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Munich Christmas Market in Sapporo

13. December 20112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments christmas, christmas market, 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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Iris Flower Festival in Itako

26. June 20112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments flower, 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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Bunkyo Ajisai Matsuri – Hydrangea Festival (Hakusan Shrine)

20. June 20112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments 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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Lomography Party in Tokyo: La Sardina

17. June 201116. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments camera, harajuku, shibuya

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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Kasukabe Community Matsuri – Taiko, Dance & Fireworks

28. August 20101. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments fireworks, kasukabe

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

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Kameido Tenjin Taisai (Summer festival)

25. August 20106. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments summer

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.

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Hachioji Matsuri

6. August 20102. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments ice sculpture

Ice sculptures in Summer and outside? In Japan, this doesn’t seem too unusual. I’ve seen an ice sculpture exhibition near

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Asagaya Tanabata Matsuri, Star Festival

6. August 20102. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments asagaya, tanabata

Tanabata (七夕) festivals (star festivals) are usually held in shopping streets such as the one in Asagaya. Colored paper streamers

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Mitama Matsuri, Soul Festival of Ikegami Honmonji Temple

5. August 20102. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments honmonji, temple

Start of my matsuri month, in which I will try to visit as many matsuris (festivals) as possible from the

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Gujo Odori Festival in Aoyama

20. June 20102. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments aoyama

„Odori“ means „dance“ in Japanese and Gujo Odori is a traditional folk dance festival in Aoyama, Tokyo. Gujo Odoris are

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Mashiko Pottery Festival

1. November 20092. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments mashiko, pottery

Mashiko in Tochigi Prefecture is famous for its potteries and many people who live there have something to with pottery.

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Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima
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Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima

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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

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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

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Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel
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Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel

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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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