Holly Gibbs

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We end in Tokyo with a man who is not your average dog walker. If you've been to the city's famous Harajuku district, there's a good chance you might have seen and taken a photo of a man who spent years walking up to 32 small dogs around the area every day. Will Leonardo went along to find out more about this social media sensation.

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for walking their dogs around the city center of Tokyo, is Nobuaki Moribe. He is known as the Harajuku dog walker. He's often seen interacting with tourists and local people. He runs a groomer salon on a quiet street in central west Tokyo, and I've come down to have a quick chat with him. You've picked a very famous area to walk around, which is full of a lot of tourists, people go there to shop. I'm just wondering if that was maybe a deliberate choice, or something that just kind of happened naturally?

When I started walking these dogs, I was suddenly inspired to take this route, and that's it really. And then, before I realized, there were lots of tourists, people from all over the world, taking photos of my dogs getting on well, which really made me joyful. But originally the walks were during COVID in 2020, when there was absolutely no one around.

I think from a foreign perspective, dogs in Tokyo tend to be very small. They're very well-groomed. Why do you think that is? Compared to the rest of the world, Tokyo is known for its small dogs. I think that's because people's homes are smaller. Most dog owners live in apartments.

Globally, there aren't that many people like me who walk large numbers of small dogs. That's why I think I've stood out. The most popular breed here is the poodle, and most of them get a cut once a month, which is why I think Tokyo dogs look especially stylish.

Noborakis kertoi minulta Yoyogi Parkin ympärillä, josta jos olet ollut Tokio, niin tiedät, että se on Yoyogi Parkin ympärillä ja Harajukuun ympärillä, jossa hän jatkaa 4 tuntia. Hän kertoi minulta häneltä hieman ympärillä, koska hän kertoo, että hän ei käy minulta ympärillä, kun kaverit tekevät heidän töitä. Kuinka monta kaveria sinulla on tänään?

Tänään on 22. 22! Boston Terrier, Vision Freezer, Shiba Inu, Poodle Poodle. Hän on nyt täysin ympärillä, kun ihmiset ottaa fotoja. Joulu! Joulu! Joulu! Joulu! Joulu! Joulu!

In other countries, those who walk lots of dogs tend to focus on larger breeds, and big dogs are easier to handle. They move around in a more precise way. What's the kind of interactions you've had that stuck in your memory the most? Every day is interesting, and every day there's different people. The fact they all enjoy themselves so much makes me feel great.

And some even remember me. They say, oh, I saw you a year ago before showing me a photo. I'm very happy that I've stuck in people's memory. I really hope I'm making everyone feel peace and love.

And that's all from the Happy Pod for now. We'd love to hear from you. As ever, the address is globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. This edition was produced by Rachel Bulkeley. The editor is Karen Martin. I'm Holly Gibbs. Until next time, goodbye!

Moro, mitä äijä? Tietenkin sä oot meidän keittiössä. Tarviiks mua edes kysyä miksi? Ei, sillä nyt tulee kahdeksan ruokalajin maistelumeny tuossa tuokiossa pöytään. Varmaan, koska ostit nää kaikki upeet keittiövälineet tosi edullisesti. Käytettäväksi ne on tehty. Mut kuka hoitaa tiskit? Kiva kun kysyit, sillä itse asiassa... Itse asiassa. Biil-teemasta löytyy edulliset välineet hommaan kuin hommaan. Oli kysymys sitten omasta tai kaverin projektista.

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