A modern vending machine and myths about them in Tokyo
When I went to the small and cozy restaurant Govinda’s in Nakano, I noticed that they had replaced one of
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Author: Mia Jaap
KLI Festival at Yonsei University
The festival to be at Yonsei is of course Akaraka, but when you study at the Korean Language Institute, you will find out that Akaraka is hardly mentioned by the teachers at all.
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SeoulTube 2011
This is a meetup where people doing YouTube videos in Korea come together, but everybody’s welcome. There is a Facebook group where dates for the next SeoulTube are announced.
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Namsangol Hanok Village: Traditional Korean Fan Dance
Traditional Korean fan dance at the Namsangol Hanok Village, shortly before the Taekwondo performance started. Namsangol is a place where lots of cultural experience programs are offered, I took a short Taekwondo lesson there.
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Achasan Night Hiking in Seoul
Koreans love hiking and in Seoul there are many opportunities to hike small mountains. There is even a mountain at Yonsei campus! I found lots of hiking meet-ups both on Facebook and meetup.com, much more than in Tokyo.
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Bibap – Bibimbap, the Musical
Jump and Nanta are two successful performances you can enjoy without knowing any Korean. When my school was offering free tickets for Bibap, of course I said yes.
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Taekwondo at Namsangol Hanok
Namsangol Hanok Village is not only a place where you can see traditional Korean houses: You can experience traditional games, tea, a marriage ceremony and Taekwondo.
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Rapeseed Flower field in Seoul
This flower field near Yeoido is not the biggest in Korea, but the most accessible if you come from Seoul.
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Sinchon Festival: Seoul rocks!
In an effort to reach out to the people living around the universities, the Sinchon Festival was organized. Sinchon is the area where Yonsei, Ewha, Hoingik and Sogang University are located.
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Cherry Blossom viewing at Kyunghee University Seoul
Kyunghee University is one of Seoul’s three cherry blossom spot (although trees can be found elsewhere, e.g. in Sinchon). It’s also likely to be the prettiest university in Seoul.
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Fukuoka – Apple Store Tenjin
After 11pm most people who want to return home and not spend the whole night singing karaoke hurry to catch their train. I had finished watching the first part of Gantz which was a fine action movie with impressive special effects.
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