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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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korea music 

Seoul Drum Festival 2011: Drum Cat, Nanta & more

25. September 201123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments nanta, seoul

For some reasons, major festivals seem to be concentrated on very few weekends in Seoul. This weekend, there was the Seoul Drum Festival, the YonKo Games and some expat festival.

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korea music 

Namsangol Hanok Village: Traditional Korean Fan Dance

21. May 201123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments

Traditional Korean fan dance at the Namsangol Hanok Village, shortly before the Taekwondo performance started. Namsangol is a place where lots of cultural experience programs are offered, I took a short Taekwondo lesson there.

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korea music 

Sinchon Festival: Seoul rocks!

12. May 201130. September 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments concert, seoul, sinchon

In an effort to reach out to the people living around the universities, the Sinchon Festival was organized. Sinchon is the area where Yonsei, Ewha, Hoingik and Sogang University are located.

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korea music 

Street musicians in Hongdae, Seoul

22. March 201123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments concert, hongdae, seoul, street music

Hongdae is not only full of bars, clubs and unusual coffee shops (don’t stick to Starbucks if you go there) but is also popular with street musicians.

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korea music 

Grand Mint Festival Seoul (Day 2)

26. October 201023. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments concert, festival, seoul

I started into day 2 of the festival a bit later by watching indie artist Thomas Cook (토마스 쿡) on the Mint Breeze Stage. That stage felt awfully big for his sparse live show however, and he was accompanied only by one other Guitar player.

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korea music 

Grand Mint Festival Seoul (Day 1)

25. October 201023. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments concert, festival, seoul

The GMF is an alternative festival showing all kinds of music genres from electro to classic without featuring mainstream pop, i.e. no Girl’s Generation or 2PM there. Instead you get artists like Clazziquai, Kim Yuna, Lee Sora or Teenage Fanclub.

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music tokyo 

Clazziquai in Tokyo

18. September 20092. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments concert

Clazziquai is one of my favorite bands from South Korea. They combine various music genres into their music, from Electronica to Acid Jazz. DJ Clazzi is the master mind behind the band, he is the composer and producer of the songs.

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music tokyo 

Retsuden Big 08: Indie bands live in concert

26. October 20082. November 2021 Mia Jaap 3 Comments concert, shibuya

It’s been a while since I’ve been to a concert (Tsukiko Amano in Akasaka). A few days ago I bought

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Akasaka Blitz
music tokyo 

Tsukiko Amano live

25. April 20082. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments concert

A few weeks ago I was very happy to get a ticket for the Tsukiko Amano concert. Tsukiko Amano (Japanese order: Amano Tsukiko) is still considered an underground artist it seems and no one I know seems to know her.

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Mr.Children

9. May 200712. March 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments

One Japanese group I really like is Mr.Children. Despite having an odd name, they make really good rock/pop music and

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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
journeys in japan 

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
journeys in japan 

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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