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22. August 2009 Mia Jaap chiba city

Chiba City – The two-dimensional building

Chiba City is not a tourist destination. Despite being the home of about 960000 people, it’s not well known for its sights. Chiba also has very little to do with the Chiba described in William Gibson’s cyberpunk novel Neuromancer.

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25. July 2009 Mia Jaap television

TV Drama: Annyeong Franceska

One of the latest Korean drama series I watched is “Annyeong Franceska” (which translates either to Hello or Goodbye Franceska, although people tend to favor the first one).

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28. May 2009 Mia Jaap busan

Oncheoncheon Citizen’s Park in Busan

On my way to Beomeosa Temple, I made a stopover at Myeongnyun-dong Station. There is a stream beneath the station which is the Oncheoncheon.

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28. May 2009 Mia Jaap busan

Arriving in Busan

Flying from Tokyo to Busan is more expensive than flying to Seoul and it can be even cheaper taking the KTX bullet train from Seoul to Busan.

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9. April 2009 Mia Jaap kiel

Kiel – Not quite a leisure trip

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

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29. March 2009 Mia Jaap

Flight Movies (3)

Today, during the flight from Tokyo to London, I didn’t beat my previous record (six films watched during one flight).

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14. March 2009 Mia Jaap edo, kawagoe, naganuma, sweets

Class trip to Kawagoe – Back to Edo

This semester’s class trip was to the town also known as Little Edo, Kawagoe (川越). At the Naganuma School (Tokyo

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3. March 2009 Mia Jaap kawagoe

Next class trip: 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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20. January 2009 Mia Jaap cat, nakano-ku

The Cats of Arai, Nakano: Purrfect cat party

My tiny apartment in Nakano doesn’t have many amenities, but it does have a call-a-cat service. Sometimes the cats are even there before I call them! Meow!

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18. January 2009 Mia Jaap

Korean Films Rundown (1)

I’ve seen many Korean films in Germany but they were usually about a few martial artists flying through an abundance of special effects and eliminating each plot hole with a fire ball.

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18. January 2009 Mia Jaap nerima, shakuji

Sampo-jii Pond/Shakuji Park (Park in Nerima)

Nerima-ku, home of high-flying martial artists (Ranma 1/2) and Doraemon, also has a nice and quite unusual park. While most

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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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