{"id":84855,"date":"2017-11-13T19:05:15","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T10:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=84855"},"modified":"2017-11-13T19:05:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T10:05:15","slug":"memories-in-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=84855","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Memories&#8221; in Tokyo!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_8582.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84858\" \/><\/p>\n<p>a chilly night in Tokyo.  i&#8217;m learning how to adapt to change again.  my body is finally adapted to coldness after surfing in the morning, and my jet lag is completely gone to my wonderful 9 hour sleep last night.  i&#8217;m feeling great!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_8583.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84856\" \/><\/p>\n<p>bus, train, taxi, or car.  i&#8217;ll take anything because i don&#8217;t like to walk.  haha.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_8584.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84860\" \/><\/p>\n<p>we walked into the finest and most underground sushi restaurant in the world.  so underground that only a few know.  and to tell you the truth, i wouldn&#8217;t want this place being exposed because once you go there, you will definitely go back.  even a guy like me flies all the way from Hawaii just to eat here.  it&#8217;s that addicting!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_8587.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84861\" \/><\/p>\n<p>this is the start.  it&#8217;s not just food, it&#8217;s Japanese art!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_8588.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84859\" \/><\/p>\n<p>omg, ever had sashimi melt in your mouth before?<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_8595.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84857\" \/><\/p>\n<p>this is O-Toro.  the best and most expensive piece of blue fin ahi you will ever find.  put it in your mouth, close your eyes, and enjoy the ride.  my whole life, i didn&#8217;t realize how good food can make people so happy!  i feel like the happiest man on the earth!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_8590-e1510531465285.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84868\" \/><\/p>\n<p>and i can&#8217;t stop drinking these delicious premium beers!  after a few, i was feeling even happier than i was before.  haha.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_8593.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84862\" \/><\/p>\n<p>then more food to follow.  this is sharako which is one of my most favorite seafood in the world.  i would even choose this over lobster.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_8591.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84863\" \/><\/p>\n<p>and dashi tamago with the most amazing texture.  fluffy seasoned egg!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_8597.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84864\" \/><\/p>\n<p>then like always, Inaida-san takes me to sip on his fine collection of custom whisky.  my new favorite is &#8220;Memories.&#8221;  such a cool name!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_8594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84865\" \/><\/p>\n<p>opps, forgot my last scallop sushi!  omg, i want more already!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_8600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84866\" \/><\/p>\n<p>we have the most craziest conversations.  talking about different things in life.  laughing pretty loud and having fun like teenagers.  it&#8217;s been 7 years since i met Inaida-san and Yuki-san in Hawaii.  surfing has brought us together and we have the greatest &#8220;Memories&#8221; ever!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/IMG_8604.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84867\" \/><\/p>\n<p>i woke up this morning and looked at the photos from last night.  i couldn&#8217;t stop laughing!  haha.  this world is such a beautiful place filled with beautiful people.  thank you again Inaida-san and Yuki-san for the wonderful time.  i&#8217;m going to start working on my new business plan for next year.  i&#8217;m so excited!  see you guys again soon! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a chilly night in Tokyo. i&#8217;m learning how to adapt to change again. my body is finally adapted to coldness after surfing in the morning, and my jet lag is completely gone to my wonderful 9 hour sleep last night. i&#8217;m feeling great! bus, train, taxi, or car. i&#8217;ll take anything because i don&#8217;t like [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-84855","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-kirby-blogs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84855","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=84855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84855\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}