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JoeKochin

JoeKochin
 Date Joined: November 25, 2024
Last Online: March 10, 2025
Birthday: March 3
Country: Japan
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Hi I'm JoeKochin🇯🇵

JoeKochinのプロフィール見に来てくれてありがとう！

If you have any issues, such as a swap not arriving,
please message me before rating.
I’ll be happy to sort things out—thank you so much for your understanding! 😊

About Me

Hi, I’m JoeKochin! 😊🇯🇵
I was born in Hiroshima but have been living in Osaka for a long time.
Osaka’s quirky vibe suits me perfectly!

I’m new to Swap-bot and excited to connect with people from around the world.
Although my English is still a work in progress, feel free to send messages in English!
I have a super partner, Chaichai (my Assistant ChatGPT), who helps me with translations. 😉

I don’t realize it myself, but people often tell me, “You’re unique!” 😂
I also have a broad sense of humor, so feel free to be direct—no need to overthink things!

My Hobbies

  • Growing succulents (Echeveria, Sedum, Agave) and carnivorous plants 🌱
  • I love crafting! ✂️
  • Writing ✍️
  • Occasionally drawing Zentangles—I'm not great at drawing, but I enjoy it!
  • Watching movies 🎥 (I love ones based on true stories)
  • Listening to music 🎶 (Rock, psychedelic, classical… I’ll listen to anything! But rock is my main vibe.)
  • Going to live concerts & interesting festivals! (I've been to Burning Man! 🔥)

A Note About Swaps

Please don’t feel pressured to match my Favorites!
I love surprises and discovering new things through swaps.

However, there’s just one thing I’m not fond of—glitter. ✨
It tends to scatter everywhere, and I’m not a fan of cleaning up sparkles afterward! 😂

But most of all, what makes me happiest is when you prepare and send swaps with joy! 💕

My Favorite

  • Stationery ✏️
    • I especially love paper items! 📜
    • (Memo pads, letter sets, masking tapes (washi tapes), stickers, origami paper)
  • Flowers 💐
    • Peonies & ranunculus are my favorites!
  • Food & Drinks 🍨☕
    • Ice cream (Baskin-Robbins is a family favorite!)
    • Coffee, chai, low-carb treats
  • Plants 🌱
    • Succulents, carnivorous plants
  • Colors 🎨
    • Blue, yellow, green, gray
  • Music 🎶
    • If I think the music is good, I'll listen to it, regardless of genre!
  • Movies 🎥
    • Based on true stories or deeply emotional ones
  • Anime & Manga 📚
    • Fujiko Fujio A, Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion), Kazuo Umezu, Suehiro Maruo, and Momoko Sakura (Cojicoji).

Feel Free to Reach Out!

If you have any concerns or issues with a swap,
please don’t hesitate to message me.
Let’s keep swapping fun and enjoyable for both of us! 😊

Thank you so much for reading my profile—
I’m looking forward to swapping with you!

Swap & Crafting

Reading my partner’s profile and thinking about how to create something special for them is one of my favorite moments!
I’m still experimenting and figuring things out, but working on swaps has become one of the most enjoyable times in my life right now!

✍🏻JoeKochin whisper

Just Saying... 💭

  • Lately, I’ve been obsessed with Hachiware from Chiikawa! 🐱
  • I’m a bit of a homebody and don’t go out much, but I do love trips to the post office and dropping mail in the mailbox! 📮✉️

