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My first year of snowboarding was back in the early 1990’s. \u00a0It was then when I met this gentlemen named Taro Tamai. \u00a0I had no idea who he was but I heard he was the best snow surfer in the Japan. \u00a0The leader of the pioneer of surfers that went into the mountains in search of powder. \u00a0The weren’t trying to do tricks, they were looking for chest deep powder and carving the snow like surfing on a wave. \u00a0They were actually surfing the mountains!!! \u00a0The first time I saw him do a drop on the backside of Niseko, I thought to myself, “omg, he’s my hero!” \u00a0 \u00a0![\"\"](\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GPTempDownload-11-800x450.jpg\")
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A few years later, went on an Indo boat trip with Taro-san up in the Banyak’s when nobody knew where that was yet. \u00a0Surfing with nobody around in complete silence. \u00a0That was amazing too. \u00a0Anyway, Taro-san is another surfer I admire and respect very much. \u00a0And I’m sure there are millions of others around the world that feel the same way.<\/p>\n
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Look at Makiyo-san charging with her bodyboard! \u00a0We had such a wonderful session taking turns wave after wave. \u00a0It felt like a mini surf trip. \u00a0 ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GPTempDownload-9-800x450.jpg\")
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Thank you guys for the inspiration, and thank you guys for being such positive role models for living a happy life to the fullest!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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