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People walking past the train
tokyo 

Shibuya’s Green Frog Train (青ガエル) – A Farewell

6. October 202123. May 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments closed, shibuya, train

You were more than just a green Tokyu 5000 museum train opposite Hachikō. A piece of Tokyo’s past left Shibuya after 14 years.

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museum tokyo 

TEPCO Electric Energy Museum

5. December 201114. October 2021 Mia Jaap 2 Comments closed, shibuya

Energy companies along with financial institutes and insure companies have probably a worse public image. TEPCO is no exception –

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shopping tokyo 

Apple Store Shibuya’s new iPads

18. June 201121. February 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments shibuya

It’s been a while since I’ve been to an Apple Store. Yesterday I went to the Shibuya one since it

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event gadgets & toys 

Lomography Party in Tokyo: La Sardina

17. June 201116. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments camera, harajuku, shibuya

Rainy season is in full swing and June is not the month with many festivals. But there’s still lots of things happening in Tokyo! Today I went to the release party of a new Lomography camera at their gallery store in Shibuya.

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meetup tokyo 

Mega Hanami 2010

3. April 201013. October 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments beer, cherry blossom, shibuya, video, yoyogi

The number of meetup groups grew considerably since I came to Tokyo in 2007. Mega Hanami was a meet-up organized by multiple groups and we all came together to Yoyogi Park, probably the best free hanami (cherry blossom watching) spot in west Tokyo.

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lights tokyo 

Capsule music trees and humans

25. December 20085. March 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments illumination, shibuya

Harajuku station is not so far away from Shibuya station so I took a walk rather than using the Yamanote.

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music tokyo 

Retsuden Big 08: Indie bands live in concert

26. October 20082. November 2021 Mia Jaap 3 Comments concert, shibuya

It’s been a while since I’ve been to a concert (Tsukiko Amano in Akasaka). A few days ago I bought

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Resurrection Freeze video still
event tokyo 

[video] Resurrection Freeze Tokyo

15. June 20086. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments harajuku, shibuya, video

Finally the day has come for the second freeze meet-up and this time it’s even bigger. There are many videos

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Plush leopard at the Vegan meet-up Tokyo
meetup tokyo 

Vegan Meetup at the Pink Cow

10. April 20086. March 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments shibuya, vegan, vegetarian

It’s been a while since I’ve been to a meetup of the Vegan Meetup group. Since then, the group has

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Female rapper
music tokyo 

A chat with the neighbourhood police

4. May 20075. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments art, shibuya

There are hardly any people who ring the doorbell and the bell has an awful sound. So I’m always shocked when I hear my doorbell and today it was not the postman: It was someone from the local police

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eating out school tokyo 

A curry Earthquake, please! And make it *very* shaky!

27. April 20076. November 2021 Mia Jaap 0 Comments earthquake, naganuma, shibuya

Imagine a heavy earthquake in Japan: You are currently sitting in your class with 10, 15 others, the earth rumbles,

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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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