Before we know it, there are less than two months left in the year, and many of you may already be planning your schedules for next year.

Today, we would like to introduce a roundup of Aikikai Hombu Dojo Shihan seminars scheduled from January to March 2027 that have been submitted to Aikido Travel.

Along with the unique charm of each destination, we hope this list helps you plan your training and travels for the new year!

✔ 2027 New Year Seminar

Date: January 3

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Instructor: Shoji Seki Shihan

Host: Kinoshita Dojo

https://aikidotravel.com/seminar/2519/2027-new-year-seminar

Thank you so much for your patience, everyone!

To all our Aikido Travel users who have been using smartphones other than the iPhone, the wait is finally over.

It has taken quite some time since we first received your requests, but we are thrilled to announce that the Aikido Travel app for Android (Google Play) is finally ready!

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November 2nd, the final day of the trip.

Although we were scheduled to fly back to Japan the following morning, we had hardly made any plans for the day.

The Czech Republic had been the main focus of this trip. Even though we had set aside an entire day for sightseeing in Vienna, the only thing we had decided on was visiting a restaurant serving a pork dish that had caught our eye on the map we received from the hotel reception.

So, after giving ChatGPT a few preferences and experimenting with different suggestions, it came up with a sightseeing route that looked quite appealing.

We left the hotel at 10:30 a.m. and headed first to the restaurant.

It was located inside the Prater amusement park. Just after 11:00 a.m., the park was still relatively quiet, and most of the attractions had not yet started operating.

We had checked the train status in the app and carefully confirmed the information boards at the station, so it was hard to accept being told that "the mistake was ours." We simply stood there in shock, unable to fully process what had just happened.

"Stay calm. Stay calm."

We deliberately said it out loud to ourselves and headed to the waiting room.

After looking into alternative ways to get to Vienna, I discovered that although it required a transfer, there was another train departing in two and a half hours.

"It looks like we can change these tickets for free."

While I was already mentally preparing myself to buy new tickets, Mike was looking for a way to avoid having to purchase them again.