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Oktoberfest 2012 in Shinjuku, Tokyo

18. August 20127. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments oktoberfest, shinjuku-ku

Honestly, I’ve stopped counting how many Oktoberfests were held around Tokyo alone, let alone Japan. An Oktoberfest held in a

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event tokyo 

Save the Pride

17. August 20125. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments harajuku, pride parade, yoyogi

Pride parades by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT) are common in the west and have been held in Tokyo since 1994. There were no parades held in the years 2008, 2009 and 2011, due to a dispute between organisers.

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eating out meetup tokyo 

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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event tokyo 

Tsukuda Bon Odori – Folk Dance

23. July 20121. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments festival, obon

This is one of those smaller folk dancing festivals, even though it is recommended by the Japan National Tourism Organization.

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event tokyo 

Floating lit lanterns – Chidorigafuchi Toro-nagashi

14. July 20122. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments chiyoda-ku, illumination

If you are in Tokyo now, the biggest festival to see is the Mitama Matsuri at Yasukuni Shrine held until

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Parks & Gardens tokyo 

Komazawa Park

14. July 20127. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments setagaya

Komazawa Park is a park near Komazawa University in the Setagaya Ward of Tokyo. I recently moved near the park

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eating out tokyo 

Oktoberfest in Japan

14. April 20125. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments beer, festival, oktoberfest

The Munich Oktoberfest is the biggest beer festival in the world and over 200 years old. I’ve never been there but many foreigners travel to Germany each year just to get drunk.

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eating out tokyo 

Loving Hut in Tokyo

15. January 201212. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments vegan, vegetarian

Loving Hut is a fast growing vegan food restaurant chain founded by “Supreme Master” Ching Hai. Unlike most restaurant chains,

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Hello Kitty’s Kawaii Paradise at Odaiba, Tokyo

26. December 201112. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments hello kitty, kawaii, odaiba

In my post about the Hello Kitty cafe in Seoul I wrote that in Hello Kitty’s home country, there is

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lights tokyo 

Lightopia Illumination Festival in Tokyo

23. December 201113. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination

Unlike most of the other illumination festivals, Lightopia has a very limited run, starting on the 22nd and finishing on

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lights tokyo 

Shinjuku Southern Lights 2011-12

20. December 201113. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination, shinjuku-ku

This illumination festival is a must see if you happen to run a blog that has both “tokyo” and “penguin”

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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
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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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