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gadgets & toys
16. September 2011 Mia Jaap akihabara, arcade, ipad

Japanese Arcades and the iPad Invadercade

Taito recently announced their own joystick accessory for the iPad, the Invadercade. The case features Space Invaders artwork, one joystick and one fire button. It’s sole purpose is to house an iPad running Space Invaders.

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how-to
15. July 2011 Mia Jaap apple, video

First steps with Final Cut Pro X

My first editing system was an analog deck with three SVHS recorders, a mixer, tape deck and various monitors. Then came Final Cut Studio. I’ve never done much with iMovie until version 8 arrived.

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temples and shrinestokyo
2. July 2011 Mia Jaap night

Senso-ji at Night (Asakusa Kannon Temple)

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
1. July 2011 Mia Jaap penguins

Bandai Heroes – Ultraman and the Penguin

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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places to go
28. June 2011 Mia Jaap penguins, yokohama, zoo

Zoorasia in Yokohama

Before the Ramen Museum, I went to Zoorasia. Zoorasia is a relatively new and modern zoo in Yokohama and much more animal-friendly than Ueno Zoo.

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eating outtokyo
27. June 2011 Mia Jaap closed, nakano-ku, restaurant, vegan, vegetarian

Vegetarian restaurant Govinda’s in Nakano

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

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26. June 2011 Mia Jaap flower, itako

Iris Flower Festival in Itako

This is maybe the biggest iris flower festival in the Kanto region and it involved a longer train ride via

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eating outtokyo
25. June 2011 Mia Jaap cafe, cat, cat cafe, closed, kichijoji

Mellow Cat Cafe in 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 & toystokyo
24. June 2011 Mia Jaap camera, toy camera

How to get to Camera Cabaret Toy Camera store in Tokyo

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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eating outmuseum
23. June 2011 Mia Jaap yokohama

Ramen Museum in Yokohama

Yokohama was the second city besides Tokyo that I visited when I first came to Japan and back then I

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movietokyo
22. June 2011 Mia Jaap

No More! Movie thieves!

I have been to over seventy movie meetups and I saw at least twenty movies on my own here in

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Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima
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Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima

4. October 2019 Mia Jaap

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 2015 Mia Jaap
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 2015 Mia Jaap
Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel
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Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel

4. November 2012 Mia Jaap
Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks
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Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks

22. August 2012 Mia Jaap

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