This is Nakajima from Monosasu Radio, where we occasionally talk candidly with our members.
This time, we will introduce the event that took place about a year ago when Mr. Machiyama, a director who normally works in Thailand, was visiting Tokyo.
Thailand, education, and even space. Please take a look at Machiyama's stories, whose curiosity is endless.
Nakajima- What were you doing before joining Monosus?
Machiyama- I studied spatial design, and my first job was at a company that runs a real estate website specializing in offices. Even though it was a company, there were only one or two employees, so it was a very small number of people. I had the opportunity to go to various buildings, and there were many unique people looking for properties, so it was fun.
- Nakajima
- Then you changed jobs and became a web worker?
- Machiyama
- Well, I started to want to know more about various things. I had always lived in Tokyo, so I thought I should acquire some web skills that would allow me to work outside of Tokyo. Then, I found the job posting for Monosus.
- Nakajima
- The recruitment ad at that time was an article looking for people to work in Thailand.
- Machiyama
- At that time, I wasn't interested in Southeast Asia at all, and I liked the feel of Northern Europe. It was an element that I didn't have at all, so I thought that if I incorporated it, I would become a more interesting person. I decided on a room when I went to Thailand for the first time, and it's been three and a half years since then.
- Nakajima
- I have the impression that there are a lot of kind people in Thailand.
- Machiyama
- I grew up in an apartment in Tokyo, so I didn't know what it meant to have friendly relationships with my neighbors. In Thailand, people who are not related to me will talk to me and give me sweets. It's like there are no lines between people. I think I've become quite friendly and talk to people.
- Nakajima
- After joining Monosus, I trained in Yoyogi for two weeks, and then went to Thailand straight away.
- Machiyama
- That's right. So this is my second time coming to this Yoyogi office.
- Nakajima
- Do you recognise everyone's faces and names?
- Machiyama
- I understand people I work with, but people I don't...ah, but during this time I'm in Tokyo, I've been going out drinking with quite a lot of different people.
- Nakajima
- I like going out for drinks.
- Machiyama
- Even on days when I don't go out drinking, I participate in quite a few events. The day before yesterday, I went to a reading group in Shimokitazawa for a book called "Myth and Meaning" written by a social anthropologist. The people who attended included a physicist, a chef, and a gardener. It was interesting.
- Nakajima
- What an amazing gathering.
- Machiyama
- I like things like cultural anthropology. I can't really understand it in Thai, so I'm going to try to participate as much as possible when I'm in Japan.
- Nakajima
- That's very proactive.
- Machiyama
- The other day I got together with some friends who are knowledgeable about politics and we discussed whether we could start a project related to education.
- Nakajima
- An educational project?
- Machiyama
- In the past few years, I have started to read a lot of social articles. So I was interested in how to improve society. As the saying goes, "every little bit helps." If everyone changed their way of thinking even a millimeter, the whole world would change. So I thought education would be the answer. We each decided to study more and get together again.
- Nakajima
- It's like I'm learning a lot, it's amazing.
- Machiyama
- I see. Hmm. I just hope it will be fun and improve.
- Nakajima
- Oh, can I just ask you about your work?
- Machiyama
- Ah, that's right.
Onoki- (Onogi-san, who was listening next to me) What position does web development hold in your life, Machiyama-san?
- Machiyama
- Hmm. To be honest, I'm motivated not because it's the web, but because I want to create something good. Also, on the web, new things are constantly coming out, aren't they? I enjoy the situation of having to constantly learn.
- Nakajima
- That seems like a lot of work, but it's fun.
- Machiyama
- There are always difficult things and things I need to learn, and it's fun to overcome them.
- Nakajima
- It's like clearing the puzzles. You said the other day that you like puzzle games.
- Machiyama
- I'm also interested in the beginnings of the web. The internet started when someone who worked at an institution researching elementary particles in the universe created it to exchange documents within the institution.
- Nakajima
- I didn't know.
- Machiyama
- The world of the web was created by people involved in space. It has developed since then, and there are many possibilities for it in the future. Right. My motivation in life is wanting to know all kinds of things.
- Nakajima
- Is there anything else you're researching?
- Machiyama
- Stories about the universe are also interesting. Isn't the universe the origin of everyone? Just like we're curious about who our father and mother are, we're all curious about where we came from.
- Nakajima
- Everyone might be curious...
- Machiyama
- Recently, I read a book called "Best Physical Condition." The author reads a lot of papers from all over the world, and is researching and practicing ways to maximize the potential of your genes. One of the parts of the book is about "feeling awe." The universe and nature are so magnificent, aren't they? Learning about such things and feeling awe has the effect of reducing stress. That's why I think everyone wants to know.
- Nakajima
- I really love researching things.
- Machiyama
- I like it. Stories like, "What? Why? Is that so?" That's right. An announcer who majored in quantum mechanics at university said that if you calculate the probability of a person passing through a wall, it's an extremely tiny probability.
- (Harazawa, listening next to me) Eh, I don't understand at all.
- Machiyama
- Well, Harazawa-kun is here right now, but isn't that just a matter of light and dark? It's like, you can see the boundary, but it's not really a boundary.
- I guess Machiyama is a romantic.
- Machiyama
- Eh, why why?
- Nakajima
- Anyway, Machiyama likes researching that sort of thing.
- Matchy knows a lot and thinks carefully before he speaks.
- Machiyama
- I've been told that the tempo is behind the beat. Doesn't everyone think about that? Is it one beat slower?
- Nakajima
- No no, that's the rhythm of Mr. Machiyama. He really thinks things through before he speaks.
- Machiyama
- I'm trying to give the best answer possible, while carefully observing the other person's reaction.
- Nakajima
- Are there people in Thailand who talk about space?
- Machiyama
- I can't speak Thai that well yet. When acquaintances from Japan come, we have a good time. The other day, we talked about Vipassana meditation...
After that, there was a lot of talk going on about the radio. I'll end it here for now.
It may not be clear from this conversation alone, but Machiyama is a capable director who receives a huge amount of work.
By the way, we are currently looking for members to work with Machiyama in Thailand. If you can talk about the Web and space together, your life in Thailand may become even more enjoyable. (Even if you are not interested in space, you are welcome.)
We are looking for web development experts! Front-end engineers who can work globally
We are looking for a technical director who can work globally! Experience in web development and production!
NAKAJIMA Kimi
Freelance, living in Ryukazaki, Ibaraki. I first encountered Monosus through an interview with “Nihon Shigoto Hyakka” and am now involved in several things, a bit outside of Monosus.