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Japan trip 2011

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A few Go-related photos from a recent Japan trip (Oct 2 - 16, 2011):

Japan Airlines in-flight entertainment (Oct 2, 2011):
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Daily Go section in newspapers; Steve Jobs (Oct 6, 2011):
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Meijin (Iyama v. Yamashita, game 4) live on HDTV, Oct 6, 2011: :mrgreen:
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Kyoto Go club (affliated with the Nihon Kiin), Oct 8, 2011:
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Kyoto Go club (business hours; Go sets on tables), Oct 8, 2011:

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Monday - Saturday: 11:30 am - 7 pm
Sunday: 11:30 am - 6 pm

8,000 yen: Monthly fee       
1,000 yen: Entry fee (Mon - Sat) (i.e. for men)
  800 yen: Ladies (Mon - Sat) 
  500 yen: Sunday
  500 yen: After 5:30 pm
  200 yen: drinks (tea?)
  110 yen: snacks (gum, fruits, etc.)
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Oct 9, 2011. NHK blitz tourney live on HDTV :mrgreen: :
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Oct 9, 2011. NHK blitz tourney live on HDTV (cont'd):
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Oct 9, 2011. (Not Go) Ultra-Man documentary on HDTV :):
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Oct 11, 2011. Kamakura (鎌倉) Go Club -- on the 3rd floor, above a McDonald's :):
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EdLee wrote:
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Oct 12, 2011. Tengen (天元) Go salon, Shinjuku (新宿).
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Oct 13, 2011. Nihon Kiin. Street view, lobby, some amateur tourney:
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Oct 13, 2011. Nihon Kiin. Pro tourney list; street views:
(Yoda Morimoto 依田紀基 9p was playing in the Yuugen no Ma 幽玄の間, 5th floor;
Kobayashi Kouichi 小林光一 9p on the 7th floor;
we also ran into Michael Redmond 9p in the hallway :))
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Re: Japan trip 2011

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Thanks for the pics!

I saw what looked like a separate smoking section at one club. Is that the norm now?
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Oct 13, 2011. Another Go club in Shinjuku:
(I accidentally walked to this club in Google maps a few weeks before the trip :))
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