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04 Jan, 2009

Week of Obon in Japan, 2008 - Any Plans?

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Copyright © 2008 billywest. Visit the original article at http://www.sevententotokyo.com/week-of-obon-in-japan-2008-any-plans/.
Many people have the next week off while some only have three days. Many Japanese people plan to return to their hometowns and visit their families. They’ll also participate in ohaka mairi (ãŠå¢“å‚り), visitation of the family gravesite. Of course, even among the Japanese there are […]


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  • Neil Duckett: I’m working all week …. but, i’m working out of the Shinjuku office so my travel for the day is a 12 minute walk each way instead
  • ジェイソン (Jason): Like Neil, I’ll be working all week. I did manage to score Thursday off to visit some of Reiko’s friends … but that’s abou
  • billywest: @Jason C - Sounds awesome. I’m on the way. Call you when I get to Shimoda @ジェイソン and Neil - Hope you guys get some real su