Me with monks in Kochi

Me with a Kochi elder holding vegan sushi

Meditation teacher laughing

Traveller preparing sake with brewery staff

The attractiveness of #Kochi for #JapanTravel is in free fall. Ranked 22/47 prefectures in 2021, it dropped to 25 → 32 → 36 last year. I was thus elated that the 22 westerners I guided there last month gave sky-high feedback. May our mentions in Japanese newspapers also help! #SebastienPlus

With a male geisha

Bsky #DEI posts reminded me of my most surprising encounter in 20 years in #Japan: MALE #geisha in black! Respect to him for overcoming Japanese traditions, his community for making it happen, and Tricolage travel agency for organizing this performance dinner in Tokyo. #NowhereElse #SebastienPlus

With a Nagasaki atomic bomb survivor

Nowhere else in the world, and only for a few more years… Meet #AtomicBomb survivors in Japan like I did thanks to Nagasaki International Tourism & Convention Association! Discussing with this 90 y.o. Japanese was my most special moment of 2024 ✨ #War #NowhereElse #SebastienPlus