PRO Photographer | IT Consultant | Musician at Jim Atwood Media Japan; Student at Gendai Professional Japanese School
Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagano, Nagoya, Japan
- About me
Konnichiwa! My name is Jim Atwood. I am originally from Seattle Washington, USA. I have been living and
working in Japan now for 17+ fantastic years as a popular Professional Photographer and International Computer IT Consultant. Currently I live in Nagano City, Japan, but have also lived for 10 years in the Yokohama and
Tokyo City areas. I speak fluent Japanese and am married to a lovely Japanese
fashion lady named "Yoyo". She is a successful Entrepreneur and Hair Designer who owns and operates three Hair/Esthetic salon companies "Diva Salon", "Magee Salon", and "Tripinn Salon" in Nagano City, Japan. I also have two lovely daughters "Aily Jacklyn" and "Sasha Caroline" who are
the perfect models! Aily and Sahsa are active members of the Yamaha School of Music, Nagano Ballet Company, and the Nagano City Ice Skating Association. I love Photography, Japan, Computers, Music which includes jamming on my keyboards and guitar, plus experiencing the exciting
Fashion world in Japan.
I have spent 17+ years building an extensive network in both Japan and Asia. I currently have an International Network of 2500+ Professionals on LinkedIn . Plus over 400+ professionals on Facebook and 275+ fans on MySpace. I also have a growing base of 200+ subscribers on Youtube. Although now self employed, I held an executive management position in a very large and prominent Japanese Company for several years in Tokyo, Japan. I am more than happy to network with any individual(s) with connections in the Far East on any topic of interest, especially business. Please feel free to contact me anytime and I'll be happy to respond as soon as possible.
I have visited Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Singapore, USA, Guam, Canada, and Australia.
Visit Jim Atwood Photography - Contact email provided at this address.
Internet TEL Directory - http://jimatwood.tel
The Jim Atwood Fan Site - http://jimatwood.me
The Jim Atwood TV Channel - http://jimatwood.tv
Jim Atwood goes mobile - http://jimatwood.mobi
Jim Atwood has a Social Rank Rating of GOLD 97 at DandyID .
Japan Photography Workshops by Jim Atwood
If you're a photographer in Japan and wish to check out one of my many workshops, please checkout the Japan Photography Workshop site at http://workshops.jimatwood.net for info. Workshops fill up fast as I accept both International and Japanese photographers, so be sure to contact me to be placed on a waiting list. See you there!
Digial Art Photography Apparel by Jim Atwood Photography
If you are a follower of my work, you can grab a new T-shirt and other products in my new store at http://store.jimatwood.net. These shirts are awesome and are of very high quality. Already in Asia they are a hit and I'm flattered to have such a great fan club in Japan. Thanks everyone for the support!
IT Consulting ( Servers, SEO, Design, Ecommerce, Programming. )
by Jim Atwood "The Web Marketing Guru"
Want to communicate around the world with VOIP and Asterisk? Need a dynamic database driven website or custom ecommerce shopping solution? Perhaps you require an Ajax, Javascript, or Flash equipped Web 2.0 solution for your website. Jim Atwood, a web marketing guru and developer at Ricochehost can get you to the top. We run custom servers that are tweaked to power up your company. Get noticed and put your business firmly on the map. Contact us for how we can help get your company ahead of the rest on the internet in just a few short months.
Your Search Marketing Advisor
* Integrated SEO
* Analytics
* Pay Per Click
* Social Media
* Local Search
* Process Integration
* International Asian Markets
Web Development and Programming Expert
* CSS / HTML / XHTML / XML
* PHP on multiple frameworks
* Mysql and SQL database customization
* Javascript and JQuery implementation
* Ruby Rails
* API programming on most popular platforms
Premium CMS Blog Hosting Solutions by Jim Atwood
Ricochehost Premium Blog Hosting is a proven solution to get you up and running on a professional custom built CMS blogging website. Currently you can get a Free Domain and high quality Jim Atwood Photography T-Shirt by becoming a Premium Blog Hosting Member at Ricochehost.
Business Translation Services ( Spoken and Written )
Engish to Japanese
Japanese to English
Born Musician
Jim Atwood has been a practicing musician with the electric guitar and synthesizers for almost 30 years. He actively plays and performs in Nagano City, Japan. Currently Jim plays on a custom built Fender Stratocaster connected to a series of Roland GR-1, GR-30, GR-33, and GI-20 guitar synthesizers. Jim is also known for using the Gibson Echoplex Pro Looper and other looping devices in his performances setting new trends. Jim also enjoys working with Synthesizers such as the Roland JP-8000/8080/SH-201/JV Series, Yamaha AN1x/CS6R/RS7000, and Korg MS2000/Prophecy type keyboards. Jim Atwood has given a new meaning to the concept of "One Man Band".
** Favorite Quotes to live by **
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention to arrive safely in a pretty and well-preserved body,but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: Wow!! What a ride!"
"Do what you love, the rest will come!"
"The Underground is always one step ahead of the ground Above!"
"I always strive to be fair in my critiques. I never want to discourage, just give constructive advice!"
"Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning."
"An unaimed arrow never misses"
I grew up in the 80's and I find for me this quote to be very true. I heard this from Billy Idol, a favorite musician of mine back in the day.
