健康でいられますように」だけで、本当に伝わる？ 神様へのお願いを具体的にしてみると、自分が本当に望んでいることが見えてくるかもしれません。日本語学習やキャリアにもつながるお話です。 What if a more specific prayer could help you discover what you truly want in life? A reflection on Japanese shrine prayers, learning, and career. Hi, I’m Aya — also known as Uchiga. While studying at a national university of education in Japan, I took a two-year leave of absence to enrol at Chelsea College of Art and Design in London (now Chelsea College of Arts, UAL), where I studied textile design. I graduated from both universities and went on to spend a total of 12 years in the UK — working for 8 years at a British apparel company in London, where I trained and managed staff, handled interpretation between Japanese agents, managed customer relations, and served as store manager. Back in Japan, I spent 9 years as a civil servant where I: ・Handled over 780 consultations for foreign residents (visa, residency, daily life) ・Managed multilingual language programmes and Japanese learning classrooms ・Coordinated with a Belgian sister city on international exchange ・Worked with high schools on developing globally-minded human resources I continued this work at a government-affiliated organization supporting foreign residents, and currently work at an international education institution. Using my qualifications as a nationally certified Career Consultant and Financial Planner (Level 2), I offer the following services: ✅ Support for foreigners living in Japan (visa, residency, daily life consultations) ✅ Career consultation (job hunting, career change, resume review, mock interviews) ✅ Financial life consultation & life planning ✅ Japanese lessons — business Japanese & Osaka-ben ✅ English tutoring & study abroad consultation On this podcast, I talk about careers, money, learning, and life between cultures — the things people don’t usually say out loud.