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NEX train front seat rows
japan travel 

Turning NEX train seats

9. April 201213. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments train, transportation

One of the great features of many Japanese trains is that the seats always face the driving direction. Personally I’m fine sitting in the opposite direction because I’m usually sleeping anyway. Some trains turn the seats automatically after they’ve reached their final stop, in others it’s done manually. I recorded this video of the NEX, JR East’s airport train.

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Super Hakucho Express
japan travel 

From Hakodate to Sendai by train – going underground

23. January 20122. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments shinkansen, train, transportation

The Shinkansen bullet-train is one of the trademarks of Japan, yet, there’s no Shinkansen on Hokkaido. Routes have been proposed

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event travel 

Hachioji Matsuri

6. August 20102. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments ice sculpture

Ice sculptures in Summer and outside? In Japan, this doesn’t seem too unusual. I’ve seen an ice sculpture exhibition near

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Parks & Gardens tokyo travel 

Todoroki Valley

27. May 201027. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments todoroki

Just leaving the train station and looking around, many places seem to look the same. But Tokyo is full of

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germany travel 

Day trip to Hamelin (Hameln)

20. December 200913. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments hamelin

Hamelin was for a long time on my list for potential day trips from Hamburg, so today I could scratch

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germany travel 

Toy camera impressions: Train to to Hameln

20. December 200913. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments hamelin, snow, toy camera, train

Impressions of Germany, covered in snow during a train trip to Hameln (Hamelin)

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travel 

Seattle Underground Tour

29. October 200925. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments seattle, usa

The people from the hostel recommended this tour where you explore the underground of Seattle. These passages were once the

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germany travel 

Kiel – Not quite a leisure trip

9. April 200925. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments kiel

Time for another trip to Kiel! Okay, this is not exactly one of my favorite cities nor is it one

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school travel 

Next class trip: Kawagoe

3. March 200928. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments kawagoe

Again? That’s what I thought when the majority of my class mates decided on Kawagoe. I’ve been there already two

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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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La Petit France
travel 

Strasbourg

4. October 200813. March 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments france

As I wrote earlier, I did choose Saarbrucken only for its close proximity to the border. There are special roundtrip

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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
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
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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