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Tokyo Midtown Waterworks 2010

8. August 201010. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination, midtown, roppongi, water

Tokyo Midtown has a variety of events and for some of them, the nearby park is used. It has one of the best Christmas illumination of Tokyo and the waterworks seem to be an annual event too. Today was the first time I watched this combination of lights, lasers and lots of water.

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Capsule music trees and humans

25. December 20085. March 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination, shibuya

Harajuku station is not so far away from Shibuya station so I took a walk rather than using the Yamanote.

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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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Roppongi Hills and Midtown illumination

24. December 200825. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination, roppongi

Roppongi has two illumination events to offer, one near Roppongi Hills and the other near Tokyo Midtown.

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Lightopia Tokyo
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Lightopia illumination festival: Sea of Cups

21. December 200813. March 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination

Tokyo is full of illumination events these days, but most of them end on December 25th. Lightopia is held near

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Eternal Lights – Light Festival in Ebisu

14. December 20082. March 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments ebisu, illumination

Shinjuku set the bar for illumination events quite high (they had penguins!) so I travelled with great expectations to Ebisu

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Shinjuku Southern Lights Penguins
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Shinjuku Southern Lights 2008: Penguins in Shinjuku!

29. November 20081. November 2021 Mia Jaap 1 Comment illumination, penguins, shinjuku-ku

Finally the people who create the Shinjuku Southern Lights saw the light – or rather the penguin: After visiting Rikugien

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Rikugien Light-up Event
Parks & Gardens tokyo 

Rikugien Light-up Event

29. November 20085. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments autumn, illumination, rikugien

Yoyogi Park was great but the most spectacular sites are located at the “Light up” events. Some parks in Japan are doing this during the autumn leaves season and are open until 9 PM or later.

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Cheonggyecheon Riverlights

26. December 200723. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination, seoul

I went to the Cheonggyecheon stream in the evening. In recent years there were huge investments to uncover the stream – although they have to pump lots of water to make it look more impressive. Parts of the Luce Vista were at the Cheonggyecheon stream as well.

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Seoul LuceVista Great Circle
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LuceVista: Seoul’s Light Festival

22. December 200723. May 2022 Mia Jaap 1 Comment illumination, seoul

A lot of cities have light festivals these days and Seoul is no exception. The LuceVista consists of several light installations in the city and all can be reached by foot.

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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
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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

8. September 20156. November 2021 Mia Jaap 3
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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