{"id":128834,"date":"2023-10-02T12:39:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T03:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=128834"},"modified":"2023-10-02T07:07:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T22:07:08","slug":"full-circle-completed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=128834","title":{"rendered":"Full Circle Completed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-128835\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1302-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1302-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1302-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1302-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1302-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1302-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1302-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1302-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1302-1920x1281.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1302-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For this trip, Indonesia was the main focus for surfing. \u00a0I just thought that we&#8217;d be lucky if Japan had surf too. \u00a0Because Japan is so fickle when it comes to waves, you have to think like that. \u00a0If you score in Indonesia, it&#8217;s normal. \u00a0But in Japan, luck is a big factor. \u00a0And since it&#8217;s my brothers first surf trip to Japan, we were extremely lucky! \u00a0Surfing this spot with just a few other locals was pretty awesome. \u00a0And seeing my brother surf again was even more awesome. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-128836\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1274-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1274-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1274-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1274-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1274-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1274-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1274-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1274-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1274.jpg 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When I was in High School, Mason was one of the best surfers in our school. \u00a0He was the first guy I actually seen getting barreled. \u00a0I still have that moment pictured in my mind and ever since then, I wanted the same. \u00a0Now he surfs once in every 10 years and is locked into the 80&#8217;s surfer style, which looks cool. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-128837\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9134-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9134-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9134-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9134-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9134-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9134-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9134-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9134-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9134-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9134-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9134-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9134.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Back to Sumbawa. \u00a0Tokura-san and I got to see first hand the waves we surfed together 30 years ago. \u00a0It was like completing the full circle and now we can move on to more exploring. \u00a0We got to see it with our own eyes our feelings are mixed. \u00a0I&#8217;ll explain that a little later. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-128838\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9135-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9135-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9135-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9135-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9135-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9135-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9135-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9135-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9135-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9135-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9135-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_9135.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The waves were huge so the lineups were empty. \u00a0That&#8217;s exactly what I live for. \u00a0High risk and higher reward!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For this trip, Indonesia was the main focus for surfing. \u00a0I just thought that we&#8217;d be lucky if Japan had surf too. \u00a0Because Japan is so fickle when it comes to waves, you have to think like that. \u00a0If you score in Indonesia, it&#8217;s normal. \u00a0But in Japan, luck is a big factor. \u00a0And since 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