About us

Takahiro (Taka) Noguchi
 / CEO

Taka found Beauty of Japan in 2014 with a strong passion to promote the real part of Japan. He went to high school and university in Canada with bachelor’s degree with honors in marketing and entrepreneurial management. He also worked in the US for 3.5 years, which makes a total of 12 years living in Canada and US together. With Westerner’s mindset, Beauty of Japan developed hundreds of unique experience programs and became a bespoke DMC. With his extensive marketing background, he also takes part in inbound consulting to support local cities by developing local tours and activities.

Kenta S / Director, Product Development

Kenta has a passion for art, regional traditions, and crafts. When he has the time he would travel to places where most will not go to and find himself emerge in the community. This is why he specialize in finding unique areas in Japan to share on the BOJ platform. Before your travel if there is something you wish to do that is not listed anywhere, then ask Kenta, he will surely have the answer for you.

Yukiko / Manager (Group, Incentive)

Yukiko is in charge of Group tours and Incentive trips for BOJ. She has worked in the travel industry for over 20 years, including her time in the hotel business, JNTO and working in the travel agency in London. Her motto in her life is that she wants to live up to the expectations of agents and customers who are interest in Japan by cherishing the connections and providing a accurate arrangements. She is looking forward to seeing you in the future.

Tomomi / Reservations specialist

Tomomi has been working in the travel agency for over 20 years. She has experience working as a tour planner, wedding coordinator, and a tour operator. She currently lives in Osaka. During your travel in Japan if you ever come to the Kansai area, she recommends visiting Nara. Nara not only has many historic areas, but is filled with abundant of nature, many hotsprings, and less crowded compare to the other cities of Kansai. She is also a licensed Kimono dresser. She hopes to share her love of Kimono culture and her passion of Japanese culture to everyone.

Maki / Contents writer

Maki likes to visit local hot-springs and Sentoh (public-bath) in Japan. After spending several years oversea, she return back to Kyoto, now she enjoys discovering Japanese tradition and traditional life-style. She always try to offer accurate information with attractive photos on BOJ’s website. She also enjoys assisting clients from the train stations or hotel. She believes that each encounter is only for one time so it’s very precious!

Tina / E-commerce Marketing Specialist

Tina grew up in Taiwan and her hometown, Hsinchu, is known as the Silicon Valley of Taiwan. After getting her master’s degree in New York, she started her first job near Wall Street and by the age of 30, she’s worked in 3 different countries and is fluent in 3 languages. Tina became a big believer of e-commerce when she took a Regional Manager position at TripAdvisor, leading a multi-national team across Asia and San Francisco. Tina now lives in South California and indulges herself fully in the California sun, Asian food, e-commerce, flamenco, and Disneyland.