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Ja(a)pan

A blog about Tokyo, traveling and yes, penguins

23. December 2008 Mia Jaap emperor, video

The Emperor’s Birthday

Today I was invited to a birthday party – well, literally everyone was invited. The 23rd of December is Tenno Tanjoubi, The Emperor’s Birthday.

lights tokyo

21. December 2008 Mia Jaap illumination

Lightopia illumination festival: Sea of Cups

Tokyo is full of illumination events these days, but most of them end on December 25th. Lightopia is held near

movie tokyo

20. December 2008 Mia Jaap meetup

Movie meet-up: The Day the Earth Stood Still

Last movie meet-up for this year! Keanu Reeves latest film has received a lot of attention lately and is used by LG in their commercials for a new handset. The film is of course a remake of the 50’s science-fiction classic with a bigger robot, more explosions and more annoying kids.

lights tokyo

14. December 2008 Mia Jaap ebisu, illumination

Eternal Lights – Light Festival in Ebisu

Shinjuku set the bar for illumination events quite high (they had penguins!) so I travelled with great expectations to Ebisu

meetup movie tokyo

7. December 2008 Mia Jaap

Movie meet-up: Wall-E…

… 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.

study tokyo

7. December 2008 Mia Jaap JLPT

Entering Meiji University

Todai (Tokyo university) is soooo last year! For the fourth year in a row I’m taking the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) – two times in Germany (Duesseldorf, Berlin) and two times in Tokyo.

Parks & Gardens tokyo

4. December 2008 Mia Jaap autumn, shinjuku-ku

Shinjuku Gyoen: Autumn colours in Shinjuku

Today I went to Shinjuku Gyoen, which is often recommended as a good place to watch cherry blossoms. Unsurprisingly, it’s also one of the best parks to see the autumn colours

Image showing autumn fall colours in the Heiwa no Mori Park

Parks & Gardens tokyo

3. December 2008 Mia Jaap autumn, nakano-ku

Heiwa no Mori park: Beautiful autumn colours

So far I have been to a lot of places to watch the autumn leaves but one place I haven’t visited so far is “Heiwa no Mori” (peaceful forest). Which is kind of weird considering it’s only a two minute walk from my apartment.

Parks & Gardens tokyo

1. December 2008 Mia Jaap autumn, inokashira, kichijoji

Autumn in Inokashira Park

Time for another re-visit: I’ve seen the cherry blossoms in Inokashira Park earlier this year so I had to see the autumn colours. Unfortunately, there wasn’t that much to see although the park is always worth a visit.