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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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22. June 2011 Mia Jaap

At the movies: Gantz Perfect Answer

I have not read the Gantz manga, but I do know the anime and I didn’t like it at all.

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22. June 2011 Mia Jaap

At the movies: Saya Samurai さや侍

Today’s movie day for me started at 9.20am with a showing of Saya Samurai at the Shinjuku Piccadilly Cinema. That’s

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21. June 2011 Mia Jaap

Tokyo Movie Lovers Meetup: X-Men First Class

he standard price for movie tickets in Korea is 8000 won (600 yen). But nothing beats watching movies with a nice group and that’s why I’ve been to over 70 meetups of the Tokyo Movie Lovers.

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20. June 2011 Mia Jaap shrine

Bunkyo Ajisai Matsuri – Hydrangea Festival (Hakusan Shrine)

This is a festival I haven’t been to before, the Bunkyo Ajisai Matsuri. Its held at Hakusan Shrine and the

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Parks & Gardenstokyo
19. June 2011 Mia Jaap flower, harajuku, iris

Iris Flowers at the Meiji Shrine Inner Garden

On a lighter note, I managed to visit the inner garden of the Meiji Shrine yesterday. Most of the events

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19. June 2011 Mia Jaap ebisu

Getting a hair cut in Japan

Although I didn’t plan to go to a hair stylist today, I just decided that I feel like it. Metropolis

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18. June 2011 Mia Jaap shibuya

Apple Store Shibuya’s new iPads

It’s been a while since I’ve been to an Apple Store. Yesterday I went to the Shibuya one since it

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18. June 2011 Mia Jaap camera, fukubukuro, video

Lomography Japan Happy Bag

Because of rainy season, they sold a happy bag (fukubukuro, lucky bag) with Lomography goods. I guess I was the perfect customer for that bag because I didn’t own a single Lomo camera.

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17. June 2011 Mia Jaap camera, harajuku, shibuya

Lomography Party in Tokyo: La Sardina

Rainy season is in full swing and June is not the month with many festivals. But there’s still lots of things happening in Tokyo! Today I went to the release party of a new Lomography camera at their gallery store in Shibuya.

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17. June 2011 Mia Jaap harajuku, starbucks

Starbucks Tokyo – A place to study

Way back when I came to Japan to study Japanese, I often went to Starbucks to study. I’m not coming

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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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