Hiei
==Profile==
: Nationally Certified Guide Interpreter of Japan (English, Japanese)


Biography
I was born and bred in Tokyo, except very young days from 2 to 5 in New York. I could speak English then, but shortly after I came back to Japan, I forgot how to speak English in a couple of months. So I started to study English since the first grade in junior high again. I studied a lot, because I wanted to talk to the people in other country.
I graduated Kaisei high school and Waseda university. I majored in movie and theater arts in the university. But I failed in job hunting after the graduation. I couldn't have any specific jobs that I can work for a long time, and just I did temporary jobs like freelance writer, night guards, carer for the children after school time and etc. Those jobs were not so stable.
Why I became a tour guide?
I was playing in the band called "necomimi*spacenoid" and sold CD album at that time. The CD sold not well, but one "denpa song" (a kind of eccentric pop music connected to otaku culture) lover American bought this CD and introduced it on their website, so my band became slightly popular then I could have otaku friends overseas.
I had a couple of times experience to take them to tourist spots like Nakano Broadway, Akihabara, Odaiba and events like Comic Market in Tokyo Big Sight when they came to Japan. Later, I came to know that there are people called "tour guides" who do the similar things that I did for my friends, and there is a national license for that.
The "guiding" that I did was really fun besides I was with my friends, so I decided to get the license and started to work as a tour guide.

★What I like and I can do about tour guiding.
Japanese architectures(both modern and traditional), Japanese music ( from traditional ones to modern pop music including Vocaloid songs and indie bands playing in live houses.), modern art, Japanese anime, manga comics, and video games. Things connected to Tokyo ( history, ramen restaurants, apparel shops, shops having something to do with pop culture, otaku culture and subculture).
★Area I cover
Tokyo Area (guiding and assistance for travel), If you want to travel with guides in other area, please ask !
★My philosophy for tour guiding
There are 2 No.1 priorities in my tour guiding. One is to make the tour one of the greatest moments in my guests' lives. The other is to fulfill the tour completely in safe.
※ My hobbies and other activities.
Music (not only listening to, I write songs using music software and Vocaloids as "necomimi spacenoid autonomy". Someday I'd like to have live performance.) Watching movies and anime. Playing video games. Trying to start drawing. Used to be a Vtuber using Twitch.

GAME

The Legend of Heroes series, Ys series, Final Fantasy series, Renegades series, Megaman series, Call of Duty series, Resident Evil series, and more. Earthbound 2.
Favorites
ANIME

Love Live series, Gundam series, Demon Slayer, Danda Dan, Jujutsu Kaisen, Bang Dream ! series, A Certain Science of Railgun, Assacination Classroom, Atack on Titan, Lucky Star, Toradora, Minami-ke, Steins; Gate, Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei and more.
Music

Vocaloid songs , Ringo Shina, Yasutaka Nakata's works(such as perfume, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu), Yellow Magic Orchestra, Punk rock , Paul Wellar(The Jam and The Style Council), Raise A Suilen, Public Enemy, Metallica, Rammstein, Steve Albini pruduced ones, anime songs and more.
