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IFPRA World Congress and Study Tour - Hamamatsu Japan

International Federation of Park and Recreation (IFPRA) World Congress and Study Tour held in Hamamatsu, Japan with 700 participants, attending from 28 countries and regions, with 12 delegates from Australia. There were 2 Post Congress Tours - one going south, the other to the north. My tour north back to Tokyo had 17 members from 8 countries.

Hamamatsu was affected by a typhoon and 2 major earthquakes and after shocks during the Congress. The quakes of 6.9 followed by 7.3 magnitude and the following tremors for 5 hours and tsunami overturned boats, damaged some properties and injured 38 people. Exciting for delegates, a regular occurrence for locals.

Pictures of Japan

Aerial View of Showa Kinen Park - Japan


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The Great Statue of Buddha in Kamakura

The IFPRA World Congress and Study Tour Members

** Photos courtesy of those assisting with the congress and study tour