{"id":4170,"date":"2016-06-28T18:20:45","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T09:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/?p=4170"},"modified":"2016-06-28T18:26:53","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T09:26:53","slug":"united-states-of-america-ambassador-to-japan-visits-kodo-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/news\/20160628_4170.html","title":{"rendered":"United States of America Ambassador to Japan Visits Kodo Village"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='wp_social_bookmarking_light'>        <div class=\"wsbl_facebook_like\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/news\/20160628_4170.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=\"https:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog_en\/news\/20160628_4170.html\" data-text=\"United States of America Ambassador to Japan Visits Kodo Village\" data-lang=\"en\">Tweet<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<br class='wp_social_bookmarking_light_clear' \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">United States of America Ambassador to Japan Visits Kodo Village<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0903.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10114 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0903-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Erika Ueda\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The United States of America Ambassador to Japan, Her Excellency Ms. Caroline Kennedy, came to Sado Island this past weekend to take part in an outdoor sports event called &#8220;Sea to Summit.&#8221; While she was on Sado, she made time in her schedule to visit us at\u00a0Kodo Village.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10115 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0955-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Erika Ueda\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Most of the Kodo members are currently away on tour or for special projects, so it was Kodo member Yoshie Abe and all 19 of the current Kodo apprentices who were on stand-by to warmly welcome Ambassador Kennedy to the Kodo rehearsal hall.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10118 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0847-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Erika Ueda\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The apprentices gave a very energetic performance for Ambassador Kennedy, who then took part in a taiko experience session and tried her hand at a wide range of drums. Lastly, everyone played a piece together and then we showed\u00a0Ambassador Kennedy around Kodo Village.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1073.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10117 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1073-340x226.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Erika Ueda\" width=\"340\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kodo enjoys touring in the USA every two years and it is such\u00a0an honor for us to\u00a0spend time\u00a0in Japan with diplomats from the USA, too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0994-e1466996595915.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10116 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_0994-e1466996631962-340x430.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Erika Ueda\" width=\"340\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Kennedy, thank you very much for coming to visit us. We had a wonderful time with you at Kodo Village. We look forward to visiting the USA on tour again next year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1084.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10113 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kodo.or.jp\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_1084-680x453.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Erika Ueda\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United States of America Ambassador to Japan Visits Kodo Village The United States of America Ambassador to Japan, Her Excellency Ms. Caroline Kennedy, came to Sado Island this past weekend to take part in an outdoor sports event called &#8220;Sea to Summit.&#8221; While she was on Sado, she made time in her schedule to visit us at\u00a0Kodo Village. Most of the Kodo members are currently away on tour or for special projects, so it was Kodo member Yoshie Abe and all 19 of the current Kodo apprentices who were on stand-by to warmly welcome Ambassador Kennedy to the Kodo rehearsal hall. 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