Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach.
Japan’s Yasunari Hirai had a tough morning workout and then took a train to Kochi on Shikoku Island.
Far, far away from the Tokyo megapolis, Hirai went to give a motivational speech to young students who greeted him like a superstar.
The hipster Tokyoite was equal parts gracious and funny, inspirational and educational. Exactly what the students will remember for a long time.
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