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Tokyo German Village – Winter Illumination

11. November 20142. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments chiba, illumination, winter

Tokyo German Village is a park in Chiba, located about two hours from central Tokyo. The park offers facilities for families, flower events, a souvenir shop and German food. It’s not an educational place meant to teach you German – in many ways it’s very much a Japanese park.

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Floating lit lanterns – Chidorigafuchi Toro-nagashi

14. July 20122. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments chiyoda-ku, illumination

If you are in Tokyo now, the biggest festival to see is the Mitama Matsuri at Yasukuni Shrine held until

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Illumination of Hakodate’s historic Motomachi district

14. January 20126. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments hakodate, illumination, motomachi, snow

Hakodate was the first port to be opened to foreign trade after Japan was forced to give up its isolation.

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Fort Goryokaku in Hakodate during Winter

9. January 201214. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments hakodate, hokkaido, illumination, winter

Originally, my next stop after Sapporo was supposed to be Aomori, but I switched to Hakodate instead. Hakodate is Hokkaido’s

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Sendai Pageant of Starlight Illumination festival

25. December 201113. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination, sendai

Sendai was the biggest Japanese city hit by the tsunami and earthquake, although if you walk in the city centre

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Nagoya Akari Night Illumination Festival

25. December 20112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination, nagoya, night

The Nagoya Akari Night is held around the iconic Nagoya TV Tower, the oldest tv tower in Japan. The tower is illuminated of course, but they also added some additional lights at the bottom for christmas.

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Lightopia Illumination Festival in Tokyo

23. December 201113. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination

Unlike most of the other illumination festivals, Lightopia has a very limited run, starting on the 22nd and finishing on

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Shinjuku Southern Lights 2011-12

20. December 201113. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination, shinjuku-ku

This illumination festival is a must see if you happen to run a blog that has both “tokyo” and “penguin”

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Yurakucho Winter Illumination 2011-12

20. December 201114. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination

Time for new Christmas illumination, this time around Yurakucho Station in Tokyo. This is one of the smaller ones, advertised

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Tokyo Illumination: Ebisu – Baccarat Eternal Lights

19. December 201114. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination

The Baccarat Eternal Lights is an annual illumination festival at the Yebisu Garden Place. The Garden Place can be reached

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Sapporo White Illumination Festival

15. December 20112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination, sapporo

This holiday I try to visit as many illumination festivals as possible and the Sapporo White Illumination Festival was first

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Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima
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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
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Okunoshima – Japan’s Bunny Island

29. October 201523. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0
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

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Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel
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Visiting Tokyo’s Giant Tunnel System – Water Discharge Tunnel

4. November 20122. November 2021 Mia Jaap 1
Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks
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Ushiku: Great Buddha and Fireworks

22. August 201216. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0

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