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Going to grad school has always been one of my goals. I saw it as a way to take a mental break from work, while simultaneously cultivating the skills necessary to shift to my desired career path. With that in mind, Kyoto University/GSM was my first and only application. I specifically sought the international MBA program because it was offered in English and featured several foreign and female faculty members. By Japanese standards, these two points alone are a great rarity, and showed GSM’s strong global and inclusive approach to education, which I felt were important to me as a foreign woman in Japan. I was also interested in the networking opportunity offered by the school’s rich connections within various industries and academic disciplines. I felt that GSM fostered the perfect environment to meet people from different backgrounds, exchange ideas, and learn from each other.

The main reason why I chose GSM is that I can acquire knowledge and skills necessary to actualize smooth project management and also broaden my perspectives to the globe while staying in Japan. In addition, it is very attractive for me to nurture my mindset to management layer through business practice courses in GSM. Staying in Japan is very important for me because I am so certain that I would face with Japanese clients striving to expand their businesses internationally in my career as a consultant. Fulfilling my perspectives of both Japanese and international business environments would be the best way to add value to my future clients.

After 14 years of experience in the field of inbound tourism to Japan at the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) both offices in Japan and abroad, I started my business in 2018. In addition to organizing my experience in tourism marketing academically, I wanted to learn business administration systematically in order to maximize my company's value. There are only a few MBAs in Japan that specialize in tourism, and it is a unique experience to be able to put myself in the best environment for studying "tourism" in Kyoto, which has the best history and popularity.

My journey into academia began inadvertently when I found myself tutoring my younger sister at just six years old. While teaching came naturally, becoming a professor was not a goal I actively pursued. Instead, a mix of personal and professional experiences led me down this academic path.

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GSM Newsletter vol.9 (Japanese and English)

GSM Newsletter vol.9 (Japanese and English)
November, 2024

＜Topics＞
Concurrent Faculty（Faculty of engineering and Graduate School of Management)
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