Thoroughly faithful to what I 'love'. Including romance (lol). And from there, a sense of mission.
Hello, I'm Tomako ( *'v`* )
I am a drone artist and travel writer.
My mission
Throughout my life so far,
I have only ever done what I thoroughly love (*`∀´*)
I want to praise myself for
somehow managing to survive. Lol
One of my missions
is perhaps to let people know
that a person like this actually exists.
It might take a load off your shoulders, or even give you courage.
As a result, wouldn't things just become a bit more fun?
My 'only doing what I love' style
ver. Student days to remote area tour conductor
Living with a partner since my student days, kept secret from my parents.
(Sorry for lying about my address, my beloved parents—it's past the statute of limitations!)
We went on many backpacker trips together.
The only job interview I ever took
was for a single company that conducted tours to remote areas.
I decided to go on a trip once I saved up 1 million yen, so I joined the company,
Tibet, Madagascar, the Taklamakan Desert,
even the legendary Loulan!
While escorting tours here and there, at the office in Japan,
believe it or not, with company approval,
I called myself the 'Solo Drawing Club'
and spent my days drawing travel illustrations, even though I was in the sales department. Hey now.
There were also some secret matters,
I would diligently write manuscripts at the office
and keep sending them to my idol, the author Makoto Shiina.
And once I saved up 1 million yen, I quit.
I immediately went to South America, and got married on the side.
(Ran away from my cohabitation home, with someone else)
With thinker Nobushiro Masaki.
His perspective is interesting, so give it a listen★
My 'only doing what I love' style
ver. Travel writer to drone artist
I returned home, wrote, drew, and pitched everywhere,
and published the illustrated essay 'Before I Knew It, South America'.
From then on, I was completely obsessed with what I loved,
lots of serials, TV, radio, and talk shows,
I was really on fire.
And then, right after publishing my sixth book, I got divorced.
'You don't have me in your future, do you, Tomo-chan?'
I was taken aback, and thought, 'You're right, I'm sorry!'
My heart was a mess, so I went to India.
I traveled from the southernmost tip to the westernmost, and north to the Himalayas,
and I was so moved by the huge results in my heart,
that when I returned home, I wrote
'Divorced, and India'
Then, after publishing six more books,
I encountered drones (back to the previous article),
quit everything, and holed up on a remote island to train flying. Lol
Yes, it feels like I'm the one flying.
That's why I got hooked!
Somehow, work with drones began
Just, from morning till night,
one day while I was immersed in practicing flying (myself),
I received a request from Nihonbashi Takashimaya S.C. for a full-building exhibition
of Tomako's drone works! I was surprised (๑°ㅁ°๑)
The turn for being hired for work had begun.
Oh right, I also became a tourism ambassador for Amami.
And I started getting hired to film PR for various regions and videos for other people, which brings me to now.
Faithful to what I love ver. Romance
My romance life is also outrageous, even by my own standards. Lol
I have many romances
without (I hope) any games or pretense.
All kinds of types, all kinds of professions
(like monks, or real-life Onmyoji practitioners)
Usually, men 5-10 years younger are the standard.
Maybe people with that kind of sensibility suit me! Lol
Perhaps because I've been married once, I don't compromise on growth or conditions,
but rather on my own level of 'pure love'. Lol
By the way, I get asked this a lot, but I'm not into women.
There are just too many funny stories about my love life
(my friends are always laughing, and more stories keep getting added)
maybe I should start a romance-themed note with an anonymous account. Lol
My wish, and why 'now' is sublime
Hey, I've managed to survive, haven't I? Lol
It's interesting when I start talking about things one by one,
so I'll write about them in detail later. Lol
I want to write about drones soon too,
but I have so much I want to say!
Including drones, what I hope for through my work and
the way I live is
that a good breeze may blow through your heart.
The moments we stack up as now, now, now are the future,
and what has been stacked up is the past.
If that's the case, nothing starts unless we stack up happy "nows"!
Yes, ever since I started thinking that way in India,
this wish has become even stronger.
I think I'll delve deeper into this elsewhere as well.
I'd be happy if you came to visit again★