Leon Roode

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Gender	Male
Industry	Tourism
Occupation	Hiking Guide
Location	Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Introduction	My name is Leon Roode and I'm known as the Hokkaido Bush Pig because of all the time I've spent in the Hokkaido bush and mountains. I am a kiwi who lived in Japan and worked as a hiking guide for over 16 years. In that time I have hiked every mountain and peak in Hokkaido and made well over 100 multi-day treks into Daietsuzan National Park and I am mentioned as a guide for Daisetsuzan NP in the "lonely planet" "hiking in Japan" book (2nd edition). I moved back to NZ in May 2013 to be closer to my orderly mother and step dad and to be around to help out. I miss Japan and especially Hokkaido but I'm really enjoying being back in good old NZ.