{"id":218,"date":"2014-03-01T00:24:43","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T15:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/?p=218"},"modified":"2014-03-01T00:24:43","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T15:24:43","slug":"from-the-uk-by-jun-akimoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/staff\/20140301_218.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;From the UK&#8221; by Jun Akimoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='wp_social_bookmarking_light'>        <div class=\"wsbl_facebook_like\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/staff\/20140301_218.html\" layout=\"button_count\" action=\"recommend\" width=\"100\" share=\"false\" show_faces=\"false\" ><\/fb:like><\/div>        <div class=\"wsbl_twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/staff\/20140301_218.html\" data-text=\"&#8220;From the UK&#8221; by Jun Akimoto\" data-lang=\"en\">Tweet<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<br class='wp_social_bookmarking_light_clear' \/>\n<p>The &#8220;Kodo One Earth Tour: Legend&#8221; team are in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some photos from Liverpool on Feb. 19 and<br \/>\nManchester on Feb. 20.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_0431.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-576\" alt=\"Photo: Jun Akimoto\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_0431-340x453.jpg\" width=\"204\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Behind our hotel in Liverpool, there was an art school bearing the name of a famous man from this city: John Lennon!<\/p>\n<p>Apparently this school was attended by members of &#8220;The Beatles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr style=\"width: 1px;\" width=\"1\" \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_0434.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" alt=\"Photo: Jun Akimoto\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_0434-340x255.jpg\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_0443.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" alt=\"Photo: Jun Akimoto\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_0443-340x255.jpg\" width=\"260\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Philharmonic Hall, our venue in Liverpool. This picture was taken before the performance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" alt=\"A1085_I1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_0447-340x453.jpg\" width=\"260\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" alt=\"A1085_I1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_0457-340x453.jpg\" width=\"260\" \/><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-580\" alt=\"IMG_0450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_0450-340x453.jpg\" width=\"204\" height=\"272\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From top: Local tour manager Paul, company manager Takashi, and UK agent Rafi.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr style=\"width: 1px;\" width=\"1\" \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-582\" alt=\"IMG_0463\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_0463-340x453.jpg\" width=\"238\" height=\"317\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Akiko Ando works closely with the venue&#8217;s costume attendant looking after our costumes for &#8220;Tsukimachi.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;Kodo One Earth Tour: Legend&#8221; team are in the United Kingdom. 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