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Yurakucho Winter Illumination 2011-12

20. December 201114. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination

Time for new Christmas illumination, this time around Yurakucho Station in Tokyo. This is one of the smaller ones, advertised

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Tokyo Illumination: Ebisu – Baccarat Eternal Lights

19. December 201114. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination

The Baccarat Eternal Lights is an annual illumination festival at the Yebisu Garden Place. The Garden Place can be reached

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museum tokyo 

TEPCO Electric Energy Museum

5. December 201114. October 2021 Mia Jaap 2 Comments closed, shibuya

Energy companies along with financial institutes and insure companies have probably a worse public image. TEPCO is no exception –

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tokyo 

Night walk in Nakano and Don Quijote at 2am

3. December 20112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments nakano-ku, night

Don Quijote is infamous for being a crammed shop that sells almost anything. Need a new bike, 2kg rice, sex

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tokyo 

Giant Gundam Statue is returning to Tokyo

27. November 201113. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments robot

Gundam is a cultural phenomenon in Japan and sells figures, video games and manga. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of

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tokyo 

When Construction Workers Wake Up

28. September 201114. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments nakano-ku

It’s perfectly safe to take a nice stroll at 3 in the morning in Tokyo – for the most part

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temples and shrines tokyo 

Senso-ji at Night (Asakusa Kannon Temple)

2. July 201113. October 2021 Mia Jaap 2 Comments night

I recommend coming to Sensoji Temple in Asakusa at least twice: in the afternoon and in the evening. Due to

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tokyo 

Bandai Heroes – Ultraman and the Penguin

1. July 20111. November 2021 Mia Jaap 2 Comments penguins

I love walking at night in Tokyo – there’s so much to discover. After re-visiting Tokyo Tower, I went back

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eating out tokyo 

Vegetarian restaurant Govinda’s in Nakano

27. June 20112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments closed, nakano-ku, restaurant, vegan, vegetarian

Nakano Station is only five minutes away from Shinjuku via the Chuo Rapid Line. The area around the station is

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eating out tokyo 

Mellow Cat Cafe in Kichijoji

25. June 201118. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cafe, cat, cat cafe, closed, kichijoji

On my trip to various places in Tokyo that I love, I went to Inokashira Park and the Mellow Cafe.

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gadgets & toys tokyo 

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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Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima
journeys in japan 

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
journeys in japan 

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
journeys in japan 

Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel

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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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