As usual, I can't add much more than what Chuck says, but I'll say that I, too, have been to many dojo which did not have a kamiza in which I have bowed upon entering. Aikikai Hombu Dojo is one of those dojo which do not have a kamiza. Heck, I was told that I needed to bow twice when getting onto the mat there; once toward the picture of the founder on the wall and once toward the mat.
At our Summer Camp when we do weapons practice outside on the soccer field, we usually "bow in" towards a beautiful mountain (Mount Sopris).
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