So now it is time - the story has to be told :)
From the 26th. of March to the 8th.. of April we were a small group that went to Japan to meet a lot of other aikido people. But it was not for Aikido practice :) Through our Aikido teacher Yoshigasaki Sensei, a cultural visit was arranged. We where to try 8 different art forms:

1. Pottery (Togei)
2. Calligraphy (Shodo)
3. Seal Carving on wood or stone (Chokoku)
4. Flower Arrangement (Ikebana or Kado)
5. Tea Ceremony (Sado)
6. Art of Perfume (Kodo)
7. Japanese Dance (Odori)
8. Japanese Song (Minyo)



We had several wonderful teachers, master in their own right and many wonderful people to help us getting around, and showing us different sites of Japan in the short breaks between seminars, but more of that later!

The next few weeks I will post diary and pictures from the trip, in completely lose order :)

After the seminars ended on the 1st. of April - 5 of us, Randi, Kimiko (aka Lisa), Peter, Finn and me (Michael) travel for a week more, visiting Kyoto and Tokyo.

It is with the almost end I will begin!

See next entries about our last day, training with Kato Sensei and our 3th. last day visiting the Apple Store in Ginza!

/Michael