Wakayama Day Guide

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here is less than 24 hours of a day in my life. or should i say, my crazy life.
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from taiwan, got into osaka late so decided to grab a room and relax. jumped on the airport bus heading to namba.
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so stoked to walk into my luxury apartment room i rented. can’t go wrong for $60.
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by the time i went to sleep, it was past 1am. then i get up at 7am, book a flight out of kansai at 7:50pm.
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i had the free day so i took the 1 hour train ride to wakayama. Kimura-san picked me up from the station and took me to lunch. Kimura-san is my Wagamama Guide. opps, i mean Wakayama Guide. haha.
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omg, this katsudonburi was amazing! the best one i’ve ever had.
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then Kimura-san took me shopping, and also took me to his local meat market. there isn’t even a sign?
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once you walk in, you will see Meat Shop Ueno. so old school! i love it.
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when you order the meat, they cut it for you right there. that’s why it’s so fresh!
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Astuko-san makes the best sukiyaki ever! and now i know where she gets her special meat from. omg, i wish we had this kind of quality meat in hawaii.
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2pm i check my flight out of kansai. OMG, it filled up! now i have to try to fly out of nagoya! so i grab the first of three trains to nagoya. that took me 3 long hours.
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totally full train so i had to sit in-between on my suitcase. and enjoyed an afternoon snack.
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stopped in the city to eat some sushi. looks good yeah?
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actually, it wasn’t that good at all. in fact, it was terrible. a wasted $16 as i would have been happier eating something else.
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lucky me got upgraded to business class. got on the flight, reclined my seat, and slept the whole way.
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it was a wonderful trip, but i’m glad to be home. this was less than a day my life on the road. and i spent the last 10 days like this. i have many more photos to upload so check back. as for now, i’m going to the ocean! have a wonderful day!
thank you Kimura-san for being the best Wagamama Guide. haha!

KIRBY FUKUNAGA
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