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Ja(a)pan

A blog about Tokyo, traveling and yes, penguins

15. December 2011 Mia Jaap

Sapporo White Illumination Festival

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

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13. December 2011 Mia Jaap

Munich Christmas Market in Sapporo

Yesterday I arrived in Sapporo which is also the first time I’m on Japan’s northernmost island Hokkaido. December is the

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26. June 2011 Mia Jaap

Iris Flower Festival in Itako

This is maybe the biggest iris flower festival in the Kanto region and it involved a longer train ride via

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20. June 2011 Mia Jaap

Bunkyo Ajisai Matsuri – Hydrangea Festival (Hakusan Shrine)

This is a festival I haven’t been to before, the Bunkyo Ajisai Matsuri. Its held at Hakusan Shrine and the

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17. June 2011 Mia Jaap

Lomography Party in Tokyo: La Sardina

Rainy season is in full swing and June is not the month with many festivals. But there’s still lots of things happening in Tokyo! Today I went to the release party of a new Lomography camera at their gallery store in Shibuya.

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28. August 2010 Mia Jaap

Kasukabe Community Matsuri – Taiko, Dance & Fireworks

Not having enough of fireworks this year, I searched for other festivals in the Kanto region. The Japan Tourist Organization,

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25. August 2010 Mia Jaap

Kameido Tenjin Taisai (Summer festival)

This is the Summer festival of the Kameido Tenjin shrine and is held annually. I wasn’t interested in the Mikoshi parade, because I’ve already seen plenty of those. What I was interested in were the lanterns which are lit up around the shrine in the evening.