{"id":4984,"date":"2014-10-07T21:19:22","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T03:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/?p=4984"},"modified":"2014-10-07T21:19:22","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T03:19:22","slug":"japan-trip-post-ufc-sunday-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/roxannemodafferi.net\/RBlog\/2014\/10\/07\/japan-trip-post-ufc-sunday-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan trip – post- UFC \u2013 Sunday & Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"

The week after the UFC \u2013 Sunday and Monday 9\/21\/14<\/p>\n

On Sunday the 21st, I had one duty left with the UFC: make sure Rin Nakai and her trainer caught the bus to take them to the airport at 11:30. In the morning I worked out in the exercise room, and then did that. My last lunch with Brittany was a little sad\u2026.our last one! We\u2019d been eating together every single day! <\/p>\n

Then I went and had lunch with my friends Lauren and Ryuji, who I actually met online who lived in Japan! We had Okonomiyake in Shinjuku!
\n\"okonomiyaki<\/a><\/p>\n

\"roxy<\/a><\/p>\n

Then, I lugged all my heavy bags (heavier now having bought stuff) to Kawasaki, and took a taxi to my hotel. It was a business hotel \u2013 cheap! About $50 a night! \u2013 and had a mini fridge and even kitchen sink! AND A COIN LAUNDRY ON THE FIRST FLOOR. Omg yay. Wifi only in the lobby, which kept going out. Annoying but better than nothing.<\/p>\n

In the evening, I trekked to Fukuzushi, where my good friend Kozo Tsuruoka works! He cooks the BEST JAPANESE FOOD EVER!! \ud83d\ude00 omg.
\n\"tsuru<\/a><\/p>\n

\"tsuru<\/a><\/p>\n

So nice to see him again! We gotta start finding the time to skype. :{ I miss him.<\/p>\n

On Monday, I did morning pro training at my old gym Groundslam! It\u2019s been one full year since I\u2019ve gone there, and I know I\u2019ve improved a lot! My balance, my technique, my everything. So happy. It was so nice to spar with the guys again. <\/p>\n

\"groundslam<\/a>
\nOh, those goofballs. Omigawa-san, Mamoru-san, Katsumura-san,<\/p>\n

In the afternoon, I went to the Kawasaki Daishi Temple with Goto-san, my good friend, former training partner, who I also call my \u201cJapanese Uncle\u201d because he treats me like a little niece sometimes. Haha.
\n\"goto<\/a><\/p>\n

Dude, lady who took our picture, we want the PAGODA In the background, not the gravel. Lol <\/p>\n

We visited my favorite sembei shop! \ud83d\ude00 The owner knows me well and we talked about my recent fight and stuff. Love them. They gave me free rice crackers. XD but I bought lots of stuff as well.<\/p>\n

\"daishi<\/a><\/p>\n

Then we had dinner together at a Japanese restaurant! Such a nice day! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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