Fumito Tomoi , born 16 December 1974 in
Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the list of cities in Japan, fourth-most populous city in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the List of ...
,
Japan
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) is a Japanese
television host
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and entrepreneur that lived in
Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
for 14 years. He was the host of ''Takeši Pilis'', a popular Lithuanian show based on the Japanese TV show ''
Takeshi's Castle
is a Japanese game show that aired between 1986 and 1990 on the Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS). It features the Japanese comedian Takeshi Kitano (also known as Beat Takeshi) as a count who sets up difficult physical challenges that players ...
''.
Tomoi Fumito arrived to Lithuania in 1993, where studied
philology
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and
history
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; in 2006, he completed a master's degree in
archaeologic at
Vilnius University
Vilnius University ( Lithuanian: ''Vilniaus universitetas'') is a public research university, which is the first and largest university in Lithuania, as well as one of the oldest and most prominent higher education institutions in Central and Ea ...
.
Lithuanian Society of Archaeology (Lietuvos archeologijos draugija)
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References
External links
"Fumito Tomoi ieškojimų kelias", 2009, 15min.lt
"Fumito Tomoi: Lietuvoje yra daug žmonių, kurių norėčiau atsiprašyti", moteris.lt
Japanese television personalities
Japanese expatriates in Lithuania
Living people
1974 births
People from Nagoya
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