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Running a Bouldering Gym in Japan Hachi-san is the founder of Travis Bouldering Studio, located in Hirakata City, Osaka, Japan. This episode is also available to watch as a video: https://youtu.be/gQ6NL3sfccU Hachi's Links: http://travisbouldering.com/ https://www.instagram.com/travis_bouldering_studio/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGgEH-9thyCDPFy2ADfuITg/videos Table of Contents: 0:00:00 - Start 0:00:29 - Intro 0:01:36 - The State of Japan During Corona Virus 0:06:46 - Opening a Climbing Gym After 1 Year of Practice 0:11:51 - Difficulties to Open a Climbing Gym 0:18:17 - Travis Bouldering Studio's Location 0:25:59 - Comparison with Other Climbing Gyms 0:30:31 - Lead Climbing 0:34:40 - Designing Climbing Walls 0:43:31 - Designing Climbing Routes 0:51:37 - Why Does Hachi Speak English? 1:01:19 - PayPay and Cash in Japan and Pricing at Travis Studio 1:08:41 - Customers' Habits 1:12:46 - Marketing Travis Bouldering Studio 1:14:12 - Outro Tags: bouldering, rock climbing, climbing gym, bouldering gym, Kansai, Japan, Osaka, Hirakatashi, entrepreneurship, design, podcast, design exchange, Hiroshi Hachi, Thomas Grové