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: 

CEO portrait

Mochiko

Founder

  • Nature experience coordinator
  • Lead instructor for the Ishikawa Nature School
  • Delivers nature experience programs for all generations
Nature instructor portrait

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
Nature instructor portrait

Sumie

interpreter

  • Nature guide and interpreter
  • Forest bathing facilitator and bilingual guide (to be)
  • Huge nature lover and mother of two
Kaga Yuzen artist portrait
Nature instructor portrait
Nature instructor
Nature instructor portrait

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