Kagoshima Ambassador's guest appearances

Kagoshima Ambassador

Now and Zen Japan

David Sweet

Paul Willis

Michael Howard

Mike Howard

Tim Sullivan

Ruth Jarman

Rochelle Kopp

Ed Thompson

Aiko Smith

Anthony Griffin

Jeff Crawford

Karen Hill

Alex Bradshaw

Dominic Carter

David Clement

OwlTail

This episode I sit down with the ultimate Kagoshima spokesperson Alex Bradshaw. It's rare to meet a foreigner so personally invested in any specific region of Japan. His knowledge of history, traditions, and the ability to weave these stories into a tourism proposition is amazing! He is currently Head of Overseas Business for the award-winning, World Heritage site Sengan-en and an advisor to the Government of Kagoshima. How he manages these two roles make up the crux of our interesting conversation. If you have never visited Kagoshima before, you will definitely want to after listening to Alex! You're  guaranteed to hear a couple new thought-provoking perspectives on Japanese culture. We chat and share craft beers at Yona Yona Beerworks in Ebisu. Other topics we discuss: Culturally, "Added-Value" is Japanese tourism USPInteresting backstory on Kiriko glasswareHow his current role was meant to be a kind of "wrecking ball"Introduces a hidden gem of travel destinationsWhy there are so many garish signs at tourism sites and his improvement adviseFascinating history lesson about Satsuma (Kagoshima)How Japan sells itself on "Mystery"Discuss Japanese artistic Bokashi and corporate Nemawashi What he would implement to improve tourism, if he were in charge of the JNTO (Japan National Tourism Agency)Winning Best Attraction at the World Tourism AwardsInteresting facts about the Kagoshima drinking culturegugu Sleep Company: https://gugu.jpSENGAN-EN: https://www.senganen.jp/en/Alex Bradshaw: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-bradshaw/

This episode I sit down with the ultimate Kagoshima spokesperson Alex Bradshaw. It's rare to meet a foreigner so personally invested in any specific region of Japan. His knowledge of history, traditions, and the ability to weave these stories into a tourism proposition is amazing! He is currently Head of Overseas Business for the award-winning, World Heritage site Sengan-en and an advisor to the Government of Kagoshima. How he manages these two roles make up the crux of our interesting conversation. If you have never visited Kagoshima before, you will definitely want to after listening to Alex! You're  guaranteed to hear a couple new thought-provoking perspectives on Japanese culture. We chat and share craft beers at Yona Yona Beerworks in Ebisu. Other topics we discuss: <ul><li>Culturally, "Added-Value" is Japanese tourism USP</li><li>Interesting backstory on Kiriko glassware</li><li>How his current role was meant to be a kind of "wrecking ball"</li><li>Introduces a hidden gem of travel destinations</li><li>Why there are so many garish signs at tourism sites and his improvement advise</li><li>Fascinating history lesson about Satsuma (Kagoshima)</li><li>How Japan sells itself on "Mystery"</li><li>Discuss Japanese artistic Bokashi and corporate Nemawashi </li><li>What he would implement to improve tourism, if he were in charge of the JNTO (Japan National Tourism Agency)</li><li>Winning Best Attraction at the World Tourism Awards</li><li>Interesting facts about the Kagoshima drinking culture</li></ul>gugu Sleep Company: <a href="https://gugu.jp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://gugu.jp</a> SENGAN-EN: <a href="https://www.senganen.jp/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.senganen.jp/en/</a> Alex Bradshaw: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-bradshaw/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-bradshaw/</a>

Alex Bradshaw: Kagoshima Ambassador for Award-Winning SENGAN-EN