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Having a ball at the Great Wall
Richard and Doris Wood of Absecon and Jeri Rose of Egg Harbor Township spent 24 days touring Japan and China. Highlights were the Great Wall, the Terracotta Warriors, a Yangtze River cruise and Hong Kong.
 

Trip to the land of sushi
Barbara and David Cohen, Gail and Stanley Pearson and Susan and Lee Roseman of Margate took a once-in-a-lifetime land and cruise ship tour of China and Southeast Asia. Here, they visit outside Shurijo Castle in Okinawa, Japan.
 

Browsing around the Buddhist temple
Janet Lee, Devan Blackwell and Kathy Coburn of Linwood took The Current on a recent spring break vacation to Tokyo, Japan. Here, they stand in front of a well-known Buddhist temple in the large market district of Asakusa.

Missed his burgers

Marc van de Rijn of Egg Harbor Township is standing at the base of the Tokyo Tower. He spent two months of his summer break in Tokyo, Japan, where he studied the language and participated in many local customs and ate native cuisine. After two months of dining on rice and fish, the junior at Steven’s Institute of Technology and member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity treated himself to Five Guys Burgers and Fries as soon as he got home.
 

Finding enlightenment
Kathy and Richard Coburn of Linwood visited Tokyo, Japan. Recently on one of their many day trips they visited Kamakura, home to the second largest Buddha statue in Japan, built in 1252.

Traveling for two weeks in Japan, the Ely family and the Kernan children stopped in Kyoto at the Golden Pavilion, the most visited shrine in Japan, and brought the Gazette along with them. They endured record temperatures as this photo was taken at 110 degrees. Their adventures included a two-day ascent of Mt. Fuji as well as trips to Tokyo and Kamakura. This trip is a long awaited return for the Elys as Michaele lived in Japan for three years as an English teacher working for their government in 1991. From left are Tim Kernan, Magi Kernan, Douglas Ely, Michaele Ely, Erick Ely, Cooper Kernan and Geoffrey Ely.
 

Bowing to Japan

Marguerite Heaton-Colella and Sam Colella of Egg Harbor Township visited Shizuoka, Japan, for the wedding of Heaton-Colella’s son, Jeremy Jay Main, December 2006. They are shown here at Kiyomizudera Temple in Kyoto. While in Japan, they also toured Tokyo and Mount Fuji.

Globe-trotting gymnasts

Tom and Lori Waddell of Egg Harbor Township, front row center, and their daughter, Mikayla, took a trip to Japan with friends Bill (back row) and Naho Martin (not pictured). Mikayla, pictured holding The Current, is a Level 6 gymnast at Perfect Balance Gymnastics, which is owned by the Waddells. While in Japan, Mikayla and her father Tom had the opportunity to visit and train at two local gymnastic schools. Despite the language barrier, the two were able to communicate with the help of Naho's sister, Eku (pictured at the far right, bottom), who lives in Japan and teaches gymnastics. Mikayla exchanged gifts with her new friends in Japan, made by her and her teammates at Perfect Balance. The trip included two weeks of travel throughout Japan, including stays in Tokyo, Hakone, Yokohama, Bunsie and a special trip to Tokyo Disney.

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