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Paul, who hails from Chicago, has been a resident of Tokyo for over two decades. He has spent much of that time exploring its small neighbourhoods and side streets, searching for the next hidden treasure - perhaps a small izakaya restaurant under the rail tracks or a corner shop specialising in traditional festive clothing - and anything else that brings Tokyo's beauty to light.

Paul was a salaryman at a Japanese real estate company for five years before his interests led him to Meiji University in Tokyo. Here he collaborated on a project exploring the society and culture of Asakusa, one of the capital’s oldest neighbourhoods. His research has made him a particular expert on the history of Edo’s kabuki theatre, its fire brigades, and the hairstyles and combs of the period.

Paul has a passion for Tokyo, especially in its development and also the daily life of Edo, as the capital was originally known during the age of the samurai. He is expert in teasing out Edo, which lies both physically and literally just below the surface of the modern metropolis, and does this with an entertaining, humorous, and informative aplomb on tour. When not indulging his passion nor working for Walk Japan he enjoys spending time with his family and visiting onsen hotsprings. 

Paul joined Walk Japan as a Tour Leader in 2011 and has since become a Programs Co-ordinator with the company’s affiliates.