{"id":21142,"date":"2012-08-04T13:04:02","date_gmt":"2012-08-04T04:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=21142"},"modified":"2012-08-04T13:04:02","modified_gmt":"2012-08-04T04:04:02","slug":"japan-is-fresh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=21142","title":{"rendered":"Japan is FRESH FISH and BIG PIGS!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=21143\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21143\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-23.jpg\" alt=\"photo 2\" title=\"photo 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-21143\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni jumped into a cab yesterday in tokyo and guess what the taxi driver asked me?  &#8220;hey, are you from Taiwan?&#8221;  what?  that&#8217;s the first time.  usually people think i&#8217;m from the philippines.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=21144\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21144\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-32.jpg\" alt=\"photo 3\" title=\"photo 3\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium wp-image-21144\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni&#8217;m getting to know my way around tokyo.  kind of a cool city that sleeps millions.  oh, check out my designer bag on the taxi seat.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=21146\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21146\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-42.jpg\" alt=\"photo 4\" title=\"photo 4\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium wp-image-21146\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nno, i&#8217;m not homeless.  this is the way i carry things around with me.  just stick my stuff in a plastic bag and i&#8217;m ready to go out into the town.  haha.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=21145\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21145\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-13.jpg\" alt=\"photo 1\" title=\"photo 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium wp-image-21145\" \/><\/a><br \/>\na hundred dollar breakfast?  yeah, this is inaida-san style breakfast.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=21147\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21147\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-52.jpg\" alt=\"photo 5\" title=\"photo 5\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium wp-image-21147\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nlast night was pretty fun as far as i can remember.  if you saw what i ate and drank, you would kill me.  haha.  ginza night!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=21152\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21152\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-511.jpg\" alt=\"photo 51\" title=\"photo 51\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium wp-image-21152\" \/><\/a><br \/>\njiro-san is a cool fisherman.  he takes me out when ever i&#8217;m in wakayama.  after we dove this day, he opened his fish box and showed me what he caught earlier that morning.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=21153\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-521.jpg\" alt=\"photo 52\" title=\"photo 52\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium wp-image-21153\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthen he took out his net and filled up a bucket.  this is hamachi!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=21149\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21149\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-53.jpg\" alt=\"photo 53\" title=\"photo 53\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium wp-image-21149\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nafter he filled it up, he said &#8220;here you go.&#8221;  wow!  fresh sashimi for the night!  super nice fishermen.  thank you jiro-san.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=21154\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21154\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-63.jpg\" alt=\"photo 63\" title=\"photo 63\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium wp-image-21154\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthen we went back to yamari and another local fisherman came over and gave us some fish.  gosh, the people in wakayama are so nice!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=21155\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21155\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-44.jpg\" alt=\"photo 44\" title=\"photo 44\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium wp-image-21155\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nsawara or ono!  we took all this fish along with the oysters we caught to ushio restaurant that night and had a fresh fisherman dinner with some cold draft beers.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=21150\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-321.jpg\" alt=\"photo 32\" title=\"photo 32\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium wp-image-21150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nhere&#8217;s the master with a 100 kilo wild boar he caught.  huge monster!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=21148\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21148\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-33.jpg\" alt=\"photo 33\" title=\"photo 33\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium wp-image-21148\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthen he cooked us some wild boar sukiyaki. it was so good!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?attachment_id=21151\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-21151\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/photo-311.jpg\" alt=\"photo 31\" title=\"photo 31\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium alignnone size-medium wp-image-21151\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nanother surfer\/fisherman earlier that day gave us this fish too.  i don&#8217;t know what it&#8217;s called but it was super good!<br \/>\nwell, i&#8217;m going to eat some sushi tonight and get on my airplane.  hopefully i&#8217;ll get lucky and get a business class flat bed seat.  i had a great time here in japan and once again, i want to thank everybody that made this trip so special.  see you back in hawaii.  sayonara<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>i jumped into a cab yesterday in tokyo and guess what the taxi driver asked me? &#8220;hey, are you from Taiwan?&#8221; what? that&#8217;s the first time. usually people think i&#8217;m from the philippines. i&#8217;m getting to know my way around tokyo. kind of a cool city that sleeps millions. oh, check out my designer bag 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