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A blog about Tokyo, traveling and yes, penguins

2. November 2021 Mia Jaap

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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13. October 2021 Mia Jaap

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!

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

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22. August 2021 Mia Jaap

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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4. April 2016 Mia Jaap

Nagi Shokudo: Relaxed vegan eatery in Shibuya

When in Tokyo, I like to try out different vegan or vegetarian restaurants in addition to my mainstays. Nagi Shokudo (なぎ食堂) isn’t located that far from Shibuya Station.

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13. January 2013 Mia Jaap

Space Station Osaka: A Gaming Bar

A while ago I stayed in Osaka for New Year’s and was unsure where to spend the evening. So I decided to check out Space Station Osaka, a video game bar in the Americamura neighborhood of Osaka.

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19. September 2012 Mia Jaap

Genmai Cafe Osaka: Delicious vegan dining

Among meet-up groups in Japan, the Tokyo Vegan Meet-up is one of the biggest with over 1000 members. The Kansai one is much smaller and has an irregular schedule.

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18. August 2012 Mia Jaap

Oktoberfest 2012 in Shinjuku, Tokyo

Honestly, I’ve stopped counting how many Oktoberfests were held around Tokyo alone, let alone Japan. An Oktoberfest held in a

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24. July 2012 Mia Jaap

Vegan Meetup at Pink Cow

The Pink Cow is an expat- and vegetarian-friendly bar and has regular live music and art events. Together with the

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14. April 2012 Mia Jaap

Oktoberfest in Japan

The Munich Oktoberfest is the biggest beer festival in the world and over 200 years old. I’ve never been there but many foreigners travel to Germany each year just to get drunk.