PROFILE
After living in the U.S., he returned to Japan and worked as a company employee. Later, he became the talk of the town as the owner of a trailer house with a skate pool in the middle of Tokyo. He is active in a variety of fields regardless of industry, including designing the apparel brand "Sanova Cheese" and setting up restaurants such as the sandwich store "Buy Me Stand" and the soba bar "Sober. Recently, he has been living in Tokyo and Manazuru.
Instagram:@sonofthecheese
Life in Manazuru is a life of decency.
A home in Manazuru standing on high ground. A spacious lawn spreads out in front of the eaves.
I would like to start by asking you about your so-called "two-base life" in Manazuru and Tokyo. What brought you to Manazuru?
I had to give away all the furniture in my Tokyo house, and at that time I also felt a little uncomfortable in my relationships in Tokyo. When I thought about where to live, I initially considered Hinohara Village, but it is located in a valley between mountains, so there is not much sunlight. In the end, I decided to live in Manazuru by chance.
Kaito, you were born in Tokyo, right? Did you live in the city all your life before that?
It wasn't like that. When I was little, my parents were busy working together, so I was sent to my parents' home in Misugi Village, Mie Prefecture, for a couple of months. It was a place with nothing but mountains, like the location where the movie "WOOD JOB!" was shot.
Ocean view from the balcony. Yugawara and Atami are just a stone's throw away.
How do you travel between Manazuru and Tokyo?
It takes about an hour and a half to Tokyo by car. If I don't go to Tokyo myself, the staff gets relaxed and the store gets rattled. I wish they would work as if I were the president of the company.
How is the balance between Tokyo and Manazuru?
I will be in Tokyo from Monday to Thursday and in Manazuru from Friday to Sunday.
What kind of life do you lead in Manazuru?
I like fishing and hot springs, and go there every day. The "Mane-no-yu" in Yugawara is hot, with a temperature of over 47 degrees Celsius, but once I get in, I can't get in any other way (laughs). (Laughs.) It is one of the three oldest hot springs in Japan, and has been used as a therapeutic bath since ancient times. The rest of the time, I eat a set menu at a set restaurant, stop by a coffee shop, and so on... I always lead the same life.
