Hobbies

  • World Heritage Site (UNESCO) Hunting - ユネスコ(UNESCO) 世界遺産ハンティング -

    • 112 sites (and 26 countries) visited as of January 1st, 2016

      • Austria

        • City of Graz - Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg (New in 2015)

        • Hallstatt-Dachstein Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape (New in 2013)

        • Historic Centre of Vienna (New in 2013)

        • Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg (New in 2015)

        • Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn (New in 2013)

        • Semmering Railway (New in 2015)

      • Belgium

        • Flemish Béguinages (New in 2013)

        • La Grand-Place, Brussels (New in 2013)

        • Major Town Houses of the Architect Victor Horta (New in 2013)

        • Stoclet House (New in 2013)

      • Canada

        • Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks (New in 2014)

        • Rideau Canal

      • Chile

      • Czech

        • Historic Centre of Prague (New in 2013)

      • France

        • Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments (New in 2013)

        • Bordeaux, Port of the Moon (New in 2015)

        • Canal du Midi (New in 2013)

        • Chartres Cathedral (New in 2013)

        • Episcopal City of Albi (New in 2013)

        • Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge (New in 2013)

        • Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne (New in 2013)

        • Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion (New in 2015)

        • The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes (New in 2013)

        • Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay (New in 2014)

        • Palace and Park of Fontainebleau (New in 2013)

        • Palace and Park of Versailles (New in 2013)

        • Paris, Banks of the Seine

        • Pont du Gard (Roman Aqueduct) (New in 2013)

        • Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the "Triumphal Arch" of Orange (New in 2013)

        • Strasbourg - Grande île

      • Germany

        • Aachen Cathedral (New in 2014)

        • Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch (New in 2013)

        • Berlin Modernism Housing Estates (New in 2014)

        • Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl (New in 2014)

        • Köln Cathedral

        • Hanseatic City of Lübeck (New in 2013)

        • Maulbronn Monastery Complex

        • Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin (New in 2014)

        • Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof (New in 2015)

        • Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (New in 2014)

        • Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier (New in 2013)

        • Speyer Cathedral

        • Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen (New in 2013)

        • Upper Middle Rhine Valley (New in 2013)

        • Völklingen Ironworks (New in 2013)

        • Wartburg Castle (New in 2014)

        • Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square (New in 2013)

        • Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen (New in 2014)

      • Hungary

        • Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue (New in 2015)

      • India

        • Taj Mahal

        • The Red Fort Complex

        • Qutb Minar and its Monuments, Delhi

      • Italy

        • Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with "The Last Supper" by Leonardo da Vinci

        • Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura

        • Historic Centre of Florence

        • Venice and its lagoon

        • Assisi, the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi and other Franciscan Sites

        • City of Verona

      • Japan

        • Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area

        • Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu

        • Himeji-jo

        • Hiraizumi – Temples, Gardens and Archaeological Sites Representing the Buddhist Pure Land

        • Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto

        • Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara

        • Itsukushima Shinto Shrine

        • Shrines and Temples of Nikkō

        • Yakushima

      • Luxembourg

        • City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications (New in 2013)

      • Mexico

        • Historic Center of Mexico City and Xochimilco

        • Pre-Hispanic city of Teotihuacan

      • Mongolia

      • Morocco

        • Archaeological Site of Volubilis (New in 2014)

        • Historic City of Meknes (New in 2014)

        • Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou (New in 2014)

        • Medina of Fez (New in 2014)

        • Median of Marrakesh (New in 2014)

      • Netherlands

        • Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout (New in 2014)

        • Rietveld Schröder House (New in 2014)

        • Seventeenth-century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht

      • Peru

        • City of Cusco

        • Historic Centre of Lima

        • Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu

      • Poland

        • Auschwitz-Birkenau (New in 2014)

        • Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: the Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park (New in 2014)

        • Historic Centre of Krakow (New in 2014)

        • Historic Centre of Warsaw (New in 2014)

        • Wieliczka Salt Mine (New in 2014)

      • Portugal

        • Cultural Landscape of Sintra (New in 2014)

        • Historic Centre of Évora (New in 2013)

        • Historic Centre of Guimarães (New in 2014)

        • Historic Centre of Oporto (New in 2014)

        • Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon (New in 2013)

      • South Korea

      • Spain

        • Historic City of Toledo

        • Old Town of Segovia and its Aqueduct

        • Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona (New in 2013)

        • Works of Antoni Gaudi

      • Switzerland

        • Old City of Bern

        • Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

        • Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona

      • Tunisia

        • Amphitheatre of El Jem (New in 2013)

        • Kairouan (New in 2013)

        • Medina of Tunis (New in 2013)

        • Site of Carthage (New in 2013)

      • U.K.

        • Blenheim Palace (New in 2015)

        • City of Bath (New in 2015)

        • Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (New in 2015)

        • Tower of London

        • Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret's Church

      • U.S.A.

        • Grand Canyon National Park

        • Independence Hall

        • Statue of Liberty

        • Yosemite National Park

      • Vatican City

        • Vatican City

  • Completed Marathons (Under-construction)

    • Half marathon

      • 2006 Ryuou Marathon - 1:29:59

      • 2007 Philadelphia Marathon - 1:29:12

      • 2018 Tomikuji Marathon - 1:54:10

    • Full marathon

      • 2007 Honolulu Marathon - 3:56:43