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Tokyo Movie Meet-up: Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation

16. August 201523. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments meetup

After a long time, I could finally make it to another movie meet-up, thus saving the latest Mission Impossible film from its fate of being seen on the small screen. This was also the first time for me being to the new TOHO Cinema in Shinjuku.

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Vegan Meetup at Pink Cow

24. July 20127. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments vegan, vegetarian

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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meetup movie tokyo 

Tokyo Movie Lovers Meetup: X-Men First Class

21. June 201113. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments

he standard price for movie tickets in Korea is 8000 won (600 yen). But nothing beats watching movies with a nice group and that’s why I’ve been to over 70 meetups of the Tokyo Movie Lovers.

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meetup Parks & Gardens 

Aokigahara – Hiking in the “Suicide Forest”

17. July 20102. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments aokigahara, hiking, toy camera

Aokigahara – also known as the Sea of Trees – is a 35 km2 forest which is so dense and

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korea meetup 

LanguageCast Talkshows

31. May 201023. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments languagecast, seoul

My first meet-up outside Tokyo was LanguageCast on a Friday in Seoul. This time I stayed only for two days in South Korea’s capital and arrived on a Monday. LanguageCast has two meet-ups each week which are not always mentioned at meetup.com.

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meetup tokyo 

Mega Hanami 2010

3. April 201013. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments beer, cherry blossom, shibuya, video, yoyogi

The number of meetup groups grew considerably since I came to Tokyo in 2007. Mega Hanami was a meet-up organized by multiple groups and we all came together to Yoyogi Park, probably the best free hanami (cherry blossom watching) spot in west Tokyo.

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korea meetup 

Seoul: LanguageCast meet-up

27. November 200913. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments learning korean, seoul, sinchon

Joining a meet-up is usually not something you do as a tourist, though there are many interesting ones (especially in the U.S.). Today’s LanguageCast meet-up in Seoul was my first meet-up outside Tokyo.

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meetup tokyo travel 

Water Walk #1 Oji

28. December 200813. March 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments

One of the interesting new meet-up groups is the water walk meet-up. It follows the places presented in the book

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meetup movie tokyo 

Movie meet-up: Wall-E…

7. December 200825. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments

… or the “Citizen Kane” of animation films as one German TV magazine phrased it. Yes, Wall-E has probably been shown in about every country but in Japan they decided to premier in December.

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meetup study 

Freezing meet-ups in shorts

6. December 200825. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments JLPT, starbucks

Last study meet-up! And it could well be the last JLPT meet-up ever. While there are regularly new people registering for the meet-up at the Meetup.com website, it’s always the same people showing up.

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Harajuku crossing
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Returning to study roots

23. November 200813. March 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments harajuku, JLPT

The rest of the study meet-ups will be held in Harajuku at the Omotesando Starbucks. I asked for this switch

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Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima
journeys in japan 

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
event journeys in japan 

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
journeys in japan temples and shrines 

Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks

22. August 201216. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0

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