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Queen in the Park: Sony radios playing Radio Ga Ga
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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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Hirosaki Neputa Matsuri

10. September 201523. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments hirosaki, summer, tohoku

This is one of the big three festivals in the northern Tohoku region, the other two being the Aomori Nebuta Matsuri and the Akita Kanto Matsuri. They are all held around the same time (early August) too.

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

8. September 20156. November 2021 Mia Jaap 3 Comments aomori prefecture, inakadate, rice art

Inakadate is a village in Aomori Prefecture and a population of 8000. Since 1993, the people of Inakadate began creating rice paddy art to promote tourism and revitalize the area.

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Tokyo German Village – Winter Illumination

11. November 20142. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments chiba, illumination, winter

Tokyo German Village is a park in Chiba, located about two hours from central Tokyo. The park offers facilities for families, flower events, a souvenir shop and German food. It’s not an educational place meant to teach you German – in many ways it’s very much a Japanese park.

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No Nukes Festival 2012

7. October 20122. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments concert

The No Nukes festival was initiated by Ryuichi Sakamoto and called for a ban of nuclear power plants and weapons.

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Shinjuku Classic Camera Show

12. September 201213. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments exhibition

Classic analog film cameras are exciting and Japan is the place to buy them. At camera shows such as the

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Save the Pride

17. August 20125. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments harajuku, pride parade, yoyogi

Pride parades by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT) are common in the west and have been held in Tokyo since 1994. There were no parades held in the years 2008, 2009 and 2011, due to a dispute between organisers.

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Tsukuda Bon Odori – Folk Dance

23. July 20121. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments festival, obon

This is one of those smaller folk dancing festivals, even though it is recommended by the Japan National Tourism Organization.

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Floating lit lanterns – Chidorigafuchi Toro-nagashi

14. July 20122. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments chiyoda-ku, illumination

If you are in Tokyo now, the biggest festival to see is the Mitama Matsuri at Yasukuni Shrine held until

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Nagoya Akari Night Illumination Festival

25. December 20112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination, nagoya, night

The Nagoya Akari Night is held around the iconic Nagoya TV Tower, the oldest tv tower in Japan. The tower is illuminated of course, but they also added some additional lights at the bottom for christmas.

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Sapporo White Illumination Festival

15. December 20112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination, sapporo

This holiday I try to visit as many illumination festivals as possible and the Sapporo White Illumination Festival was first

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Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima
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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
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Okunoshima – Japan’s Bunny Island

29. October 201523. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0
Inakadate Rice Paddy Art 2015: Star Wars & Gone With The Wind
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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
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Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel

4. November 20122. November 2021 Mia Jaap 1
Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks
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Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks

22. August 201216. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0

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