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#305005 - Tue Feb 24 2009 08:36 AM FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano)
SJ-Pete SJ'er with 1000+ posts Registered: Thu Nov 14 2002 Posts: 1522 Loc: Gunma, Japan	A new interview has been put online, Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen. http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/interviews-ryoma-ohira-working-at-nozawa-onsen.html Quote: Can you tell us a bit about yourself and background. I was born in Australia in 1988; my parents are both Japanese. My father was originally a chef but then started his own business in property development and management for Japanese investors. Unfortunately, he hates the cold so he had moved to Queensland. I live in Australia and stay in Nozawa for the snow season. I'm currently studying Architecture at UQ (Brisbane) and worked with my father for the majority of the year.... What are you doing in Nozawa? As I'm bilingual, I'm literally chained to the front desk of the Hikage Ski area. Most of my work is administrative but I also do a lot of media work and promotions for both Japanese and English. Other things include being an interpreter for the Patrol and doing a lot of concierge type work for non-Japanese speaking tourists as the Information Centre doesn't always have English speaking staff members.... http://www.snowjapan.com/e/features/interviews-ryoma-ohira-working-at-nozawa-onsen.html
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#305013 - Tue Feb 24 2009 08:55 AM Re: FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) [Re: SJ-Pete]
JA SJ'er with 2000+ posts Registered: Sat Nov 24 2007 Posts: 2757 Loc: Tamworth, Australia	That was a very interesting interview. Having been there this year for 10 days, I agree wholeheartedly with his reason for visits. We were looking for a new, relatively untouched, Japanese experience, with skiing thrown in for added bonus. Did we get it? Too right! Didn't access the school, so cannot comment on that, but the village was brilliant! Our first night was the night of the Fire Festival, so much excitement in the town. I heard that there were upwards of 10 busses from ShigaKogen. Don;'t know if true, but there were a lot of gaijin around! Thanks SJ, for this insight. Hopefully there will be more such, always interesting to read! _________________________ "The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple." Oscar Wilde
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#305099 - Tue Feb 24 2009 02:48 PM Re: FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) [Re: JA]
stemik SJ'er with 1000+ posts Registered: Fri Nov 30 2001 Posts: 1867 Loc: Hakuba	i enjoyed reading that. I think they also need to make the ski schools with a weekly package. This will enable foreign guests to have the same instructor all week and also to get evalued after the week as opposed to daily evalutaions.
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#305157 - Wed Feb 25 2009 05:34 AM Re: FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) [Re: stemik]
SKI SJ'er with 1000+ posts Registered: Thu Oct 17 2002 Posts: 1786 Loc: Tokyo	Thanks. Gambatte Ryoma! _________________________ A sport, a thing, a yogurt
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#305158 - Wed Feb 25 2009 05:43 AM Re: FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) [Re: SKI]
Ryoma SJ'er with 100+ posts Registered: Thu Nov 13 2008 Posts: 122 Loc: Nozawa Onsen, Japan	On the upside, back country is one of the big issues the resort's trying to figure out
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#305240 - Wed Feb 25 2009 02:06 PM Re: FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) [Re: Ryoma]
JellyBelly SJ'er with 400+ posts Registered: Sat May 29 2004 Posts: 410 Loc: Tokyo	Interesting that thanks _________________________ Not a jelly belly
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#305390 - Thu Feb 26 2009 05:06 PM Re: FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) [Re: JellyBelly]
thursday SJ'er with 15000+ posts Registered: Tue Jul 18 2006 Posts: 19149 Loc: 香港	Ryoma, good stuff. If only I was young again, I'd do that instead of stacking supermarket shelves at night. Sainsbury.
