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Japan 2004

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The Edo-Tokyo Museum: The 400-Year History of Tokyo

17. March 202123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 1 Comment Japan 2004

The Edo-Tokyo Museum (江戸東京博物館) is a museum about the 400-year history of the city of Edo-Tokyo since Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu declared Edo his capital of united Japan.

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Tokyo Tower – Don’t look down!

12. August 20046. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments Japan 2004, tokyo tower

Since I’ve never been to Paris to see the Eiffel Tower I had to go to the Tokyo Tower which

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Entrance of the Miraikan
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Miraikan 2004: Robots & Space Stations

11. August 20046. April 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments Japan 2004, odaiba

The reason for my trip to Odaiba – besides riding the Yurikamome – was a visit to the Miraikan (未来館).

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Apple in Japan 2004

8. August 20045. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments akihabara, apple, Japan 2004

This isn’t a post about the Apple Store in Ginza, I’ve covered it in an earlier post. Walking around Akihabara, I’ve noticed many smaller Apple stores. Maybe the iPod halo effect is working here?

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Kamakura – The Beach

7. August 20045. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments beach, Japan 2004, kamakura

Kamakura isn’t only full of temples and shrines, but the city also has a long beach. It’s on one end of the road with Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine at the other end.

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Nintendo FamicomBox
gadgets & toys tokyo 

Akihabara: Super Potato 2004 – FamicomBox and Super Famicom Box

5. August 20045. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments akihabara, Japan 2004

One store on my list for Japan was Super Potato in Akihabara. Super Potato (website) is a retro games store for everything from the Famicom (NES) to some failed CD-era consoles like the PCFX.

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Apple Store in Ginza 2004

4. August 200424. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments apple store, ginza, Japan 2004

In the evening I went to the Apple Store Ginza. Germany doesn’t have an Apple Store yet so it was the first for me visiting one.

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Atami: Beach and Mountain

3. August 20045. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments atami, beach, Japan 2004

Sometimes I do travel without a fixed plan, just looking at the train/subway map and asking myself “I wonder what’s near station X?” With the JR Rail Pass, it’s included anyway, so I took a train to Atami which was the last stop of the train.

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Akihabara in the evening
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Akihabara – The Electric Town

2. August 20046. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments akihabara, Japan 2004, otaku

I actually went to Akihabara more than once during this trip. Akihabara is also known as Electric Town and is a major shopping area for electronic and otaku goods of all kinds.

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Yokohama China Town

2. August 200424. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments china town, Japan 2004, yokohama

Germany has its share of Chinese restaurants, but there is no China Town. One of the biggest China Towns of Japan is located in Yokohama.

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Fuji TV Headquarters
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Odaiba: Tokyo Waterfront Area

1. August 200424. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments Japan 2004, odaiba

Odaiba is an artificial island that’s part of Tokyo – and it was also part of my school curriculum back in the day.

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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

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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