Mia Jaap, Author at Ja(a)pan

27. April 2007 Mia Jaap earthquake, naganuma, shibuya

A curry Earthquake, please! And make it very shaky!

Imagine a heavy earthquake in Japan: You are currently sitting in your class with 10, 15 others, the earth rumbles,

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26. April 2007 Mia Jaap harajuku

Harajuku, Meiji shrine

Feeling a bit like going out after school, I got out at Harajuku station. I’ve read about a vegetarian restaurant

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19. April 2007 Mia Jaap naganuma

Naganuma’s Language lab

There are many days were I am walking completely clueless through the school halls. Today was one of these days

tokyo

15. April 2007 Mia Jaap adachi-ku

Learning, learning and walking around

Currently I always cross the bridge to the other ward when I leave home but today I decided to walk

tokyo

14. April 2007 Mia Jaap akihabara

Akihabara: Training Games!

Today I had two plans: to go to the supermarket and go to Akihabara. Needless to say, I went for the latter first and the area around the train station has changed since my last visit.

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13. April 2007 Mia Jaap naganuma

Naganuma: The “Weakly” tests

The day started early – obviously. The rush hour was busier than yesterday and I bet I could have been

school tokyo

12. April 2007 Mia Jaap naganuma, shibuya

Third day in school: The day before tomorrow

The third day in school and of course I had sat down yesterday to lern kanjis and grammar. Currently, new kanjis are introduced each day meaning that we should reach the magic 1945 number in no time.