{"id":78898,"date":"2023-11-09T17:00:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T08:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/?p=78898"},"modified":"2023-11-17T12:30:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T03:30:54","slug":"alumni-reunite-for-the-homecoming-day-and-tomonsai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/78898","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Reunite for the Homecoming Day and Tomonsai"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Alumni, welcome back!<\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-78911 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC04748-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC04748-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC04748-scaled-1-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC04748-scaled-1-2000x1334.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC04748-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC04748-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC04748-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h1>Alumni Reunite for the 58th Homecoming Day and Tomon festival<\/h1>\n<p>Waseda University held the 58th annual Homecoming Day, along with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wasedaalumni.jp\/e\/events\/\">Tomonsai<\/a>, on October 22, 2023. It was a sunny autumn day, and many alumni along with their families gathered at the Waseda and Toyama Campuses. Around 5000 alumni from the classes of 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2008, and 2009 attended the festival.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-78898 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC01821-scaled-1-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC01821-scaled-1-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC01821-scaled-1-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cff1a6a5f51bc04529d1d628a98bbc6e-scaled-e1698630130433-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cff1a6a5f51bc04529d1d628a98bbc6e-scaled-e1698630130433-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cff1a6a5f51bc04529d1d628a98bbc6e-scaled-e1698630130433-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>The Homecoming Day Ceremony<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The ceremony was led by the NHK broadcaster, Kozo Takase (Waseda alumna, School of Commerce, class of 1999), and was divided into 2 sessions, one that took place in the morning and one in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-78902 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC_7846-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC_7846-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC_7846-scaled-1-610x343.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC_7846-scaled-1-2000x1125.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC_7846-scaled-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC_7846-scaled-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC_7846-scaled-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>\u201cAlumni, welcome back\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>The ceremony started with Waseda University President Aiji Tanaka as the first presenter. President Tanaka, now in his second term, talked about the progress and initiatives that have taken place over the past five years. He then proceeded to explain the formulation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/vision150\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cWaseda Vision 150 and Beyond\u201d<\/a> and said that by 2040 in Japan and 2050 across Asia, Waseda University aims to be known for being the most beneficial university to attend.<br \/>\nPresident Tanaka then continued to express his gratitude to all of the alumni for the incredible support they provided the younger generation of Waseda students throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and asked for their continued support to actualize the goal of creating a \u201cWaseda that shines on the global stage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-78898 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3396-scaled-1-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3396-scaled-1-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3396-scaled-1-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3420-scaled-1-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3420-scaled-1-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3420-scaled-1-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3621-scaled-1-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3621-scaled-1-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3621-scaled-1-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>There were a few other alumni that also spoke at the event. These speakers included a novelist and professor in education from Tokyo Tech Institute for Liberal Arts, Kenichiro Isozaki, who gave the congratulatory address. Then the executive chairperson for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wasedaalumni.jp\/e\/#s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waseda University Alumni Association<\/a> (WUAA), Akira Mandai, who, with the Waseda Cheerleading Club, led the assembly in the school song. Lastly, Lee Hak Soo was presented with an honorary doctoral degree.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-78898 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3459-scaled-1-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3459-scaled-1-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3459-scaled-1-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3478-scaled-1-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3478-scaled-1-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3478-scaled-1-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-8 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-78898 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3685-scaled-1-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3685-scaled-1-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3685-scaled-1-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3536-1-scaled-1-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3536-1-scaled-1-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/N7A_3536-1-scaled-1-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2><strong>Waseda University Alumni Association\u2019s \u201cTomonsai\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-78899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/323_XA1590-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/323_XA1590-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/323_XA1590-scaled-1-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/323_XA1590-scaled-1-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/323_XA1590-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/323_XA1590-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/323_XA1590-scaled-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Hosted by the Waseda University Alumni Association, the \u201cTomonsai\u201d was held on the same day, to which around 9,000 guests came to Waseda\u2019s campus. Through the planning of many Tomonkai members and current students, many booths and food stalls were present at the event. There were even people who held a reunion in the Okuma Garden underneath a refreshing autumn sky.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-10 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-10' class='gallery galleryid-78898 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/eyecatch-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/eyecatch-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/eyecatch-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC04737-scaled-e1698630723437-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC04737-scaled-e1698630723437-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC04737-scaled-e1698630723437-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC04737-scaled-e1698630723437-1920x1446.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>On the day of the event, the Waseda University History Museum, Waseda Sports Museum, the Waseda International House of Literature (Haruki Murakami Library), and other museums were open to the public, and many visitors viewed the exhibits.<br \/>\nThe prohibition on alcohol within the campus continued to be in effect for this year, and the event couldn\u2019t be hosted without changes to rules and regulations due to COVID-19; however, the event was full of smiling parents and families that span over three generations, happy that the event took place again after a long hiatus.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-12 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-12' class='gallery galleryid-78898 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/YUU_1061-scaled-1-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/YUU_1061-scaled-1-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/YUU_1061-scaled-1-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" 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https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/YUU_1185-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/YUU_1185-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/YUU_1185-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-14 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-14 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-14 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-14 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-14' class='gallery galleryid-78898 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img 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