{"id":140273,"date":"2025-11-09T20:34:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T11:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=140273"},"modified":"2025-11-09T17:53:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T08:53:20","slug":"castle-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=140273","title":{"rendered":"Tourists and Bears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140276\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9892-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9892-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9892-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9892-768x576.jpeg 768w, 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timing! \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140279\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9896-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9896-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9896-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9896-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9896-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9896-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9896-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9896-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9896-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9896-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9896-265x198.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9896.jpeg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This castle has so much history. \u00a0Just looking at it makes you wonder what happened here over the past 500 years. \u00a0You can feel the power and energy in the air. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140275\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9903-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9903-800x600.jpeg 800w, 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https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9903.jpeg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our tour guides Kimura-san and Atsuko-san showing us the beauty of Wakayama. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140274\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6690-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6690-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6690-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6690-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6690-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6690-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6690-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6690-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6690-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6690-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6690-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_6690-265x198.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We were even lucky enough to see Wakayama from the sea. \u00a0The local fisherman took us out for a ride. \u00a0The sun was out and the wind was chilly. \u00a0It&#8217;s always nice to be out in the open ocean. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140278\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9888-600x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9888-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9888-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9888-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9888-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9888.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tony, Joshua, and Seth have been here before. \u00a0It&#8217;s my sisters first time so we are enjoying the wonderful parts of Wakayama. \u00a0And Marutaya ramen is one of the highlights. \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140277\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9880-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9880-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9880-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9880-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9880-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9880-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9880-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9880-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9880-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9880-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9880-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_9880-265x198.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The number one focus of this trip was to stay away from tourists. \u00a0And the number two focus of this trip was to stay away from bears. \u00a0Both I don&#8217;t want to be any where near&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There happened to be a drone show right in front of our hotel, which was right in front of the Wakayama Castle. \u00a0What great timing! \u00a0 This castle has so much history. \u00a0Just looking at it makes you wonder what happened here over the past 500 years. \u00a0You can feel the power and energy in 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