Ratings

AliCrafter rated for 7 Notepapers - 7 Days #28 - INTL - Newbie Friendly on Mar 10, 2025
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Comment: What fun to have a Japanese partner! The stamps are awesome. I really enjoyed your week in snippets. Fun to read what other people are doing. And thank you for the magazine pages. They're great!
Leekoba rated for WIYM: Decorated env with note & flat surprise #6 on Mar 9, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for all the wonderful items, I love Gudetama (my fav sanrio character) and Moomin~ We had snow here this year :) I like Cafe Latory drinks! ご親切にありがとうございます <3 Happy Swapping!
thisphoenixrises rated for TGIF Weekend Notecard #430 on Mar 9, 2025
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Comment: It’s lovely to hear from you again! I hope you’re staying warm. Succulents are such beautiful plants. I don’t currently have any plants but I like the idea of having some. I think it’s so cool that you are putting in the effort to be able to communicate in two languages, that’s really amazing.
pattiairel rated for Stationery Addiction on Mar 5, 2025
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Comment: thanks for a nice swap♥♥3
Response: Glad you liked it! Thanks for the rating! ♥
marclively rated for Notecard To 2 Partners Swap #15 on Mar 5, 2025
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Comment: Thanks, Marc
Response: You’re welcome, Marc! Glad it made it to you—better late than never!
myancey rated for Decorated recycled cardboard postcard on Mar 4, 2025
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Comment: Ryoko thank you so very much for the pic. Love that it’s in japanese! Would u like to be penpals ? Love love your handwriting to
Response: I’m so happy you liked the postcard! 😊 I’d love to exchange letters with you. Who should send the first one? Let me know!
ErinMA rated for CPG-N Pick 3 Global on Mar 4, 2025
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Comment: Thank you so much for the swap items! I loved all the goodies (Japanese stamps - yay!) but was especially touched by the birthday card. It was so thoughtful! I even loved the envelope art. Your package truly made my day!
Response: I’m so happy to hear that you loved everything! I noticed your birthday on your profile and thought, “Oh! I have to add a little birthday card!” So glad it made you smile. 😊 This is exactly what makes Swap so special! Hope to see you again in another swap! 🎉
jami3 rated for AS: Crazy Stickers Slapped (Feb) on Mar 1, 2025
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Comment: Your lettering is beautiful! Thank you for the prettily decorated PC and for choosing the stickers to put on them. 🙂
Response: Thank you so much! I’m really happy you liked my lettering and the decorations. I had a great time choosing the stickers for you. 😊 Hope to swap again sometime!
hellojett rated for SOC Ltr. Feb. 2025 on Feb 27, 2025
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Comment: I enjoyed reading your movie thoughts, I agree of course, some films are so over the top I wonder who enjoys them! I love your handwriting and the way you decorated the envelope with a movie theme and the nice extra gifts. A lot of care has gone into this so THANK YOU :-D
Response: Thank you so much for your lovely comment! I’m so happy you enjoyed my letter — I had a lot of fun talking about movies, so I’m glad it made you smile! It also makes me super happy to hear you liked the movie-themed envelope decorations. Thanks again — I really enjoyed swapping with you!
Highlander18 rated for Make An Envelope and Add a Surprise! #93 on Feb 26, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the lovely note written two ways and goodies! This was a homemade brown lovely decorated envelope?
Response: I’m so happy you liked it! The envelope itself was store-bought, but all the decorations were done by me! Thanks again for your lovely comment!
Rosa1 rated for TGIF Weekend Notecard #427 on Feb 24, 2025
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Comment: Loved your card and note!
Response: Thanks so much! I’m really happy you enjoyed it!
aestheticallypenpal rated for Colorful Notepads & Memo pads Swap ♡⁠˖⁠꒰⁠ᵕ⁠༚⁠ᵕ⁠⑅⁠꒱ on Feb 23, 2025
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Comment: thank you so much!
Response: You’re very welcome! Glad it reached you — hope you enjoy everything!
ccap rated for 🛁💆‍♀️💕Self care time #3💕💆‍♀️🛁 on Feb 22, 2025
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Comment: Thank you so much for the thoughtful and lovely package. Looking forward to enjoying it all.
Response: Thank you so much for your kind comment! Honestly, when I saw the amazing packages others were sending, I started worrying mine wasn’t voluminous enough… so I’m really relieved to hear you enjoyed it! Thanks again — your words mean a lot to me!
MelissaLB rated for TGIF Weekend Notecard #428 on Feb 22, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for the nice card. You letter was so interesting. I really enjoyed reading it.
Response: Thank you so much for your kind comment! I’m really happy to hear you enjoyed my letter — that means a lot to me! Hope we get to swap again sometime!
MeetSarah87 rated for Answer 10 Questions on Feb 20, 2025
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Comment: Thank you so much for your lovely swap. I like all the masking tape you put on the paper :-) Like you I love to buy stickers, masking tape and so on. I enjoyed reading your answers. Bringing a rice bowl to the "no cups allowed" party was also one of my ideas. Would be a good alternative. True, our fridge at home is not that tall (thoug it is still taller than me) but it is wide. A side by side fridge like they have in the US). Would love to have you as my pinata haha. Happy to get all the Japanese snacks and stationery. I love cats, but like you, I also have allergy...it is such a pity. Thank you for the postcard and stickers. They are so nice. I love both, sweet and savory snacks. Or a mix of both.
Response: Thank you so much for your lovely comment — reading it made me so happy! I’m glad you liked all the washi tape and goodies! Sounds like we both share the same love for stickers and washi — I feel like we’d get along so well! I laughed when I saw you also thought about bringing a rice bowl to the “no cups allowed” party — great minds think alike, haha! Your fridge sounds super fancy compared to mine! And I’d be honored to be your piñata someday, lol. It’s such a shame we both love cats but have allergies… life can be cruel sometimes! Thanks again for your sweet words — hope we get to swap again soon!
LittleFlower rated for 7 Notepapers - 7 Days #27 - INTL - Newbie Friendly on Feb 19, 2025
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Comment: Thank you for a wonderful swap...I love all your little notepapers and how neatly everything was packaged...I'm planning on writing you back! Thanks for the little extras too. Much love from Canada, land of Maple Syrup :-)
Response: Oh wow, you’re going to write me back?! That’s amazing! There’s no maple syrup around me right now, but reading your comment somehow made me smell a faint hint of maple syrup in the air! 🤤 I’m so happy you enjoyed everything — that’s the best part for me! Thanks so much for your lovely comment!
robyn rated for It's National Sticker Day! on Feb 17, 2025
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Comment: I absolutely loved the stickers and the packaging and the note!! So many great things in such a small package. Thank you!!
Response: Thank you so much! I’m so happy you enjoyed everything! I’m glad the little package brought you so much joy — maybe that’s a bit of Japanese spirit in there, haha! Hope we get to swap again sometime!
uhze rated for TGIF Weekend Notecard #429 on Feb 16, 2025
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Comment: Thank you a lot for that beautiful notecard! Your handwriting is extra pretty. It's a great way to be welcomed to swap-bot:) It snowed here today, the kids enjoy rolling themselves in the snow, they haven't had much this winter. My first caudex plant was Dioscorea elephantipes, it has a rough and textured caudex. Currently I got two new Stephania to my collection. Rotunda already grew a 1.5 meter vine in 1 week, it's a fast grower.
Response: Wow! I didn’t know caudex plants could grow that fast — that’s amazing! Now I’m kinda tempted to get one myself… It’s funny how weather can be so different depending on the place. Where I live in Osaka, we rarely get snow, but this winter was unusually cold, and we actually had snow a few times! (Finally, it’s starting to warm up now!) And thank you so much for your kind words about my handwriting — that made me smile so much I couldn’t help but blush, haha! Looking forward to swapping with you again someday!
PapermailandMORE rated for Mushroom Happy Mail on Feb 15, 2025
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Comment: Oh my god, this was an extraordinary swap and I would give 10 hearts if possible! Thank you so much for everything that I really love!!! 🍄🍄‍🟫🍄🍄‍🟫 Very friendly letter and thanks for reading my profile- I'm happy about the recommendation - I watched / listened to the Amy Winehouse song by Maneskin. I love it.
Response: Oh my god!! I’m so happy you listened to that song — and even happier you liked it! I’m sure all the little mushrooms are also happy to have found their way to you. 🍄 Hope we get to meet again in another Swap!
carrotkate rated for Some Love for AD cards December on Feb 14, 2025
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Comment: That is a lovely print! Thank you for the postcard - I would not have thought it was an ad card!
Response: Thanks so much! I’m so happy you liked the postcard — it’s actually from a SOUSOU textile pamphlet! Hope we get to swap again sometime!

