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event tokyo 

Save the Pride

17. August 20125. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments harajuku, pride parade, yoyogi

Pride parades by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT) are common in the west and have been held in Tokyo since 1994. There were no parades held in the years 2008, 2009 and 2011, due to a dispute between organisers.

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Parks & Gardens tokyo 

Iris Flowers at the Meiji Shrine Inner Garden

19. June 201121. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments flower, harajuku, iris

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

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event gadgets & toys 

Lomography Party in Tokyo: La Sardina

17. June 201116. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments camera, harajuku, shibuya

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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tokyo 

Starbucks Tokyo – A place to study

17. June 201121. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments harajuku, starbucks

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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gadgets & toys tokyo 

Gunpei Yokoi Exhibition

29. August 20102. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments exhibition, harajuku, nintendo

Gunpei Yokoi was one of the most famous game designers of all time. An incredibly creative man who not only

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lights tokyo 

Ruby Christmas: Omotesando Hills Illumination Event

25. December 200825. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments harajuku, illumination

This year, with me staying home in Tokyo, I went to another illumination event: “Ruby Christmas” in Omotesando Hills. Omotesando Hills is a window shopping paradise.

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Harajuku Takoyaki
tokyo 

Octopussy 2

30. November 200813. March 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments harajuku

Makers of pachinko machines are no longer contend using manga/anime franchises such as “Evangelion” as a theme for their machines.

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Harajuku crossing
meetup tokyo 

Returning to study roots

23. November 200813. March 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments harajuku, JLPT

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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Crowded Takeshita street in Harajuku
tokyo 

Harajuku Evening

9. November 200813. March 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments harajuku

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

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Resurrection Freeze video still
event tokyo 

[video] Resurrection Freeze Tokyo

15. June 20086. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments harajuku, shibuya, video

Finally the day has come for the second freeze meet-up and this time it’s even bigger. There are many videos

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Design Festa Gallery Tokyo, open design space for artists
eating out shopping 

Mominoki House & Design Festa Gallery

21. May 20085. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments art, harajuku, vegetarian

My favourite shopping spree grounds are Shimokitazawa and Harajuku and today I travelled to the latter. But first I ate at the Mominoki House which is a “food concept store”.

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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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