LOCAL FRIEND
Local friends
Local friends live here and know what makes their home special. Meet the people who can introduce you to places and ways of life beyond the usual sights. Find someone you want to visit, even in a place you have never been.

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Meet our local friends

Kari
Nago, OkinawaLet's go camping, nice and easy

Yonao
Nanjo, OkinawaNanjo's stunning views with an Okinawa native

Jun-chan
Naha, OkinawaOkinawa is a place to come home to

Manati
Uruma, OkinawaFish, grill and talk under the stars on Tsuken Island

Ken-chan
Uruma, OkinawaIt's good because there's nothing here

yuka
Nanjo, OkinawaCycling around Kudaka Island, camping by the fire under the stars

Tokusan
Uruma, OkinawaMake yachimun with a potter who creates Okinawa's sea colors

Hitottsan
Amami, KagoshimaA free-diving fisherman raised on Amami, with hidden waterfalls and freshwater prawns

Mikiti
Naha, OkinawaLeave Okinawa's must-see stylish spots to me

Mizuki
Sapporo, HokkaidoLet's enjoy playing outdoors, slowly and leisurely

YAMA
Eniwa, HokkaidoA place to meet a new you

Junjun
Otaru, HokkaidoLet's laugh a lot and take it easy

Yuki
Sapporo, HokkaidoPizza ovens and smoking — enjoying Hokkaido ingredients to the fullest

Mariko
Sapporo, HokkaidoOver 30 years of miso making — share the wisdom of fermentation

Tomo
Sapporo, HokkaidoLet's visit Hokkaido's hidden spots for a stylish experience

Peipei
Sapporo, HokkaidoLeatherwork and game cuisine with a student who loves Ezo deer

Oharu
Sapporo, HokkaidoI'll help you make wonderful memories

RyuTaro
Niseko, HokkaidoSplitting firewood and campfires in Niseko with a 20-nights-a-year camper

seigo
Toyako, HokkaidoLife's joy is playing outdoors!

Kosuke
Chitose, HokkaidoBy boat on clear Lake Shikotsu, on foot through the moss corridor

Johnny
Shakotan, HokkaidoNothing-special fishing

Yuhei
Uruma, OkinawaQuiet beaches and little-known sacred sites

Namimi
Sapporo, HokkaidoSeasonal Sapporo and its food with a Hokkaido local

Chi
Sapporo, HokkaidoLet's be friends!

Sayaka
Obihiro, HokkaidoTokachi's views and sweets with a photographer

Moriyu
Sapporo, HokkaidoI promise I'll make sure you have a great time!

O-chan
Shimokawa, HokkaidoSharing everyday life in Shimokawa

Ma-chan
Otaru, HokkaidoLet's take photos that bring back memories

Mai
Otaru, HokkaidoLet's enjoy an active trip together!

Nagi
Chitose, HokkaidoI've visited almost every roadside station in Hokkaido!

Aya
Tokashiki, OkinawaA remote-island holiday swimming with sea turtles on Tokashiki

HIKARI
Onna, OkinawaHidden beaches of Onna with a photo lover

Fumi
Nakijin, OkinawaI'll give you dreamy photos taken underwater

chie
Miyakojima, OkinawaSwim Miyako's blue sea with a freediver

The Nakajimas
Asuka, NaraWe want you to leave with room to breathe in your head and heart

Sako-chan
Asuka, NaraA rich satoyama life, together with a farmer

Yoppe
Ishigaki, OkinawaPlay hard in hidden mountains and seas with an Ishigaki islander

Niko
Uruma, OkinawaWhite sands and a sky full of stars on Hamahiga Island

Sayaka
Ishigaki, OkinawaThere's nothing here, yet everything is here

Koji
Ishigaki, OkinawaLet's enjoy Ishigaki Island together

Takanpo
Ishigaki, OkinawaNothing beats adventuring in the great outdoors!

