Yasuo Yamakawa
(KUTA Director of Board)

Very passionate about local community development in Yanbaru village.

Representative Yamakawa General Construction co, ltd.

Masakazu Kudaka (KUTA Advisor)

He is a professional photographer whose work has been mainly focused on a theme "Wild animals in the forest of Yambaru". He has a good knowledge on wild birds; he studies birds in Yambaru at all seasons.

Certified committee of Okinawa pref. Eco-tourism institution.

Junko Ooshima (KUTA Consultant)

coordinates local community development in Kunigami village, support many things from Environmental Education, planning, organizing, and cooperate in survey etc.

(Certified committee of Okinawa pref. Eco-tourism institution)
Assist. Professor of Ryukyu Univ. Tourism Specialization

Kaoru Ooshiro(Nature Guide)

When it comes to guide Hiji waterfall, nobody's better than this person! He is especially passionate towards wild birds.

a.k.a. Karl Ooshiro Sensei

Hiji Waterfall Camp ground keeper

Akira Yamakawa (Nature Guide)

Best partner of Karl Ooshiro Sensei!

He guides from seasonal interests at Hiji waterall to history and culture of Kunigami. He is currently working as a leader of Hiji / Hiji Waterfall Camp ground keeper

Yuji Yamakawa (Nature Guide)

He explains about the forest of Yambaru and animals with the history of Ryukyu islands in an unique perspective. He has good knowledge on foresty and timbers of Yambaru.

Hidet Sakihama (Nature Guide)

He guides broadly from mountain to ocean, he is the best multiplayer of KUTA. Call him "Hama-chan"!

Masahiro Kudaka (Nature Guide)

He fills experience gap with his young energy! Running from fields to fields in Yambaru, he's a young hope who slowly but surely gains knowledge and experience every moment!

Yoshinobu Hattori(Nature Guide)

Fellow guides call him "Tono"(senor in Japanese), because of his little mellow personality. He loves ocean more than his wife(anybody?).

Diving shop "Umi-asobi,Mori-asobi, Kijimunaa"

Mifuyu Hattori (Nature Guide)

She is "Tono"'s wife. Fellow guides call her "Mi-Ne-Ne". She guides broadly from mountain to ocean and is especially knowledgeble on the ocean.

Diving shop "Umi-asobi,Mori-asobi, Kijimunaa"

Yukiko Maki-MURAKAMI
(Facilitator)

She coordinates various educational programs including environmental education as a facilitator. With her working experiences in development in East Africa, she felt the same passion toward local community development that KUTA intend to accomplish and has joined KUTA. lives in Higashi village.

Koji Murakami
(Web Administrator)

Maintain KUTA website.