After graduating from Waseda University, Yukihiro entered Hiroshima Television Corporation where he worked as a sports director before going on to work at the Osaka branch and Tokyo branch of the company. After carrying out advertising sales in Hiroshima for a major corporation, Yukihiro entered Waseda University Business School in 2013 and graduated in 2015 with an MBA. In December 2016 he started his second company EXest Inc. Yukihiro has a love for the sake and often talks in Hiroshima dialect.

Graduated with a Masters Degree in Science and Engineering at Keio University. Certified Public Accountant. After experiencing work as a developer at an electronics company, went on to work at Nomura Shoken in venture capital investment. In 2014 entered KPMG AZSA and carried out IPO support and CVC fund support. In February 2019, started up joint company called PAQS Partners, LLC in order to help support another venture company. At the same time, also became the outside director and audit & supervisory board member of many venture companies.

Chihiro used to work at a specialized trading company before developing a spontaneous interest in the creative field. After a bit of freelance work while studying,  

 Chihiro joined EXest Inc. Chihiro covers the company’s media operations whilst also working as an editor/writer. She likes Japanese comedian Kazu Lazer.

From Germany, Pascal majored in Japanese studies at the University of Cambridge due to having an interest in Japanese history. After graduating, Pascal went on to do research in Japanese Buddhism at Osaka University and America’s Princeton University Master’s program. After then gaining experience working as a strategy consultant at major PR company APCO Worldwide’s Japan branch, Pascal entered EXest. He currently works in Strategy and Operations at EXest.

After graduating from university in America, Miyuki returned to Japan where she worked as a freelance writer writing articles in English and Japanese whilst working a separate job. After searching for what else she could do to help foreign visitors to Japan besides writing articles in English, Miyuki found EXest. Miyuki mainly works as an article editor as well as in media operations. 

First university graduate employee at EXest. From Kagawa prefecture. Majored in English and Chinese at university. Sumire had a long term interest in the regional revitalization and after clicking with EXest’s vision decided to enter the company. Sumire currently covers social media content operations and helps Kotomi with guide support also. Sumire loves curry and likes to be called the “curry queen”.