I run a second-hand clothing store as a side job.
Purchasing for used clothing warehouse
I play bass.
Haw Par Villa
In Jaisalmer, India.
I especially like punk rock.
I dyed this shirt myself with indigo.
Kumamoto Castle
In Singapore
In Malaysia
Watching a soccer game in New York
My favorite Ramones photo spot
On Yakushima
I worked as a tourist guide in the Federated States of Micronesia.
At Fuji Rock Festival
At the New Orleans Jazz Heritage Festival
In Hawaii
In Taiwan
We had an office at an airport in Micronesia.
At a local market in Micronesia
I like singing.
In Hokkaido
In Vintage clothing event
Joined 2023
Motoki K.
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About Tour Guide Motoki K.
Nice to meet you! Please call me K. I was born and raised in Tokyo.
I played soccer until high school. From college I was playing punk rock in a rock and roll band. I love the Blue Hearts and the Ramones. In Los Angeles, I visited the graves of members of the Ramones.
I started traveling abroad when I was in college, and have visited more than 50 countries so far. I have also been to Africa and the Middle East.
From 2018 to 2020, I was dispatched to Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia as a JICA Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer and worked in the tourism industry. I have experience as a tour guide for American and European tourists.
I love old clothes. Most of the clothes I buy are second hand. I like expensive vintage clothes, and I also like cheap recycled clothes. When I travel abroad and visit the local second-hand clothing stores, I realize that the second-hand clothing market in Japan is of high quality. Vintage clothing from America and Europe is popular in Japan, but vintage clothing culture is one of Japan's distinctive subcultures. I would be happy if I could introduce it to everyone.
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