Walking Beautiful Kumano Kodo Trails in Wakayama Japan | Alena Eckelmann

Alena Eckelmann is a multilingual trail guide based in Wakayama. She is a well-published, talented travel writer as well as licensed guide. Here we talk about her village life, sustainable travel and tourism ideas for rural Japan, Aikido, Forest (Shinrin) therapy, and proprioceptive writing.

Alena is about to launch a new online resource called Kii Monogatari which she will also introduce.

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Alena Eckelmann Travel Writing:

https://www.kansaiscene.com/author/alena-eckelmann/

https://en.japantravel.com/profile/alena-eckelmann/

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Music thanks to Hikosaemon on SoundCloud

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Seek Sustainable Japan

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Seek Sustainable Japan is a positive view of sustainable Japan through discussions with "Good People Doing Great Things" as a way to share ideas worth preserving and building on. Everything from community building to Japanese culture, art, crafts, trades, reuse & renovation, farming, entrepreneurship, sustainable business & products, events, organizations, travel & traditions. All of the guests on the show are creating a more sustainable Japan [i.e. better people-planet-profits balance] through their work, projects and way of life.
JJWalsh is founder of the Inbound-Ambassador co. as well as founder & host of the talkshow-podcast Seek Sustainable Japan. JJ is originally from Hawaii, but now a 30 year+ Japan resident. JJ is a sustainability-focused guide, educator and consultant based in Hiroshima Japan.

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Hi I'm Joy (JJ) originally from Hawaii & long-time Hiroshima-jin (jin=person). My work and content is focused on sustainability & how we can make better choices to balance the needs of people, planet and profits in our lives, work and travel. Join me as I talk with wonderful people and visit interesting places in Japan.
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