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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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tokyo 

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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Nampodong
korea 

The View from Busan Tower, Korea

18. September 201123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments busan, night, tower

I’ve been to Busan at least five times and not once did I go up the Busan Tower. The tower was opened in 1973 and is a 120m tall structure at Yongdusan Park. It is – just like Seoul’s Namsan Tower – a popular place for couples watching the city lights at night.

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temples and shrines tokyo 

Senso-ji at Night (Asakusa Kannon Temple)

2. July 201113. October 2021 Mia Jaap 2 Comments night

I recommend coming to Sensoji Temple in Asakusa at least twice: in the afternoon and in the evening. Due to

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korea 

Achasan Night Hiking in Seoul

21. May 201123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments hiking, mountain, night, seoul

Koreans love hiking and in Seoul there are many opportunities to hike small mountains. There is even a mountain at Yonsei campus! I found lots of hiking meet-ups both on Facebook and meetup.com, much more than in Tokyo.

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Yokohama Night Impressions

24. August 201013. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments night, video, yokohama

After visiting the iPhone Case Exihibition in the Red Brick Warehouses I took some time to record night impressions of

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tokyo 

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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tokyo 

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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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
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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
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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