I was born and raised in a rural town in Shiga Japan where bears used to haunt the school.
I moved to west coast in the U.S. at the age of 18 to study 3D computer graphics and computer science.
I started my career as an engineer in the gaming industry and later founded several tech startups.
I have been enjoying outdoors as a hobby for over 10 years, become so passionate about ultralight hiking and began making my own gear using 3D CAD and sewing machine.