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#305005 - Tue Feb 24 2009 08:36 AM FEATURE: Interview with Ryoma Ohira - Working at Nozawa Onsen (Nagano)
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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

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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....


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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]
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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!
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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]
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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]
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Thanks.
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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]
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On the upside, back country is one of the big issues the resort's trying to figure out razz

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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]
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Interesting that thanks
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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]
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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]
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Thanks for sharing Ryoma.
thumbsup

Any significant problems you come across with the gaijin crowd? ( Apart from that JA troublemaker, of course wink )

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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]
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OI! wakaranai Who you calling a troublemaker?? wink

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!)
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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]
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lol
One of these days I'll come on down and say hi wave
Good question about the "any trouble"...
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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]
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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]
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I believe it was you JA wink
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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]
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Believe what you like, mate!
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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]
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Will do just that!
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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]
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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]
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Ryoma thanks for sharing that info. Interesting to hear things like that. Good luck.
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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Can I ask, whats the opposite of "kata"?
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