Giles and Paula Hit Japan and West Coast - USA - April 2018

[Madame Buttonfly]

Tuesday evening we all let our hair down, big thanks to @tokyoGringo for organising dinner 

[Madame Buttonfly]

Wednesday and yesterday were taken up mostly with fairly intense meetings about challenges faced and opportunities we want to pursue - for IH Japan, UK and the universe as a whole!

Meeting with Roots, China:

Back to our favourite Ton-Katsu restaurant in Shibuya:

Giles getting stuck in:

@obbigood Johnny was in charge of ordering, so we had plenty of great food (thank you, Johnny!):

[Madame Buttonfly]

After a rainy start to the week, the sun appeared yesterday - we had a meeting yesterday in Shinjuku and were close to the Gyoen National Garden (completed in 1906 for the Imperial Household and opened to the public in 1949).  A large and beautiful botanical park in the centre of Tokyo, we took an hour out to stroll and enjoy the sun, fresh air and lovely landscapes.

[Madame Buttonfly]

We caught the last of the cherry blossom:

[Madame Buttonfly]

Was thinking of you @twin (and Bobby) 

[Madame Buttonfly]

Special tomato ramen lunch, at a ramen joint called… "Tomato"!

Giles was very tired - not surprisingly - long days, 8-hour time difference and late nights do take their toll, and we're not as young as we used to be! 

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[UnTucked]

I (we) miss Japan….. 

[Madame Buttonfly]

@UnTucked - we must all come together, it's high time we had a big Iron Heart forum meetup in Japan 

[UnTucked]

That would be so awesome!!!

[rocket]

love love all the pics

[Finkster]

Great pics - thx for sharing

[Signal11]

@Madame:

@UnTucked - we must all come together, it's high time we had a big Iron Heart forum meetup in Japan 

2019?

[neph93]

@Madame:

@UnTucked - we must all come together, it's high time we had a big Iron Heart forum meetup in Japan 

This is quite the daring, ambitious and downright wonderful idea. I love it.

[Chris]

With appropriate timing and sufficient advance notice, I have no doubt I could get Julie onboard for this.

[Signal11]

We would be in too.

[Jett129]

My wife seemed intrigued as well.

[sabergirl]

Depending on the timing, this is a trek I’ve always wanted to take! Marcia and I may have to wait a few years, though, as she’s loathe to travel internationally until her next green card is issued. (We’ve only been waiting ~2 years [emoji849])

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[Megatron1505]

Forum meet up in Japan you say ….

[browniemcghee]

Sounds like a brilliant idea.  I would try to come as well.

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[ROman]

I would definitely be in for that, with advance notice.  And great shots of this trip, including the Kanreki surprise.