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#305437 - Fri Feb 27 2009 07:15 AM Re: FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) [Re: thursday]
best skier in hakuba SJ'er with 300+ posts Registered: Tue Oct 23 2007 Posts: 371 Loc: hakuba	Thanks for sharing Ryoma. Any significant problems you come across with the gaijin crowd? ( Apart from that JA troublemaker, of course )
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#305454 - Sat Feb 28 2009 04:49 AM Re: FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) [Re: best skier in hakuba]
JA SJ'er with 2000+ posts Registered: Sat Nov 24 2007 Posts: 2757 Loc: Tamworth, Australia	OI! Who you calling a troublemaker?? Seriously, though, would be interesting to know the answer (even though I am fairly sure we've not met, as I did not avail myself of the school facilities - I guess we might have seen each other on-slope, but not recognised it!) _________________________ "The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple." Oscar Wilde
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#305464 - Sat Feb 28 2009 11:06 AM Re: FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) [Re: JA]
iiyamadude SJ'er with 750+ posts Registered: Wed Nov 23 2005 Posts: 841 Loc: Iiyama, Nagano	One of these days I'll come on down and say hi Good question about the "any trouble"... _________________________ Let's ing
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#305470 - Sat Feb 28 2009 11:19 AM Re: FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) [Re: iiyamadude]
Ryoma SJ'er with 100+ posts Registered: Thu Nov 13 2008 Posts: 122 Loc: Nozawa Onsen, Japan	I think the stereotype of gaijin, Aussies in particular, is "lively" rather than "troublesome". I'm heading down to Inawashiro from the 2nd and then back to Australia. I should be back the next season though ^_^, or in April should the weather permit >_>;
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#305475 - Sat Feb 28 2009 11:27 AM Re: FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) [Re: Ryoma]
grungy-gonads SJ'er with 5000+ posts Registered: Tue Jul 24 2001 Posts: 7234 Loc: Tokyo	I believe it was you JA _________________________ Hi girls, do you like my avatar?
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#305587 - Sun Mar 01 2009 02:50 PM Re: FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) [Re: grungy-gonads]
JA SJ'er with 2000+ posts Registered: Sat Nov 24 2007 Posts: 2757 Loc: Tamworth, Australia	Believe what you like, mate! _________________________ "The pure and simple truth is rarely pure and never simple." Oscar Wilde
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#305589 - Sun Mar 01 2009 02:56 PM Re: FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) [Re: JA]
grungy-gonads SJ'er with 5000+ posts Registered: Tue Jul 24 2001 Posts: 7234 Loc: Tokyo	Will do just that! _________________________ Hi girls, do you like my avatar?
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#305672 - Mon Mar 02 2009 09:21 AM Re: FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) [Re: grungy-gonads]
stemik SJ'er with 1000+ posts Registered: Fri Nov 30 2001 Posts: 1867 Loc: Hakuba	Ryoma san, Do you think that in general foreigners want different type of ski lessons to Japanese?
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#306014 - Wed Mar 04 2009 09:47 PM Re: FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) [Re: stemik]
69 SJ'er with 400+ posts Registered: Fri May 14 2004 Posts: 443 Loc: Hyogo	Ryoma thanks for sharing that info. Interesting to hear things like that. Good luck. _________________________ whoever smelt it, dealt it
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#306141 - Fri Mar 06 2009 01:57 AM Re: FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) [Re: 69]
mooncow SJ'er Registered: Fri Mar 06 2009 Posts: 10 Loc: HongKong/Tokyo	Nozawa is one of my favorite places. Love the whole thing with the onsen as well. Nice place to work!
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#306302 - Fri Mar 06 2009 08:58 PM Re: FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) [Re: mooncow]
Ryoma SJ'er with 100+ posts Registered: Thu Nov 13 2008 Posts: 122 Loc: Nozawa Onsen, Japan	Stemik: yeah. The Japanese mentality is "teach me what to do for each scenario" (like it's a formula) where as the anglos tend to be more "show me and I'll figure the rest out".
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#306306 - Fri Mar 06 2009 10:23 PM Re: FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) [Re: Ryoma]
Jynxx SJ'er with 2000+ posts Registered: Tue Feb 03 2009 Posts: 2009 Loc: Bavaria/Rainbow region NSW	So true, Ryoma .. They think it's all about Kata (how it looks externally, form)
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#306357 - Sun Mar 08 2009 04:45 AM Re: FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano) [Re: Jynxx]
7-11 SJ'er with 500+ posts Registered: Mon Nov 19 2001 Posts: 553 Loc: Tokyo, Osaka	Can I ask, whats the opposite of "kata"? _________________________ Japan - where parking is expensive
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