My first time at a Hard Off recycle store!
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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Author: Mia Jaap
JLPT 2021 December!
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 Tokyo: Freddie x Kamen Rider
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 in Ginza: Hello Kitty table salt?!?
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: The Queen Experience
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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Otaru Cafe x Hello Kitty: Let’s drink coffee with Kitty-chan!
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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2D Cafe in Shin-Ōkubo, Tokyo: Step Inside a Cartoon!
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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Shibuya’s Green Frog Train (青ガエル) – A Farewell
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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Staying at an Internet Cafe in Japan
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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Japan Film Festival Hamburg 2021 starts!
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 in Sapporo: How would you like not to age?
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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