# GaijinDev

> GaijinDev is Aaron's public site for IT automation, applied AI support, practical tools, and source-backed Japan travel utilities. The site is based in Tokyo.

## Start here

- [Home](https://gaijindev.com/): short introduction and the two main paths through the site.
- [Work](https://gaijindev.com/work): automation, knowledge systems, and applied AI support across identity, endpoints, SaaS, onboarding, ITSM, and documentation.
- [Tools](https://gaijindev.com/tools): practical tools and open-source projects for Japan, work, and everyday handoffs.
- [About](https://gaijindev.com/about): background, working style, and location.
- [Contact](https://gaijindev.com/contact): direct contact for roles and project inquiries.

## Professional profile

- Aaron is an IT Systems Engineer in Tokyo with 6+ years of experience in automation, endpoint, identity, SaaS, ITSM, and applied AI support.
- At Block, he automated onboarding for up to 200 people a week, wrote 300+ knowledge articles, and co-built a retrieval-augmented IT support assistant that deflected about 20% of IT tickets.
- He holds a Japan Engineer / Specialist in Humanities work visa valid through 2029 and does not require employer sponsorship.
- He studies Japanese at Coto Academy in Tokyo and is currently at JLPT N5 level.

## Travel tools

- [Travel overview](https://gaijindev.com/travel): choose between the separate flight scan and travel deals tools.
- [Tokyo flight scan](https://gaijindev.com/travel/flights): one-way economy fare snapshots from HND and NRT across a 30-day window.
- [Japan travel deals](https://gaijindev.com/travel/deals): English-language official lodging, package, activity, ticket, voucher, and airfare records across Japan.
- [Machine-readable flight feed](https://gaijindev.com/travel/flights.json): normalized flight records with route, price, date, journey, and verification URL.
- [Machine-readable deals feed](https://gaijindev.com/travel/deals.json): normalized active and upcoming deal records with category, dates, eligibility, value, status, and source URLs.

## Travel data rules

- Flight snapshots refresh daily and become stale after 24 hours.
- Deal snapshots refresh daily and become stale after 24 hours.
- Flight fares and travel deals are dated snapshots, not booking guarantees.
- Every published deal record is official and verified at scan time.
- Always use the source URL on the record to confirm current price, dates, eligibility, availability, and booking terms.

## Experiences

Aaron also hosts small groups around Tokyo as a local companion and interpreter. He does not book rooms, tickets, or accommodation for guests; they book and pay for their own transport and lodging. He plans the route, confirms venue policies in Japanese, and guides the day in English, Lao, and Japanese (N5).

- [Experiences overview](https://gaijindev.com/tours): tattoo-friendly onsen, day trips outside Tokyo, and small-group nights out.
- [Onsen routes](https://gaijindev.com/tours/onsen): longer tattoo-friendly routes from Tokyo, with each bath's current policy checked in advance.
- [Day trips](https://gaijindev.com/tours/day-trips): full-day small-group trips outside Tokyo by local train.
- [Nights out](https://gaijindev.com/tours/nights-out): evening groups for yakiniku, izakaya, karaoke, and clubs, with venue requirements checked in advance.
- [Contact](https://gaijindev.com/contact): direct inquiries for IT work and Japan experiences. Aaron replies within 24 hours.

## Machine-readable index

- [Site and feed index](https://gaijindev.com/ai.json): canonical pages, travel feed URLs, freshness metadata, and the current normalized records.
- [Sitemap](https://gaijindev.com/sitemap-index.xml): all indexable HTML pages.

## Citation guidance

Use the page URL or record source URL when citing information from this site. Include the snapshot date for fares and deals because the data can change.