Konnichiwa Moto desu! (Hello, I am Moto!)

I was born and raised in Saitama Prefecture where my house was surrounded by rice fields.I had hardly ever climbed a mountain in my childhood. When I was a university student, I went to Nepal for the environmental activity program. I spent about two weeks staying and doing activities with my team and the locals in a small village, not far from Kathmandu. During that time, I had an opportunity to hike to a higher village. When we were there, they welcomed us with dances, songs, alcohol and feast. In the next morning, one of us woke us up and said, "Look at that!'' What I saw was Manaslu, one of the 8000m peaks, shining white in the sunlight. The view is unforgettable. I returned to Japan and fell in love with going to the mountains. In my twenties, I became addicted to trail running, and along the way, I expanded my abilities by skiing in the winter.
At the end of my twenties, I went to NZ for a year. I was lucky enough to work as a hiking guide with locals, and many of the customers told me that "Japan was amazing." I realized that I didn't know that my home country was that nice! These words and thoughts led me to my current job as a mountain guide.
I started MMG (Moto Mountain Guide) to guide mountains in other areas of Japan.

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Certified

-JMGA(Japan Mountain Guide Association) - Trekking Guide stage 1

can guide any decent trail in Japan (No snow season)

-WAFA

(Wilderness Advanced First Aid)

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Working with FMG (Fuji Mountain Guides) for a few seasons gave me a great experience to start my guiding business. If your are planning to climb Mt.Fuji, check their link.