i’ve been eating the best sushi in japan for the past 2 years. the place is called Ohchi and is located in Azabu, Tokyo. always fresh, always delicious, and always the best! Ohchi-san holding up a filet of japan’s best blue fin tuna. omg, it melts in your mouth! i can’t wait to go back again! anyway, Ohchi-san finally had the golden opportunity to come to hawaii to surf!!!

from the hard working man in japan to the surfer boy in hawaii. so stoked to see japanese professionals coming and enjoying a sport that was born right here in hawaii! Ohchi-san in paradise surfing very well!

Ai-san enjoying every single wave! so stoked to see her smiling and enjoying her rare experience in the ocean. yeah, Ai-san hasn’t been in the ocean for over 20 years. amazing!

a beautiful couple on their honeymoon in paradise. hope to see you both again soon!!!

yes, Team Ina continuing to live the dream life! ever since Inaida-san started surfing 3 years ago, i’ve just been watching him get better and better. this is a perfect wave, and perfect style. balance, strength, and confidence. great team, and great surfing!

Yuki-san’s surfing got so good that the photographer can’t keep up anymore. haha. when she stands up, she’s flying down the line and nobody can catch her. i still hear over and over from local surfers “wow, that girl got so good so fast.” and i always say, “yes she did!”

good surfers, good shape, good style, good smile, and good hawaii! Team Ina. surf your dream!

Tropical Storm Karina coming soon!!!
Good morning 5:30am.
South shore smaller than yesterday.
Chest high sets at Ala Moana, little bigger at Diamond Head. Trade winds at 20mph.
Super sunny and warm.
Surfing 2 rounds.
Have a wonderful day!

had a great time this morning with Sasaki-san. a super cool hard core surfer from Ibaraki. we caught some good waves and had a great talk about things surfers talk about. for example, how Sasaki-san eats, sleeps, and dreams about surfing. on the way to work, he’s doing round house cutbacks on the sidewalks, and in the office, he’s doing off the lips on the walls. haha. i thought that was so funny because i use to do that all the time. when you’re hooked on surfing, that’s all you can think about.

the trade winds finally came back today and diamond head still looked fun. yesterday had a hundred surfers out, today only had 5.

then we picked up Sasaki-san’s lovely wife Mieko-san. ate a curry plate and drank a smoothie at The Spot. had another great talk. for example, we talked about how we love our surfboards more than women. haha. when i was younger, i use to sleep with my surfboard, put it up near the wall and stare at it, wax it gently, and wipe it down better than i wipe my butt. Sasaki-san is the exact same. haha.

do you know every since i started looking at diamond head about 30 years ago, it’s the greenest it’s ever been in the mid-summer. most tourist think diamond head is brown. but not this year, it’s as green as can be and i think it’s so freaking beautiful!

thank you Sasaki-san and Mieko-san for the udon and wonderful time.

also so happy that Hiyori-chan finally got her board!!! another tohoku surfer! awesome!! thank you Naomi-san for sending me this photo! i remember this backyard when i stayed over at your mom’s house. your dog kept on trying to bite me!!! haha.

i use Siri on my iphone a lot recently. obviously she doesn’t understand me. i asked Siri to “remind me to bring water and put it in my truck.” then she said “remind you to bring how old add water to fuck.” what??? pretty funny huh? haha.
by the way, wanted to say hello to Onosei-san and the surfer boys at Wedge Surf in ibaraki. keep on surfing!!!!