Our Staff

Masaya Kusube

General Manager

With an impressive resume from years working in the tourism industry, Ma ...

Toshiyuki Otsuka

Unit Director, Karuizawa

Having worked at Picchio for 27 years, Toshiyuki is a walking encycloped ...

Makoto Yamazaki

Unit Director, Shiretoko

Indispensable in the establishment of our Shiretoko site, Makoto is now ...

Junta Imura

Bear Team

One of the youngest members of Picchio, Junta is the handler for Elf the ...

Ryota Seki

Bear Team

Previously a high school teacher, Ryota is now the student, learning eve ...

Hiroo Tamatani

With over 25 years experience working with and studying bears, Hiroo rep ...

Amelia Hiorns

Bear Team

Here to promote the activities of both the bear team and the guiding tea ...

Sachiko Oguchi

Guiding Team, Karuizawa

With Picchio from the very beginning, Sachiko has been both guidng and h ...

Miyuki Denda

Guiding Team, Karuizawa

Ever reliable, Miyuki is one of our most seasoned guides. She has an ama ...

Yuichiro Konuma

Guiding Team, Karuizawa

A fun-loving guide, Yuichiro joined Picchio after originally working in ...

Kohei Miyazaki

Guiding Team, Karuizawa

Orignally working in the environmental assessment industry, Kohei is pas ...

Chiho Yanagihara

Having studied various species during her academic career, Chiho is part ...

Yuki Ako

Shiretoko Team

Having always dreamed of becoming a nature guide, Yuki moved from the ho ...

Akinobu Takeshita

Shiretoko Team

Akinobu studied microorganisms at university, but he has a particular fo ...

Yusuke Kato (Sunny)

Wildlife Guide, Shiretoko

Whenever I meet him, I'm always excited. He loves the sun and climbing t ...