{"id":42,"date":"2026-06-23T15:12:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/koryu.co.za\/?p=42"},"modified":"2026-06-23T15:14:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:14:47","slug":"april-2026-trip-to-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/koryu.co.za\/index.php\/2026\/06\/23\/april-2026-trip-to-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2026 trip to Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three of the Renbukan students traveled to Narita in April to take part in a special <em>gashhuku<\/em>. 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