Rating Overview

Overall Hearts Stars Hosted
5.0000 54 1 1
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64 54 0 0
Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Uncategorized
5 48 11 0
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Comments

MsButterfly on Feb 26, 2025:

Hi JoeKochin, Thank you for your beautiful, more than generous Happy Mail from "Tell me Japan + Gifts"! I love everything! I love the envelope, the flower pop up card, the papers, the pocket tag with beautiful stamps, the stickers and much more! Such an interesting swap too! Loved reading your texts with the answers to the questions about Japan! You put a lot of effort into everything! Thanks for hosting!
janiepin on Feb 25, 2025:

Hi JoeKochin,you are such a meticulously thoughtful, kind and generous person. You make it a real delight to be a part of this community! Thank you for the fabulous packet that you aligned so closely with my profile - I feel so seen! I'm impressed with the fabulous pop-up card, the terrific letterpress items, the tasty items and your lovingly decorated envelope! Virtual hugs <3 Janie
yunasy on Feb 24, 2025:

Thank you for the gift you sent for the "Tell Me Japan" swap! I love the pop-up Kuromi card, Kuromi stickers, Kuromi chocolate, and the kuppy ramune! I've enjoyed reading your respones to everyone's comments and questions about Japan. Thank you!

P.S. I like the Astro Boy stamp on the envelope :)
uuvuttaa on Feb 24, 2025:

thank you so much for the postcard, I love it! also the stamp is beautiful and so is your handwriting
goth420 on Feb 20, 2025:

Hey! I just got your postcard! Thank you so much~ I love the black-white illustration and your handwriting is very nice, I love the stamps, it is unique! All the best to you and take care~
pbcquiltlover on Jan 29, 2025:

Tell me Japan + Gifts! 🎁🌸 And Godzilla! I can't believe I forgot Godzilla! =)
Sabitha on Jan 27, 2025:

Happy Daisy day!

Fun Fact: daisies are actually two flowers in one! The outside petals are one flower, and the inside disk is another flower. They combine so well together that they became a symbol of love!

daisies in a pot

mchesser12 on Jan 1, 2025:

for: Profile Deco - Happy New Year
Lexa1985 on Jan 1, 2025:

Profil Deco Swap - HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025! :)
nancylee on Jan 1, 2025:

Profile Deco ~ Happy New Year
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