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Physical health
Travel and Leisure
tourism
Japan
Sustainability
LocationSapporo, Japan
Sector ExpertEetu-Antti Hartikainen
Sauna researcher, Japan and East Asia specialist, sustainable tourism advocate
Eetu-Antti Hartikainen is a Finnish PhD researcher studying Japanese saunas and tourism at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan. He has years of experience as an export manager for a Finnish sauna export company. He acquired his master's in Asian studies from the University of Helsinki, where he wrote his thesis on Japanese sauna culture. Aside from saunas, Hartikainen is interested in contributing to the development and management of truly sustainable and responsible tourism initiatives that collaborate meaningfully with local communities. He's also an avid onsen (hot springs) enthusiast.Intrigued by questions like…
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