Animal care; 10-yr volunteer at dog shelter - Cleaning cages, walking with dogs, feeding, joining fundrising events, visiting nursing homes with dogs. And internship at wildlife rehab center - feeding, cleaning, and training of orphaned animals (coyotes, raccoons, skunks, opossums, and squirrels). Playing with baby raccoons are too much fun!!

Electronic organ (17 yrs, Yamaha electronic organ is called Electone); Took lessons for 12 years and still playing for fun. The biggest advantage of Electone is that I can play anything; from classic, jazz, to pops, movie soundtrucks, and game songs.

Archery (8 yrs); Began at high school, joining all-japan high-school championship. When going back to Japan, did a coach at my high school. Now a member of Hart House Archery Club to shoot a few times a week and will get a new bow by the end of February!! Working (helping) for archery shop is just of my interest.

Skiing (12yrs); Japan has nice snowy mountains very close to Tokyo. Now want to go the Rocky for skiing.

Singing; Loving karaoke (much cheaper and more songs in japan), joining chorus in middle and high school, took a choir class at undergraduate, then now a member of Hart House Singer Club.

Scuba Diving (1.5yr); took a licence in march 2007 in Australia, and couple dive experiences in Australia (Byron Bay, Great Barrier Reef), and Japan (Okinawa). Sea turtles, sharks, Nimo, cattle fish, lion fish... underwater is so cool!

And Traveling; mostly with my family but a few by myself or with friends. 16 visited countries (Canada, USA, Eastern & Southeastern Asia, Australia, Europe). Love to visit natural history museums and zoos; each country or region has unique style of exhibitions. Want to go Africa sometime!