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Lohas Raw Food restaurant set menu with soba noodles, rice & salad
eating out 

Lohas Raw Food in Sapporo: How would you like not to age?

22. August 202113. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments sapporo, vegan, vegetarian

Walking around in Sapporo’s central ward, I noticed an interesting sign outside a small restaurant. It was the Lohas Raw Food restaurant offering their Anti-aging set. So how would you like not to age?

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museum 

Shiroi Koibito Park: Chocolate Museum and Factory

8. January 201212. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments sapporo

Chocolate (or cocoa) is produced since thousands of years. It has been used in religious events, as a currency and

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transportation 

Sapporo Station

18. December 20116. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments christmas, sapporo, transportation

JR Sapporo Station is a central transportation hub in Sapporo and the station itself is connected to multiple shopping malls.

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japan 

Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo

18. December 201112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments hokkaido, sapporo, zoo

The zoo of Sapporo is in Maruyama Park near the station of the same name. Maruyama has both local and foreign animals and since many of the latter ones aren’t accustomed to the cold temperatures, the zoo has a large number of houses where they are kept.

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Life in Japan 

Winter in Sapporo

16. December 201112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments penguins, sapporo, snow, winter

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

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event lights 

Sapporo White Illumination Festival

15. December 20112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination, sapporo

This holiday I try to visit as many illumination festivals as possible and the Sapporo White Illumination Festival was first

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eating out 

Aoi Sora Organic Cafe in Sapporo

15. December 201119. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments sapporo, vegan, vegetarian

Life is not easy for vegans in Japan, but on the other hand they are usually excellent cooks (at least

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japan 

Sapporo TV Tower – a tower with a moustache

15. December 201112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments sapporo, tower, tv

If Tom Sellek were to be reborn as a television tower, what would he look like? Maybe like the Sapporo

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museum 

Sapporo Clock Tower

13. December 20112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments sapporo

Sapporo is a young city by Japanese standards and that’s why the Sapporo Clock Tower which was built in 1878

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event 

Munich Christmas Market in Sapporo

13. December 20112. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments christmas, christmas market, sapporo

Yesterday I arrived in Sapporo which is also the first time I’m on Japan’s northernmost island Hokkaido. December is the

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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
event journeys in japan 

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
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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