Meet the team
Your contact persons
Management
The people working for TABITAIKEN are the heart and soul of this organization. Everyone of our highly engaged team members brings in vast knowledge and broad experience regarding Japanese culture and nature topics. We are always striving for delivering the best possible experience for you.
Meet the team and the instructors of TABITAIKEN here:

Mochiko
Founder
- Nature experience coordinator
- Lead instructor for the Ishikawa Nature School
- Delivers nature experience programs for all generations

Toga
director
- Forest instructor
- Author of various books, such as, “Haku-san flower guide”
- Born and raised in Kanazawa, he loves mountains and enjoys Sake very much

Sumie
interpreter
- Nature guide and interpreter
- Forest bathing facilitator and bilingual guide (to be)
- Huge nature lover and mother of two





Your certified Nature tour guides
The Team
Nature lovers
who we are
What defines us is our love and appreciation for nature as well as the cultural and historical heritage of Kanazawa and Ishikawa. It’s our mission to provide visitors with this knowledge and to show what hidden treasures this area has to offer. You can read more about our mission and our values that define us here.












Our experience
The team in numbers
years of practice
1 +
kilometer walked
1
observed animals
1