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Fall colours in Yoyogi Park
Parks & Gardenstokyo
26. November 2008 Mia Jaap autumn, yoyogi

Autumn colours in Yoyogi Park

They say that the best seasons to visit Japan are spring and fall. Last year I arrived in time for the last days of the cherry blossoms and only had little time to photograph the leaves in autumn (Momiji). This year I’ve got more time and so I went to Yoyogi Park today.

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Harajuku crossing
meetuptokyo
23. November 2008 Mia Jaap harajuku, JLPT

Returning to study roots

The rest of the study meet-ups will be held in Harajuku at the Omotesando Starbucks. I asked for this switch

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meetupmovie
15. November 2008 Mia Jaap

Movie-going habits

I’m such a regular participant at the Meetup.com Tokyo Movie Meetup that me skipping a few meet-ups raises suspicion –

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school
14. November 2008 Mia Jaap naganuma

Last practice test

This is a live post from Naganuma school – today is the last practice test. Edit: Since I know that

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Crowded Takeshita street in Harajuku
tokyo
9. November 2008 Mia Jaap harajuku

Harajuku Evening

Although I felt a little ill, I took a short walk today. My “walk” led me to Harajuku, a part

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Youth brass band
journeys in japan
3. November 2008 Mia Jaap daytrip, hakone, pachinko

Day trip to Hakone: Brass Bands & old Pachinko

A Travel Meet-up makes perfect sense, because you can do various day trips starting from Tokyo. Today’s destination was Hakone,

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Apple Workshop
eventtokyo
2. November 2008 Mia Jaap apple, nakano-ku

Accidental festivals & Apple workshops

Another Sunday, another JLPT study meet-up in Shibuya. Afterwards, organiser Wye-Khe had to go to the Apple Store in order to ask about the iPhone’s power adapter (which can recharge all USB devices, it’s currently being exchanged).

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movietokyo
1. November 2008 Mia Jaap japanese movie

Movie: Maboroshi no Yamataikoku (まぼろしの邪馬台国)

Tsuitachi – or: the first day of a new month. In Japan it means that you can buy movie tickets

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musictokyo
26. October 2008 Mia Jaap concert, shibuya

Retsuden Big 08: Indie bands live in concert

It’s been a while since I’ve been to a concert (Tsukiko Amano in Akasaka). A few days ago I bought

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CameraBag Testshots Tokyo
gadgets & toys
21. October 2008 Mia Jaap akihabara

CameraBag App: A different view of Akiba

Today I am trying out a new iPhone photo app in Akihabara: CameraBag. Is it an improvement over the built-in app?

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La Petit France
travel
4. October 2008 Mia Jaap france

Strasbourg

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 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
journeys in japan

Okunoshima – Japan’s Bunny Island

29. October 2015 Mia Jaap
Inakadate Rice Paddy Art 2015: Star Wars & Gone With The Wind
eventjourneys in japan

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
journeys in japan

Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel

4. November 2012 Mia Jaap
Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks
journeys in japantemples and shrines

Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks

22. August 2012 Mia Jaap

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