Bio
Born in 1980 in Okinawa, Japan, Akiko Mori grew up by the ocean. At the age of 19, she discovered snowboarding and fell in love with powder at Rusutsu Ski Resort in Hokkaido. After obtaining her JSBA snowboard cross professional certification, she got into backcountry skiing and moved to Hakuba, Japan. There in a partnership she started her tour company, Woody Rental. Her hobby is walking long trails. She enjoys outdoor activities in all four seasons.
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We provide guided experiences across various activities: from mountain climbing in Hakuba to lake SUP tours, mountain biking, and rafting in Nagatoro, Saitama. In the winter, we offer ski concierge tours, snowshoeing tours, and backcountry tours in the Hakuba and Hokushin areas.
Guide Q&A
Q: What is your most memorable experience in nature?
In winter, you can get close to places you can't get close to on foot in the summer, and the magnificence of the scenery is impressive.
Q: What does nature represent to you?
I've grown up in nature since I was a little girl, so it's an inseparable part of my life.
Q: What has nature taught you?
People are very small. So I feel a sense of gratitude and humility for being allowed to play in nature.
Q: What do you hope that people will get out of experiences with you as a guide?
I want to offer tours that make people smile and say they had a good time. And I want them to experience the joy of being in nature again.
