konnichi wa. pulled up to chiba yesterday morning to some good waves. surfed sunrise in the morning with hayato, zuccho, kenji, chiaki, and yumie. it was good to see everybody. the water is freezing in chiba so i had my full suit, gloves, and boots on. i was pretty warm but had a hard time surfing with all that rubber on. not really use to it. so half way through my session, i took off the boots and gloves. 10 minutes later, i had to go in because i couldn’t feel my feet and hands. they were numb…. tetsu urayama and kawabata-san were also out. gosh, these pro surfers in chiba surf really good out here. i had to take notes…

there is this place called “holiday inn”???? something like that. but it’s right in front of taito beach and has the best lunches…. i ordered the aji sashimi teishoku. oishikatta….

second round…. went to this river mouth. only 3 people were out. chiaki and mari-chan were two of them…

this is isumi river. freakin beautiful place….

loaded with oysters on the tetrapods…

hayato and i took turns picking them off the rocks with the screwdriver…

got to use the tools you find in your car. this ain’t the oyster picking set but you just have to make it work… and it worked….
**i took some pretty cool video that i’ll post when i stop having fun. but for right now, i don’t have time to sit down on my computer all day. too much fun here in chiba…. wanted to thank zuccho and yumie for the accurate surf report yesterday morning. and thank hayato and mari-chan for the awesome dinner, and jasmine and hide for letting us crash out at their castle on the top of the hill….. you guys are the bomb.. anyway, going surfing!!! have a nice day…

waves good, food good, good friends. all i can say is that i’m having a blast here in chiba. loving life….. good night….

wow, the tssc contest after party was nuts. live music, awesome food, happy faces, and a lot of fun….. check out the snapshots…

i was so surprised to see my friend koji-san from osaka. he owns a bar called isoko and i often go there for a few drinks…. small world man…

there was even a hula show. gosh, made me feel like i was in hawaii…. except, hawaii doesn’t get that cold… it was freezing until jacksan kicked in…

i see customers coming back every year. it’s such an awesome event….. what’s up boys…

the kids were running around the place all night. these kids will be long time friends for sure… and that’s pretty dam cool….

and the adults were having fun too. these are all good people….

this couple told me that they just got engaged. so i gave them some advise. guy, keep on surfing. girl, be patient because your boyfriend is a surfer and surfing will always be #1. and if you can understand that, you will both be happy forever…. haha…. wish you both the best life ahead….

then this live group called SPIA B-ILL played live. gosh, the were soooooo goooood… i was hopping all around the place…..

live music, cherry blossoms and good friends. what more could you ask for? this night was the bomb….

this is tokura-san and akazawa-san. lifetime friends…..

some people came from tokyo just to see this group live. it was like jack johnson in shikoku…. awesome….

more of the happy faces….

and last, i was a little pissed at the end of the night because these guys drank all my jack-san. haha. just joking… but they really did….
anyway, wanted to wish tssc and the customers another happy year of surfing…. see you in the water…