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Author: Mia Jaap

Hard Off recycle store
gadgets & toys shopping 

My first time at a Hard Off recycle store!

12. December 202112. December 2021 Mia Jaap 1 Comment shimokitazawa

It’s no secret that Japanese recycle stores are the place for hunting bargains, especially the Hard Off retail chain. This is my first time to an “Off” store.

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Düsseldorf Central Station
study 

JLPT 2021 December!

8. December 20218. December 2021 Mia Jaap 1 Comment JLPT

The JLPT 2021 (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) was held on December 6. I do have a special relationship with this test and took it again.

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Tamashii Nations: Saint Seya
gadgets & toys shopping 

Tamashii Nations Tokyo: Freddie x Kamen Rider

20. November 202120. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments akihabara

Tamashii Nations is a division of Japanese toy maker Bandai and creates quality figures. Their flagship store is in Akihabara, the mecca of figure fans!

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Sanrioworld entrance
shopping tokyo 

Sanrioworld in Ginza: Hello Kitty table salt?!?

13. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments ginza, hello kitty

Hello Kitty is everywhere in Japan, so it didn’t cross my mind to visit Sanrioworld in Tokyo. But when I recently was in Ginza anyway, I couldn’t resist!

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Queen in the Park: Sony radios playing Radio Ga Ga
event tokyo 

Queen in the Park: The Queen Experience

6. November 202123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments ginza

Queen were huge in Japan and Bohemian Rhapsody is a karaoke classic. Queen in the Park was a fun reimagining of classic songs at Ginza Sony Park.

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Coffee with Hello Kitty art
eating out 

Otaru Cafe x Hello Kitty: Let’s drink coffee with Kitty-chan!

2. November 20212. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cafe, hello kitty, otaru

Conveniently located at Otaru’s tourist area is Otaru Cafe x Hello Kitty. A proper Hello Kitty café with cuteness, latte art and Kitty herself!

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Details on the 2D table
eating out tokyo 

2D Cafe in Shin-Ōkubo, Tokyo: Step Inside a Cartoon!

13. October 202113. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cafe

The 2D Cafe near Tokyo’s Korea Town has been carefully designed to appear as 2D. It doesn’t need a website, just an Instagram account. Leave the 3D world behind!

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People walking past the train
tokyo 

Shibuya’s Green Frog Train (青ガエル) – A Farewell

6. October 202123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments closed, shibuya, train

You were more than just a green Tokyu 5000 museum train opposite Hachikō. A piece of Tokyo’s past left Shibuya after 14 years.

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The Super Freaks building at night
Life in Japan 

Staying at an Internet Cafe in Japan

12. September 202123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments

What you need to know about staying at an Internet cafe (net cafe) in Japan and why these places are still popular today in a public Wi-Fi age.

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JFFH 2021 Cosmetic DNA
media movie 

Japan Film Festival Hamburg 2021 starts!

22. August 202123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 1 Comment

The Japan Filmfestival Hamburg (JFFH) is once again an online-only festival. If you are in for surprises, this is likely the festival of choice for Japanese movie lovers.

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Lohas Raw Food restaurant set menu with soba noodles, rice & salad
eating out 

Lohas Raw Food in Sapporo: How would you like not to age?

22. August 202113. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments sapporo, vegan, vegetarian

Walking around in Sapporo’s central ward, I noticed an interesting sign outside a small restaurant. It was the Lohas Raw Food restaurant offering their Anti-aging set. So how would you like not to age?

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Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima
journeys in japan 

Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima

4. October 20192. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0

If Kawagoe is Tokyo’s Little Edo, Takehara is Hiroshima’s Little Kyoto. In this case though, it’s the town’s tourist department that calls Takehara the „Little Kyoto of Aki Province“.

Okunoshima – Japan’s Bunny Island
journeys in japan 

Okunoshima – Japan’s Bunny Island

29. October 201523. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0
Inakadate Rice Paddy Art 2015: Star Wars & Gone With The Wind
event journeys in japan 

Inakadate Rice Paddy Art 2015: Star Wars & Gone With The Wind

8. September 20156. November 2021 Mia Jaap 3
Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel
journeys in japan 

Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel

4. November 20122. November 2021 Mia Jaap 1
Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks
journeys in japan temples and shrines 

Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks

22. August 201216. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0

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