My first contact with Korea was training Taekwondo for 4 years as a teenager. As far as cultural immersion goes, I learned was how to say things like “front block” and “reverse crescent kick” in Korean but that was pretty much it.

But still, ever since I’ve wanted to go visit the country, and I’ll finally get a chance very soon!

Next week is a series of Japanese holidays that are collectively known as the golden week, and Kyoto (where I live) being the number one tourist destination in Japan, it’s usually over-run by Japanese tourists at that time.

So me and Emi will spend 6 days in Seoul (from Saturday, April 28th to Friday, May 4th) to escape Japan and eat some kimchi and bibimbap.

And if you happen to live there and are into design or startups (or even if you’re not, actually), I’d love to meet up for coffee and say hello!