"There's nothing fair in this world, there's nothing sure in this world, there's nothing pure. So you better look for something left in this world." ... and enjoy it!
With regards to networking on the Internet ...
"If you are only connecting with people that you know, what is the value in Social Media Networking"
I have spent 17+ years building an extensive network in both Japan and Asia. I currently have an International Network of 2500+ Professionals on LinkedIn . Plus over 400+ professionals on Facebook and 275+ fans on MySpace. I also have a growing base of 200+ subscribers on Youtube. Although now self employed, I held an executive management position in a very large and prominent Japanese Company for several years in Tokyo, Japan. I am more than happy to network with any individual(s) with connections in the Far East on any topic of interest, especially business. Please feel free to contact me anytime and I'll be happy to respond as soon as possible.
I have visited Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Singapore, USA, Guam, Canada, and Australia.
Visit Jim Atwood Photography - Contact email provided at this address.
Internet TEL Directory - http://jimatwood.tel
The Jim Atwood Fan Site - http://jimatwood.me
The Jim Atwood TV Channel - http://jimatwood.tv
Jim Atwood goes mobile - http://jimatwood.mobi
Jim Atwood has a Social Rank Rating of GOLD 97 at DandyID .
Japan Photography Workshops by Jim Atwood
If you're a photographer in Japan and wish to check out one of my many workshops, please checkout the Japan Photography Workshop site at http://workshops.jimatwood.net for info. Workshops fill up fast as I accept both International and Japanese photographers, so be sure to contact me to be placed on a waiting list. See you there!
Digial Art Photography Apparel by Jim Atwood Photography
If you are a follower of my work, you can grab a new T-shirt and other products in my new store at http://store.jimatwood.net. These shirts are awesome and are of very high quality. Already in Asia they are a hit and I'm flattered to have such a great fan club in Japan. Thanks everyone for the support!
IT Consulting ( Servers, SEO, Design, Ecommerce, Programming. )
by Jim Atwood "The Web Marketing Guru"
Want to communicate around the world with VOIP and Asterisk? Need a dynamic database driven website or custom ecommerce shopping solution? Perhaps you require an Ajax, Javascript, or Flash equipped Web 2.0 solution for your website. Jim Atwood, a web marketing guru and developer at Ricochehost can get you to the top. We run custom servers that are tweaked to power up your company. Get noticed and put your business firmly on the map. Contact us for how we can help get your company ahead of the rest on the internet in just a few short months.
Your Search Marketing Advisor
* Integrated SEO
* Analytics
* Pay Per Click
* Social Media
* Local Search
* Process Integration
* International Asian Markets
Web Development and Programming Expert
* CSS / HTML / XHTML / XML
* PHP on multiple frameworks
* Mysql and SQL database customization
* Javascript and JQuery implementation
* Ruby Rails
* API programming on most popular platforms
Premium CMS Blog Hosting Solutions by Jim Atwood
Ricochehost Premium Blog Hosting is a proven solution to get you up and running on a professional custom built CMS blogging website. Currently you can get a Free Domain and high quality Jim Atwood Photography T-Shirt by becoming a Premium Blog Hosting Member at Ricochehost.
Business Translation Services ( Spoken and Written )
Engish to Japanese
Japanese to English
Born Musician
Jim Atwood has been a practicing musician with the electric guitar and synthesizers for almost 30 years. He actively plays and performs in Nagano City, Japan. Currently Jim plays on a custom built Fender Stratocaster connected to a series of Roland GR-1, GR-30, GR-33, and GI-20 guitar synthesizers. Jim is also known for using the Gibson Echoplex Pro Looper and other looping devices in his performances setting new trends. Jim also enjoys working with Synthesizers such as the Roland JP-8000/8080/SH-201/JV Series, Yamaha AN1x/CS6R/RS7000, and Korg MS2000/Prophecy type keyboards. Jim Atwood has given a new meaning to the concept of "One Man Band".
** Favorite Quotes to live by **
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention to arrive safely in a pretty and well-preserved body,but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming: Wow!! What a ride!"
"Do what you love, the rest will come!"
"The Underground is always one step ahead of the ground Above!"
"I always strive to be fair in my critiques. I never want to discourage, just give constructive advice!"
"Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning."
"An unaimed arrow never misses"
I grew up in the 80's and I find for me this quote to be very true. I heard this from Billy Idol, a favorite musician of mine back in the day.
"There's nothing fair in this world, there's nothing sure in this world, there's nothing pure. So you better look for something left in this world." ... and enjoy it!
With regards to networking on the Internet ...
"If you are only connecting with people that you know, what is the value in Social Media Networking"
- Where I grew up
- Seattle, Washington USA | Yokohama City, JAPAN
- Places I've lived
- Visited Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Singapore, USA, Guam, Canada, and Australia
- Companies I've worked for
- Self Employed IT Marketing Consultant, Pro Photographer, Server Admin, and Web Programmer
- Schools I've attended
- University of Washington USA; Japanese Modern Language School JAPAN; GEOS Management JAPAN; Willie Myette Jazz Piano
- Other names
- James, Ricoche, Jimu, Jim-san