Mina
Ishigaki, OkinawaRelaxing time with Ishigaki's animals

Pu of Miyakojima
Miyakojima, OkinawaMy motto is smiles and peace!

Kusukusu
Amami, KagoshimaGrowing vegetables in overalls, with a smile every day

Yukihan
Miyakojima, OkinawaCome play as if you're visiting a friend

Daichi
Mimasaka, OkayamaRural life in a village of rice terraces and charcoal making

Kenji
Amami, KagoshimaI want you to know how good Amami's fish and katsuobushi are

Paruru
Tomiya, MiyagiA laid-back trip through Miyagi, seen through a newcomer's eyes

Rick
Motobu, OkinawaA specialist in making dreams come true

Shiori
Leave career and relationship advice to me!

Ume
Mimasaka, OkayamaSharing a life where hunting is close at hand

Ari
Mimasaka, OkayamaFeel Ueyama's seasons and the cycle of life

Miojo
Wakayama, WakayamaLet's bar-hop at the places locals love!

Satoki (Satoki Maekawa)
Wakayama, WakayamaRecommended for anyone who wants to do something in a local community!

Shimonnu
Wakayama, WakayamaWakayama's food and a studio with a creator

Minori
Amami, KagoshimaInto Amami's night forest with a shima-uta singer

Horii
Nara, NaraLocal sake and travel stories with a model raised in Nara

Basti
Taishi, OsakaFresh vegetables and BBQ in the fields of Taishi

Sakipi
Kagoshima, KagoshimaSatsuma shochu and Kagoshima nights with a shochu sommelier

Geno
Taishi, OsakaTaishi, home of the Takenouchi Kaido, Japan's oldest road

Erina
Shimoda, ShizuokaWhat makes Shimoda special is, above all, its people!

Yuto
Toyama, ToyamaBBQ and campfires at a grown-up hideout

Kimura-kun
Teshikaga, HokkaidoI built Japan's best sauna in Teshikaga

Yoshi-kun
Teshikaga, HokkaidoDown the primeval Kushiro River with a canoe guide

Nobi-san
Teshikaga, HokkaidoA 360-degree starry sky above Lake Mashu

Kunoai
Osaka, OsakaMove your body, move things, move your heart

Watanabe Hands-on Farm
Teshikaga, HokkaidoCome and enjoy Hokkaido's nature to the fullest!

Yuipi
Tonosho, KagawaTeshima's nature, art, food, people and way of life

Gin-chan
Kotohira, KagawaBuilding an art hub in Kotohira to support creators

Ike-chan
Kotohira, KagawaAsk me anything about Kotohira's history and our candy shop!

Ono-san of Yoshinoya Dyeworks
Kotohira, KagawaSanuki norizome at a dye house founded in 1912

Mine
Matsumoto, NaganoNature skiing through the forests of Norikura Kogen

Yamaken
Matsumoto, NaganoReal Adventure Real Life!

Ryochin
Higashiyoshino, NaraHigashiyoshino's starry skies, firewood-cooked rice and sauna

Ko-chan
Kadoma, OsakaI want you to discover the fun of making takoyaki!

Tanike
Minami-Awaji, HyogoTouch shimmering ibushi-gin tiles at an Awaji tile works

Zeru-chan
Minami-Awaji, HyogoBarefoot Pilates in the pine grove of Keino Matsubara

Adachi
Kyoto, KyotoBetter everyday meals, starting with koji

Asuka
Minami-Awaji, HyogoThe joy of making things with Awaji Island's natural materials

Sasshi
Kurobe, ToyamaGourmet cycling around Kurobe by e-bike

The Maedas
Kamigori, HyogoPlay taiko in nature with a taiko-playing couple

Yagio
Kamigori, HyogoSlow days with goats full of personality

Kyoichi-san
Tosashimizu, KochiKyoichi's pick of the day!

Saidon
Kamigori, HyogoA born traveler who has been on the road since university

Nao-chan
Kamigori, HyogoTouch the tradition of hand weaving with an Ako Dantsu weaver



