Daisuke Yamaoka

Date of Birth

October 16, 1981

Hometown

Asahikawa City, Hokkaido ,Japan

Career

2002: Graduated from Asahikawa National College of Technology
2004: Graduated from Muroran Institute of Technology
2004-2016: Worked as an engineer at a major telecommunications company
2016-2018: Established a camper rental company (Sapporo city)
2019 – present: Works for Ureska (Asahikawa City)

Hobby

camping, climbing, skiing, driving

Favorite food

BBQ

Growing up with a self-employed father who was always busy, I always envied my friends who could go on family trips on weekends. “If you want to go and play, go play on your own!” As my parents always told me, my brother and I used to visit my grandfather’s farmhouse which was 10km away with our bicycles. Even after that, I always enjoyed planning and going on little trips to many different parts of Hokkaido by bicycle, motorbike and car. After graduating from school, I worked at a major telecommunication company where I thrived on creating a more convenient world with better system. However, as I traveled back to Hokkaido from Tokyo every time, I gradually came to the realization that this “inconvenience” of Hokkaido is what makes it original and interesting. This made me start to wonder if there would be anything that I could contribute to Hokkaido through what I love: cars and camping! As a result, I founded a campervan rental company in July 2016 as a side job and became fully involved with the business in December of the same year. Through working for a campervan rental company, not only did I want to lend campervans, but also wanted to help customers to enjoy Hokkaido to the fullest. I founded Ureska in March 2019 and since then, I have been enjoying helping our customers have fun travelling in our campervan.