近藤 将基 | MASAKI KONDO

I was born in Nagoya. I took a year off from university for a working holiday in Australia, and later backpacked around Southeast Asia and Europe. Those experiences showed me how guesthouses connect people in a simple, powerful way. I first learned about Staple through a podcast a friend sent me; a spontaneous visit to Setoda sealed it—I fell for the place and its people and decided to move. I’m now taking what I learned in Setoda to help build spaces in Nagato Yumoto, Yamaguchi. I love going for runs at sunset.