penguins Archives

The bronze statue at the Suica Penguin Square

places to go tokyo

11. January 2025 Mia Jaap penguins, shinjuku-ku

Suica Penguin Square: Meet the Penguin

Located at Shinjuku Station is a place to meet Tokyo’s most famous penguin: Let’s go to the Suica Penguin Square!

korea

22. February 2012 Mia Jaap cafe, penguins, seoul

Cafe with Penguin & 1st Penguin – Penguin Cafes in Seoul

I already talked about Seoul’s coffee shops such as the Charlie Brown Cafe and Hello Kitty Cafe. One day I wondered if there are cafes about my favorite animals (penguins) and yes, there are at least two in Seoul.

Life in Japan

16. December 2011 Mia Jaap penguins, sapporo, snow, winter

Winter in Sapporo

There is rarely snow in Tokyo. Winters are dry and not as cold as in Seoul. Usually when it snowed

tokyo

1. July 2011 Mia Jaap penguins

Bandai Heroes – Ultraman and the Penguin

I love walking at night in Tokyo – there’s so much to discover. After re-visiting Tokyo Tower, I went back

places to go

28. June 2011 Mia Jaap penguins, yokohama, zoo

Zoorasia in Yokohama

Before the Ramen Museum, I went to Zoorasia. Zoorasia is a relatively new and modern zoo in Yokohama and much more animal-friendly than Ueno Zoo.

lights tokyo

29. November 2008 Mia Jaap illumination, penguins, shinjuku-ku

Shinjuku Southern Lights 2008: Penguins in Shinjuku!

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

germany

10. June 2006 Mia Jaap penguins, wuppertal, zoo

Zoo Wuppertal

After seeing all those penguins in various parts of the city, I had to see the real ones! There was still time to go to the Zoo Wuppertal, an almost 125 year old zoo.

germany travel

10. June 2006 Mia Jaap penguins, wuppertal

The Penguins of Wuppertal

Starting in Zürich in 1998, public space sculptures showing the characteristic animal of the city have grown in popularity. Each