Virtual JAPAN DO !!!
Apr 1, 2021 | 3:32 am
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Virtual JAPAN DO !!!
kpc has reminded me we should have been having welcome drinks at Japan Do this evening (in about 30 minutes to be exact). So let’s hold a virtual Japan Do, not involving a Zoom call but by posting photos or stories of what we might have been doing or what we did during past Japan Dos.
Here are a couple of photos from the first Japan Do in 2013 when welcome drinks were at Hearland in Roppongi.
Here are a couple of photos from the first Japan Do in 2013 when welcome drinks were at Hearland in Roppongi.
Apr 1, 2021 | 3:46 am
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Welcome drinks at Hyatt Regency, Shinjuku, Japan Do 2014 (the only photo I can find!)
and at Bar Fizz, Grand Hyatt, Fukuoka, Japan Do 2015
and at Bar Fizz, Grand Hyatt, Fukuoka, Japan Do 2015
Apr 1, 2021 | 4:05 am
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Welcome drinks at the In Place, Osaka Hilton, Japan Do 2016
Pub Cardinal, Akasaka, Japan Do, Tokyo, 2017. All I remember is it was difficult to find!
Pub Cardinal, Akasaka, Japan Do, Tokyo, 2017. All I remember is it was difficult to find!
Apr 1, 2021 | 4:24 am
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(Not taken by me!) Hard to believe it was the last Japan Do. 
Apr 1, 2021 | 4:37 am
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To complete the collection here are a couple of photos from Japan Do 2018 in Okinawa at the DOJO Bar, Naha.
Apr 1, 2021 | 4:48 am
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This is what we are missing but safer viewing on FT 😊
Just told by our faithful “ guide “ , we are possibly only good to go spring 2022 !!
Earliest Japan will open up to foreigners ? ..
Enjoy spring in Kyoto
Just told by our faithful “ guide “ , we are possibly only good to go spring 2022 !!
Earliest Japan will open up to foreigners ? ..
Enjoy spring in Kyoto
Apr 1, 2021 | 6:33 am
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Apr 2, 2021 | 1:19 am
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Friday is usually a walking tour of the city or a short trip to a nearby “tourist” spot followed by the Do dinner. Here are some photos of Friday activities.
Japan Do 2013, Tokyo
Hamarikyu Park
Asakusa
Japan Do 2014, Tokyo
Picnic lunch at Shinjuku Gyoen Park
Choosing drnks from vending machines
Japan Do 2015, Fukuoka
Very wet Dazaifu
Free-flowing drinks at the Do Dinner
Japan Do 2013, Tokyo
Hamarikyu Park
Asakusa
Japan Do 2014, Tokyo
Picnic lunch at Shinjuku Gyoen Park
Choosing drnks from vending machines
Japan Do 2015, Fukuoka
Very wet Dazaifu
Free-flowing drinks at the Do Dinner
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Apr 2, 2021 | 2:07 am
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More Friday activities
Japan Do 2016, Osaka
A day trip to Nara
Okonomiyaki dinner
Japan Do 2017, Tokyo
Tokyo shitamachi (downtown) walk
Never too early for beer!
Japan Do 2016, Osaka
A day trip to Nara
Okonomiyaki dinner
Japan Do 2017, Tokyo
Tokyo shitamachi (downtown) walk
Never too early for beer!
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Apr 2, 2021 | 2:52 am
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And some more.
Japan Do 2018, Naha Okinawa
Shuri Castle (which was destroyed by fire 18 months later)
Very local lunch (looking very serious)
Hokkai-Do aka Japan Do 2019, Sapporo
City walk
Do dinner
Japan Do 2018, Naha Okinawa
Shuri Castle (which was destroyed by fire 18 months later)
Very local lunch (looking very serious)
Hokkai-Do aka Japan Do 2019, Sapporo
City walk
Do dinner
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Apr 3, 2021 | 12:10 pm
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On Saturday most Japan Do attendees go on a longer day trip.
During the first Japan Do in 2013 some members went on the Nagano Shinkansen for a day trip to Nagano while others had a cherry-blossom walk in central Tokyo. In the evening many joined a yakatabune dinner.
A day trip to Kamakura and Enoshima on Saturday during Japan Do 2014
A day trip to Nagasaki in 2015 on a beautifully decorated train
2016 day trip to Kyoto. Some people ended up in the Nishiki Market.
During the first Japan Do in 2013 some members went on the Nagano Shinkansen for a day trip to Nagano while others had a cherry-blossom walk in central Tokyo. In the evening many joined a yakatabune dinner.
A day trip to Kamakura and Enoshima on Saturday during Japan Do 2014
A day trip to Nagasaki in 2015 on a beautifully decorated train
2016 day trip to Kyoto. Some people ended up in the Nishiki Market.
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Apr 3, 2021 | 2:33 pm
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2017 day trip to Matsumoto
In 2018 some people visited the former Japanese Navy underground HQ as well as a supermarket.
A day trip to Otaru for some in 2019 while others went on to Yoichi for the Nikka Whisky Distillery
In 2018 some people visited the former Japanese Navy underground HQ as well as a supermarket.
A day trip to Otaru for some in 2019 while others went on to Yoichi for the Nikka Whisky Distillery
Apr 3, 2021 | 2:59 pm
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I vividly recall attending the 2013 Tokyo Do and IIRC we enjoyed a visit to HND before the yakatabune dinner. Hard to believe it's been 8 years but that was a special trip as my visit coincided with the peak of cherry blossom Sakura season.
Thanks for the travel memories!
Thanks for the travel memories!
Apr 4, 2021 | 6:21 pm
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On Easter Sunday during Japan Dos some people set off on their journey home but others join more trips/visits or do their own thing.
On Easter Sunday 2014 we had a memorable trip to Hakone, which could have been anywhere given the visibility when we reached Owakudani where this photo looking towards Mt Fuji was taken.
On Easter Sunday 2017 many Japan Do attendees flew to Seoul for Korea Do
At the end of Japan Do 2018 a number of attendees went on a post-do trip to Tokashiki island
On Easter Sunday 2019 a group of FTers visited the Historical Village of Hokkaido followed by ubiquitous bowls of ramen for which Sapporo is famous
On Easter Sunday 2014 we had a memorable trip to Hakone, which could have been anywhere given the visibility when we reached Owakudani where this photo looking towards Mt Fuji was taken.
On Easter Sunday 2017 many Japan Do attendees flew to Seoul for Korea Do
At the end of Japan Do 2018 a number of attendees went on a post-do trip to Tokashiki island
On Easter Sunday 2019 a group of FTers visited the Historical Village of Hokkaido followed by ubiquitous bowls of ramen for which Sapporo is famous