout the prefecture's vast area of approximately 600 km, vary in climate from temperate to subtropical, and in nature and culture.
20 May 2022

The wonders of Yakushima Island and it’s natural diversity

In this issue, we interviewed Mr. Taro Watanabe, a Yakushima Island Official Tour Guide, on the wonders of Yakushima Island and how to be a responsible tourist.
20 May 2022

Yakushima, The Water Island: The Secret of it’s special Shochu

In this issue, We asked Mr.Tanaka the secret of his Sake, born from the riches of Yakushima’s pure water.
20 May 2022

“Yakushima through things and people” - The Future Written by YAKUSHIMA BLESS

In this issue, we focus on “YAKUSHIMA BLESS”, a new concept shop located in Anbo, Yakushima. We learn about their sustainable economic activities by focusing on the island’s natural resources, including the Yakusugi Cedar.

PROFILE

I am from Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Born and raised by the sea, I like to spend time on the weekends enjoying outdoor activities like beach soccer and camping. I’ve been backpacking since I was in school, and I have visited 30 countries across 5 continents. The most fun trip I’ve been on lately was renting a mobile camper and travelling across America. I also backpack across Japan!

Gender: Male
Birth place: Kanagawa prefecture
Favorite food: Local specialties, raw shirasu. The meal I had overseas that left me with the greatest impression was a Turkish mackerel sandwich!
Food I hate: None (if I had to choose, “injera,” a staple food I had in Ethiopia)
Hobbies/Likes: Outdoor activities like camping and barbecuing, listening to music at summer festivals, traveling (domestic and international)
What I’m good at: Beach soccer, outdoor cooking
What I’m not good at: Arithmetic
Where in Japan I recommend the most and why to travelers in Japan.: Hokkaido. There’s delicious food all over (seafood, meat, vegetables... everything is delicious). I especially recommend visiting Doto. It has different sorts of charms than the rest of Japan, like the Kushiro Marshlands and the Abashiri drift ice.
Favorite memory from traveling in Japan.: Seeing the “Miroku Bosatsu” statue at Koryu-ji in Kyoto. It was one of the nation’s first designated national treasures, and I was drawn in by the statue’s limber body and archaic smile.
Must do activity for visitors to Japan.: Try comparing different types of Japanese sake! In particular, sake from Niigata, a rice-producing region, is exceptional.

Soga Masayoshi's page

Soga Masayoshi

Articles

Yakushima, Amami Oshima, and Tokunoshima are World Heritage Sites in Kagoshima. What are the highlights of each island?

The wonders of Yakushima Island and it’s natural diversity

Yakushima, The Water Island: The Secret of it’s special Shochu

“Yakushima through things and people” - The Future Written by YAKUSHIMA BLESS

How to enjoy Amami Oshima, registered as a World Natural Heritage site

The deep-rooted traditional culture of Amami Oshima

His dream - to become Japan’s best coffee producer. The path to Tokunoshima Coffee Project

Our Daily Lives as a Resource - Tokunoshima Tourism and Bullfighting

Traditional Edo Kiriko and how glasses can change the taste and aroma of your sake.

Winter Picturesque Views of Hokkaido! “Jewelry Ice”

The Hunt for Microbreweries in Kanagawa Prefecture’s Zushi City!

Reporting back on Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture’s stunning autumn leaves!

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