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hokkaido 

Hakodate Christmas Fantasy & Red Brick Warehouse

19. January 201213. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments christmas, hakodate

A (former) foreigner’s district is not the only thing that Hakodate and Yokohama have in common. Both Japanese cities also have red brick warehouses which are used for various shops nowadays.

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transportation 

Sapporo Station

18. December 20116. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments christmas, sapporo, transportation

JR Sapporo Station is a central transportation hub in Sapporo and the station itself is connected to multiple shopping malls.

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event 

Munich Christmas Market in Sapporo

13. December 20112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments christmas, christmas market, sapporo

Yesterday I arrived in Sapporo which is also the first time I’m on Japan’s northernmost island Hokkaido. December is the

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korea 

European Christmas Market in Seoul: German Chili Con Carne!

4. December 20113. December 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments christmas, christmas market, seoul

Just like Munich’s Oktoberfest, German Christmas markets are held at many countries outside Germany nowadays and even Seoul has one.

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germany 

Kiel – Snow & Christmas Market

21. December 20102. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments christmas, christmas market, kiel

All of Germany is covered in snow which includes Kiel, the capital of the furthest north German state Schleswig-Holstein. Kiel

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germany 

Christmas 2009

28. December 20092. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments christmas, hamburg, video

These past days I’ve been doing quite a lot of video editing. Just like “Hamburg in Snow”, this one was

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germany 

Luebeck – Iceworld and Christmas market

9. December 20062. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments christmas, ice sculpture, lübeck

Today we travelled to Luebeck for two reasons: One was the Christmas market and the other one the Iceworld. The

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germany museum 

Little Tokyo: Düsseldorf

2. December 200614. October 2021 Mia Jaap 1 Comment christmas, Duesseldorf, JLPT

Last year I wrote the JLPT level 3 in Berlin but this year I wanted to try something different. Since I already visited Stuttgart earlier this year, I decided to took the test in Düsseldorf.

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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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