{"id":141577,"date":"2026-02-25T14:27:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T05:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=141577"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:27:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T05:27:06","slug":"japan-ticket-takai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=141577","title":{"rendered":"Japan Ticket Takai!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-141580\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-61.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-61.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-61-800x700.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-61-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-61-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-61-696x609.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-61-1068x935.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-61-480x420.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This morning was so fun. \u00a0The conditions were so smooth and perfect!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-141578\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-59.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1867\" height=\"1634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-59.jpg 1867w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-59-800x700.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-59-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-59-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-59-1536x1344.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-59-696x609.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-59-1068x935.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-59-480x420.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1867px) 100vw, 1867px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And the sunrise was amazing. \u00a0First time surfing in Hawaii and you get to see this. \u00a0Minami-san was stoked!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-141581\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-62.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-62.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-62-800x700.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-62-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-62-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-62-1536x1344.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-62-696x609.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-62-1068x935.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-62-480x420.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The best time of the day to be enjoying the ocean.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-141579\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-60.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1787\" height=\"1564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-60.jpg 1787w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-60-800x700.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-60-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-60-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-60-1536x1344.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-60-696x609.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-60-1068x935.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-60-480x420.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1787px) 100vw, 1787px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Longest rides of his life.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-141582\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-63.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1383\" height=\"1210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-63.jpg 1383w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-63-800x700.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-63-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-63-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-63-696x609.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-63-1068x934.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GPTempDownload-63-480x420.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1383px) 100vw, 1383px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And the colorful rainbow with the Minami-san happy smile.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-141583\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4173-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4173-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4173-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4173-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4173-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4173-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4173-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4173-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4173-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4173-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4173-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4173-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4173-265x198.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I spent the afternoon down at the yacht club doing maintenance. \u00a0I&#8217;m learning something new everyday and I enjoy the challenge. \u00a0And enjoying saving a lot of money too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-141589\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1206\" height=\"1827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4189.jpg 1206w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4189-528x800.jpg 528w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4189-676x1024.jpg 676w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4189-768x1163.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4189-1014x1536.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4189-696x1054.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4189-1068x1618.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_4189-277x420.jpg 277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1206px) 100vw, 1206px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A few weeks ago, I was checking tickets to Japan for my trip in March. \u00a0I wanted to go to Kelia&#8217;s event in Osaka. \u00a0The prices for a round trip ticket was only $590. \u00a0Then yesterday when I was going to book a ticket, I logged in the same dates and guess what? \u00a0The price went up to $2,235.13!!! \u00a0OMG, I thought there was a mistake or something. \u00a0What&#8217;s happening in March for the tickets to be so expensive? \u00a0I can buy a ticket around the world for that price. \u00a0This is the most expensive I&#8217;ve ever seen in my 36 years of traveling. \u00a0Oh well, it&#8217;s not looking like I&#8217;m going to Japan anymore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning was so fun. \u00a0The conditions were so smooth and perfect! And the sunrise was amazing. \u00a0First time surfing in Hawaii and you get to see this. \u00a0Minami-san was stoked! The best time of the day to be enjoying the ocean. Longest rides of his life. And the colorful rainbow with the Minami-san happy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-141577","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-kirbyblog"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=141577"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":141590,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141577\/revisions\/141590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=141577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=141577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=141577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}