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Hard Off recycle store
gadgets & toys shopping 

My first time at a Hard Off recycle store!

12. December 202112. December 2021 Mia Jaap 1 Comment shimokitazawa

It’s no secret that Japanese recycle stores are the place for hunting bargains, especially the Hard Off retail chain. This is my first time to an “Off” store.

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Tamashii Nations: Saint Seya
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Tamashii Nations Tokyo: Freddie x Kamen Rider

20. November 202120. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments akihabara

Tamashii Nations is a division of Japanese toy maker Bandai and creates quality figures. Their flagship store is in Akihabara, the mecca of figure fans!

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Omnibot: The wonderful world of Tomy’s Robots

15. September 201413. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments robot, tomy

Just like any other kid, I liked toy stores. One German toy store called “Spielwahn” in particular seemed magic to me. That store didn’t sell action figures, Barbie or board games but a range of games and robots by the Japanese manufacturer Tomy.

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Space Station Osaka: A Gaming Bar

13. January 201323. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments kansai, osaka

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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iPhone 5 in Japan

21. September 20127. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments apple

From the Wall Street Journal to Biscuit Today, there was probably not one magazine which didn’t report about the iPhone 5 and its launch day. Since Apple tends to give even its partners as little information as possible, most of the smaller cell phone shops here in Japan had to improvise.

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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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Japanese Arcades and the iPad Invadercade

16. September 201112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments akihabara, arcade, ipad

Taito recently announced their own joystick accessory for the iPad, the Invadercade. The case features Space Invaders artwork, one joystick and one fire button. It’s sole purpose is to house an iPad running Space Invaders.

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How to get to Camera Cabaret Toy Camera store in Tokyo

24. June 201114. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments camera, toy camera

How to find that store? Camera Cabaret is the main shop of SuperHeadz, a Japanese manufacturer of toy cameras. The craze about these cameras is largely fueled by Lomography and SuperHeadz.

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Lomography Japan Happy Bag

18. June 20115. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments camera, fukubukuro, video

Because of rainy season, they sold a happy bag (fukubukuro, lucky bag) with Lomography goods. I guess I was the perfect customer for that bag because I didn’t own a single Lomo camera.

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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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Fukuoka – Apple Store Tenjin

1. April 20115. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments apple, fukuoka, Kyushu, tenjin

After 11pm most people who want to return home and not spend the whole night singing karaoke hurry to catch their train. I had finished watching the first part of Gantz which was a fine action movie with impressive special effects.

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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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