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Night walk in Nakano and Don Quijote at 2am

3. December 20112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments nakano-ku, night

Don Quijote is infamous for being a crammed shop that sells almost anything. Need a new bike, 2kg rice, sex

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When Construction Workers Wake Up

28. September 201114. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments nakano-ku

It’s perfectly safe to take a nice stroll at 3 in the morning in Tokyo – for the most part

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Vegetarian restaurant Govinda’s in Nakano

27. June 20112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments closed, nakano-ku, restaurant, vegan, vegetarian

Nakano Station is only five minutes away from Shinjuku via the Chuo Rapid Line. The area around the station is

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Night walk in Nogata

25. March 201013. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments iphone, nakano-ku, night, walk

Not the usual photo walk, but it works: Leave your home in the evening/night, select a street and then just

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Night full of snow in Nakano

1. February 20102. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments nakano-ku, night, snow, video

There is very few snow here in Tokyo, so naturally I take many photos whenever it snows. At 11pm there was snow-rain outside and I decided to just walk from my apartment to the next convenience store.

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Nakano Matsuri
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Nakano Matsuri

20. September 20092. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments festival, nakano-ku

There is always something happening in Tokyo, especially from March to October. I like to use the excellent event list

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The Cats of Arai, Nakano: Purrfect cat party

20. January 20095. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cat, nakano-ku

My tiny apartment in Nakano doesn’t have many amenities, but it does have a call-a-cat service. Sometimes the cats are even there before I call them! Meow!

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Image showing autumn fall colours in the Heiwa no Mori Park
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Heiwa no Mori park: Beautiful autumn colours

3. December 20085. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments autumn, nakano-ku

So far I have been to a lot of places to watch the autumn leaves but one place I haven’t visited so far is “Heiwa no Mori” (peaceful forest). Which is kind of weird considering it’s only a two minute walk from my apartment.

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Apple Workshop
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Accidental festivals & Apple workshops

2. November 20085. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments apple, nakano-ku

Another Sunday, another JLPT study meet-up in Shibuya. Afterwards, organiser Wye-Khe had to go to the Apple Store in order to ask about the iPhone’s power adapter (which can recharge all USB devices, it’s currently being exchanged).

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Nakano flood

8. April 20086. March 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments nakano-ku, rain

Usually the river/channel near my apartment barely qualifies as a stream. It is also ugly and really should buried underground.

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Snow on branches
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Nakano Snow Wonderland! (this time for real)

3. February 20082. November 2021 Mia Jaap 1 Comment nakano-ku, snow, winter

Ok, so the first snow day wasn’t that impressive and I only had my mobile phone camera with me. But today came some heavy snow and I decided to grab my Konica DSLR and head out to photograph Arai, Nakano ward in snow.

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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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