Oregon born and raised; living in Japan since 1997, promoting off-the-beaten-path and adventure travel in Japan since 1999. Based in Nozawa Onsen and Okinawa. Owner of Yoji Nozawa (private, self-contained accommodation in Nozawa Onsen), The Craft Room (Nozawa Onsen's first taproom and espresso bar) and Winterland Lodge, Taproom and Gyoza Bar.Passion for bringing great people together and creating cool projects, publications, events and spaces. Believer in gratitude and surrounding yourself with great people. True believer in nothing.Media/Publishing/Hospitality professional with more than 25 years experience in Japan and Asia Pacific. Founder Director and Editor-in-Chief of Outdoor Japan since 2000. Writer/Editor with original Japan travel / adventure / travel / tourism / real estate-related editorial published worldwide. Co-Founder of Snow Splash, the mountain music festival in Japan since 2016. Outdoor Japan was the first English media to promote adventure travel in Japan. Outdoor Japan's Traveler magazine, launched in 2005, is one of the longest consecutive running English print free magazines in Japan and the first bilingual travel and outdoor lifestyle magazine in Japan. Publisher of Japan Snow Guide (English guide to winter sports in Japan in print and mobile app) and Outdoor Japan Adventures a tour and travel booking engine for Japan created for the Japan Travel Agency. Today Outdoor Japan creates customs video, editorial and web/social solutions for DMOs and tourism organizations, leveraging Outdoor Japan's multi-media platform, expertise in tourism consulting and PR, and passion for promoting Japan to the world. Founding Director and Publisher of the Japanese edition of The Surfer's Journal (launched in 2011), a premium reader-supported surfing magazine published by Steve and Debbee Pezman. Written and produced several short programs and a full-length documentary for NHK World and is a project director and consultant specializing in travel, tourism, lifestyle brands, outdoor brands, winter sports and hospitality; fixer for video teams shooting in Japan, especially winter sports logistics and support.