Christian Emíl Solberg Gulbrandsen

I make it my mission to include your hobbies and interests into your itinerary, so that your trip to Japan is just as unique as you.

About me

When I moved away from my hometown of Hammerfest in Northern Norway, I had no idea that I would spend some of the greatest years of my life in Japan as a student living with a 70-year-old Japanese married couple and our dog “Chokolat” in Osaka. They spoke ZERO English, so I had no choice but to immerse myself in the language and the culture of a Japanese household.

Since then, I have had an unbreakable bond with Japan, it feels like my second home on this planet, which is a feeling I have never had anywhere else I have travelled. I want to use my knowledge of Japan to help you experience the feeling of belonging that is possible there. I want to learn about you and what makes you tick, your ikigai (reason for being), so that I can incorporate that thing or activity into your itinerary.

Just experiencing Japan in and of itself is wonderful, but experiencing how your favourite hobby or interest is practiced in Japan, is magic.

Japan is simply put the ultimate destination: it has everything you could dream of! White sandy beaches? Okinawa. Powder-snow-covered mountains? Hakuba or Niseko. Highlands? The Hida Region. Evergreen forests? Basically everywhere, but especially Yakushima. Volcanos? 111 of them!

Whether you are interested in fashion, gaming, fishing, pottery, hiking, diving, high-end shopping, cooking, robotics, partying or architecture, or anything else, Japan is the place for you, and I will help you experience it.

Get in touch with me and let’s create the trip of your wildest dreams!

What I love about Japan

My favourite tours

Samurai Adventure 16 days

Step back and relive a 500-year journey into Japan’s feudal history. An adventure for travellers passionate about culture and majestic history.

from EUR 3.290,-

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Tokyo and Tohoku 18 days

Seek the unknown natural and cultural wonders of northern Honshu. Make your way up north while enjoying the sights of mountain temples, lakes, forests, and historical villages.

from EUR 3.580,-

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What my customers are saying

I could not have asked for a more knowledgeable travel coordinator than Emíl, he smoothly included my interests from the customer meeting into my travel itinerary. He even picked up on the smallest detail. I told him I loved a particular anime, and he called the front office of the studio and set up a tour of their office for me!

Camilla, Oslo

My family and I felt like we were in good hands throughout the booking process with Emíl, he has a family of his own and understands the struggle of traveling with children, especially to a faraway place like Japan. He made sure the trips went super smooth and was very detail oriented the whole way, so that we wouldn’t have to be. I recommend him to all Japan travellers!

Kjetil, Bergen

Emíl has a lot of experience with planning skiing trips in Japan and has visited all these places himself. I cannot put into words how easy he made this trip around half the world with skis and heavy backpacks. Everything went off without a hitch and the dates he suggested would have the best snow were SPOT ON! If you are going skiing in Japan there is no one better than Emíl in Norway!

Johan, Trondheim