Christian Emíl Solberg - Travel ConsultantGulbrandsen

Christian Emíl Solberg Gulbrandsen

Travel consultant

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.

  • English
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Norwegian

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

  • Nature
  • Hot springs
  • Skiing
  • Gaming arcades
  • Festivals
  • Specialised shops

What my customers are saying

I couldn't ask for a more knowledgeable travel coordinator than Emíl. He smoothly included my interests from our meeting into my travel itinerary.

Camilla
Oslo

My family and I felt like we were in good hands, throughout the whole booking process with Emíl. I highly recommend him to all Japan travellers!

Kjetil
Bergen

I cannot put into words, how easy he made this trip for us. Everything went perfectly, and if you are going skiing in Japan, there is no one better than Emíl!

Johan
Trondheim