I am so happy to be back in Rarotonga! Mari Yamashita: Therapist & Tour Reporter from Kyoto, Japan

The Kia Orana Podcast

This episode is a lovely chat with a female spa therapist and tour reporter from Kyoto in Japan, Mari Yamashita.
As an aromatic massage therapist, Yamashita has been importing since May 2016 from Rarotonga products made by our local producer Rito Cook Islands. Rito's virgin coconut oil and their premium range of bio-active skincare products.
We discuss her travel journey, from the west side in Kyoto via train to Osaka airport, then a domestic flight to the East side Tokyo, Narita airport. Then an international flight on Air New Zealand to Auckland, New Zealand then another international flight to Rarotonga, Cook Islands...... Yamashita describes it as 24 hours of travelling and one day lived and then lived again when you arrive over the date line!
"I really want to come back soon, I love ika mata, your traditional raw fish dish that is marinated in lime and coconut milk," she says. Yamashita describes Rarotonga as, "Pristine, Natural & Relaxing". Stating also that when you are near the lagoon you also hear wildlife sounds of the land simultaneously.
Arigato Gozaimasu and Meitaki Maata

Kia Orana, May you live long
Aere Ra, Farewell
Kia Manuia, Good Luck and Good Health
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The Kia Orana Podcast was created as a result of lock down Covid restrictions, in 2020.